The farm, owned by Viet Uc Pangasius JSC, was built separately from residential areas. A solar energy system was installed to provide electricity to the whole center.

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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third from left) in a visit to a high-tech tra fish farm in An Giang province on December 14

Viet Uc Pangasius JSC is the only company in Vietnam applying high-tech programs to monitoring fish and producing analyzes with the software, thus capable of selecting breeds with the best genetic material.

The program has successfully chosen breeds less prone to disease and with a faster growth rate which have adapted to the province’s environment.

The company is currently raising about 3,000 material fishes.

An Giang’s tra fish production in 2018 is estimated at 346,000 tons, a rise of 61,000 tons compared to last year, reported the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

This year, the province has 1,138 hectares of tra fish farms, 408.7 hectares of which meet quality standards like GlobalGAP, ASC, and VietGAP.

According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, An Giang exported 73,385 tons of tra fish products in the first 10 months of this year, worth over USD 177 million.

Source: VNA