(Pangasius-vietnam.net)In 2011, although fish farming industry achieved positive results, but there are still many difficulties and challenges, including lack of capital is the first cause farmers who challenged today.

Many experts have evaluated such a conference "Summation of production and consumption of catfish in the Mekong Delta in 2011 and 2012 deployment tasks" which took place on 07.02 in Can Tho City ...

The new rich to feed fish

Pham Anh Tuan - Deputy Director General Fisheries (MARD) said: In order to develop production, farmers need to borrow capital at preferential interest rates of government (6-10 billion investment / ha). Song, by assets of farmers have mortgage banks so they do not have access to loans, resulting in many farmers do not have the capital to drop back.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Huu Nguyen - The fisheries cooperative Chau Phu (An Giang) - made the comment: Currently, the company's collection of late payment of fish, thus affecting economic benefits and efficiency of the international export of aquaculture households. catfish in the Mekong Delta.

Duong Ngoc Minh - General Director of Hung Vuong Seafood Joint Stock Company - for that, at present the major banks for short-term loans, while the catfish farming is a process of long-term investors with large funds . He has urgent: "Could not get short term loans for investment in catfish farming which need more time and money." According to Minh, the percentage allocation of capital for banks is very low stages of culture.

At the conference, many comments also said that fish farming operations are difficult because the price of inputs to rise, making the production cost of high-quality materials, while raw material prices unstable to (have lower time cost of production) makes small farmers no profit or loss. "Farming is a profession of catfish farmers, but now their role is almost gone. It can be said now the only wealthy farmers to feed fish "- Mr. Nguyen Huu Dung - Vice President of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Vietnam (VASEP) sigh.

Troubleshooting for capital - will also discuss

Before the candid remarks, Mr. Ta Quang Khanh - Credit Department (State Bank of Vietnam) explains: In business, the lack of capital is normal. The bank also has the difficulty of the bank, by the intrinsic capacity of the bank loans are mainly short term.

As planned, in 2012 NH State will continue to support capital for aquaculture, including fish. "If there is any ambiguity regarding the proposed loan farmers, companies involved in the provincial state banks to be guided problem solver" - Mr. Ta Quang Khanh said.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien, the ministries concerned should be assigned to State Bank and other competent authorities determine the needs of production and consumption which exports many billions? Bank address is how much? If lack of resources must be mobilized from where to get?

Speaking at the conference concluded, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat proposed NH State should direct the affiliates in the provinces set the capital needs of farmers and businesses to review their processing difficult What problems to be solved. 

Production of fish harvest nearly 1.2 million tons

According to the General Department of Fisheries, in 2011, total seed production of the Mekong Delta region reached nearly 2.4 billion fish larvae, the farming area farming area 5.430ha achieve an output of 1,195,344 fish harvest tons, the output of exports reached 600,000 tons, exports reached $ 1.8 billion.

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