AMBAGUIO, Nueva Vizcaya — In an effort to accelerate fish production and achieve fish sufficiency through aquaculture, the DA-BFAR 2 thru the Fisheries Production and Support Services Division and its production farms located in strategic parts of the region promotes the polyculture of compatible aquaculture species like Tilapia and Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) or “Ulang” to maximize production areas and at the same time increase income of fish farmers.
One of the technology demonstration projects on the polyculture of Tilapia and Ulang is located in the mountainous Brgy. Labang, Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya. The area was identified as one of the suitable aquaculture sites for the polyculture technology for different freshwater species to culture due to the presence of spring and free-flowing water source that comes from the mountain.
Recently, a harvest field day was conducted to showcase the successful turnout of the polyculture project last September 28, 2022. Mr. Nestor B. Dupingay, project co-operator shared his farming experience from project inception to its operation during the simple ceremony.
His property sits in a far-flung location with a water area of 600 square meters where it was stocked with 3,000 pieces Ulang Post Larvae and Tilapia fingerlings following the ratio of 40% of Ulang; and 60% of Tilapia.
During the partial harvest, the co-operator reaped a total of 366 kilograms comprising 41 kilograms of Ulang and 325 kilograms of Tilapia which yielded a Return of Investment of 88.20%. Harvested stocks were sold to the community nearby the project site.
The cooperator expressed his gratitude to the Bureau thru its Provincial Fishery Office in Nueva Vizcaya headed by Mr. Leo Palolan.
“Gapu daytoy ah nasursuruk a kas maysa nga fisherfolk iti ili nga Ambaguio ket nagadu unay nga nasursuruk nga kastoy gayam iti agtaraken iti ikan, namnamaen u nga daytoy nga nasursuruk nga haan ko la nga sulsulwen nu ketdi iwaras ko tapnu dakami amin dtoy ket agpaadu ta adu iti mailako mi ken haan kamin nga bumaba pay nga mapan jay Bayombong ta mapan kami la gumatang, atleast nga adda ditoyen mismu ayan min isu aggayamanak un unay kanyayu amin nga mangidadaulo iti BFAR Region 02, haan laeng nga siyak ti natulungan yu nu ketdi amin kami dtoy nga komunidad”. he said. (With all my learning acquired from the trainings conducted by DA-BFAR, I will not just keep it to myself, so that someday, we will all be producers of fish in this mountainous part of the province. There is no need for us to go in the low land just to buy fish. With this, I am thankful to the agency for introducing this kind of project in our area).
Said activity was attended by representatives from the LGU-Ambaguio; DA-BFAR 2 staff from FPSSD; barangay officials and other members of the community.
#(with reports from C. Lopez-FLDT, Nueva Vizcaya)
