Project Title

Design and conduct the pilot for  the Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) in shrimp farming

Project Partners

Funding Sponsor

Mekong Delta Climate Change and Application Project (MCRP)

Budget (USD)

91,500 EUR

Project Coordinator

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Local Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Hai, Department of Coastal Aquaculture, College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University.

Project Period

January 2022 –December 2023

Overall Objective

To provide reliable water improvement through the Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) for sustainable development of shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta.

Specific Objectives

·        Implement the water treatment test for shrimp farming through Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) on a demonstration scale in Can Tho Aquaculture Demo Farm.

·        Implement a recirculatory aquaculture system at medium-scaled intensive shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta.

·        To assess the viability of RAS for intensive shrimp production

Activities

-         Implement the IMT-RAS pilot at Demo farm on CTU campus: design of the IMT- RAS Demo systems for shrimp culture and operation of the systems

-         Implement the RAS pilot at the Demo farm in Soc Trang

-         Training and workshop

Outputs

·        Report 1: Technical report on the implementation of the water treatment test for shrimp farming through the Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) on a demonstration scale in Can Tho Aquaculture Demo Farm

·        Report 2: Technical Report on Implementation of recirculatory aquaculture system at medium-scaled intensive shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta

·        Technical guidelines on the recirculatory aquaculture system developed at medium-scaled intensive shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta.

·        Scientific paper on implementation of the water treatment test for shrimp farming is published in Can Tho University Science and Technology Magazine

Project website

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