Sunday, 01:55, 07/01/2018
Ca Mau's fishing villages prepare for Tet
VOV.VN - One month ahead of the lunar New Year Festival or Tet, fishing villages in Ca Mau are busy preparing their special product for Tet market: dried siamese gourami or Trichogaster pectoralis.
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| Used to be found in river, siamese gourami was first bred by farmers in Ca Mau in 2010. |
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| Siamese gourami is mainly bred in Tran Van Thoi district. |
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| In 2011, Ca Mau province’s “U Minh dried siamese gourami” brand was recognized by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam and is currently owned by Tran Van Thoi district’s Farmers’ Association. |
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| The recognition has strongly promoted Ca Mau’s dried siamese gourami brand. |
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| In Khanh Hung commune and Tran Van Thoi town (Tran Van Thoi district), dried Siamese gourami is the local households’ major source of incomes. |
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| The local people make dried Siamese gourami for sale all year round. |
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| Supplies get increased as Tet approaches and this is also the local people’s main harvest. |
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| This trade has generated jobs for many local women. |
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| Prices of dried Siamese gourami vary between VND150,000 and VND300,000 (US$7- US$15) per kilo, depending on different species. |
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| The prices are said to get higher in the last months of the lunar year. |
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| Ca Mau people are expected to earn high profits from making dried Siamese gourami this year to enjoy happier Tet celebrations. |
