The program aims to develop pangasius production both as a viable livelihood and a lucrative business venture that can attract more investments and create more jobs in the countryside.
Before launching the program at the Dolores Farm Resort in Polomolok, the President will witness the harvesting of the pangasius catfish, which is touted as a new delicacy with a huge export market potential.
The program launch will be highlighted by the presentation to the President of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by Mindanao stakeholders, including fish contract growers and feeds suppliers.
Pangasius catfish production and processing is one of the Department of Trade and Industry’s seven projects in Region 12 under the government’s Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency and Employment Program (CLEEP).
The program is a collaborative initiative among the DTI, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), techno demo fishpond operators, and RDEX International Food, Inc., a seafood processing plant based in the General Santos City.
Under their signed accord, government agencies will provide fund assistance for techno trainings and seminars, as well as support for market development, research and trade negotiations. They will likewise oversee the implementation of programs and projects to help sustain them.
Mindanao’s ideal climate has encouraged the culture and production of the pangasius catfish in the region since it was introduced last year.
Pangasius catfish production, aside from meeting local demand, offers bright export opportunities since the fish variety is also in great demands in the United States, Russia and the European market.
The Philippines, in fact, imports from Vietnam 30-40 container vans or 600 metric tons of Pangasius fillets monthly valued at US$1.65 million.
Dorecita Delima, DTI-Central Mindanao assistant regional director, said the project initially targets to substitute imports with locally processed quality fillet and meet the growing demand for fresh and whole pangasius in the domestic market.
Delima said the industry is seen to be capable of generating sufficient volume to cater to both local and export markets by 2010.
Based on studies, the production cycle of the Pangasius catfish takes six month, with the fish weighing one to one-and-a-half kilogram per piece.
A hectare of fresh water pond could accommodate 100,000 fingerlings, which could net at least 85,000 kilos at 80 percent survival rate.
After the six-month cycle, a mature live Pangasius catfish fetches a farm gate price of P70 per kilogram. A hectare of freshwater pond could therefore yield a Pangasius harvest worth at least P5.950 million.
For more information, contact:
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Building,
Elliptical Road Diliman, Quezon City
Phones: (02) 929-9597/8074
Email : info@bfar.da.gov.ph
Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency and Employment Program
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-CLEEP)
385 Industry and Investments Bldg.
Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City
Telephone: (02) 751-0384
source: www.gov.ph, photo from worldofpangasius.com.vn
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hi,sir Leo..Gud day poh
Greetings from Davao.
im so interested to grow pangasius in our pond,im desparate to change our grown fish..can you please help me how to start and how
to order fingerlings?
@Rb, check the list of hatcheries here:
http://www.mixph.com/2008/08/culture-of-pangasius-spp.html
hello!
I’m from Souh Cotabato, I have a small area in Lake Sebu. I want to utilize it and Im interested in pangasius. But first I want to know more about pangasius. Is there any seminar offered about pangasius here in South Cotabato?
Respected sir,
Good evening,
personally introducing my self;
Iam vijay and iam running one hatchery on the name of vikram hatcheries it is situated in Andhrapradesh,India.In this hatchery more than 60 people are working .Mainly we are doing Rosin burgee scampy prawn sead ,because of viral infections farmers are not interesting for culture of scampy.
So we are thinking for doing of pugnacious sutchi .We have huge number of indoor larva rearing concrete tanks inside those capacities are 2 tones to 3 tones may be more than 100.
We are sucsessed until brooding of pugnacious sutchi but we are failing indoor larva rearing technology
meanwhile we need technical assistance or consultancy of some.Iam requesting please kindly help in getting of that .
Thanking you
Best wishes
vikram hatcharies
Ponnur,Guntur(dt),Andhrapradesh
INDIA
0919440222324 MOBILE
Mr.Vijayasaradhi:
Please contact me directly at my e-mail address(djomari@ymail.com) for your concern.
i want to switch production from african hito to pangasius, can you give me some assisstance, my farm is in pililia, rizal.
thanks,
ramon
@ramon ronquillo, read all the articles posted on this link:
http://www.mixph.com/2009/06/pangasius-culture-business-guide.html
dear sir
i am from india want to know about pangasius culture,
1-pangasius can culture in zero salinity water,
2 What is sutable ,and proftable stocking dencity
3-is pangasius breeding,and larvae rearing in zero salinity
yup.. malapit lang po..
ok, daan ako dyan next week. plan ko pangasius at tilapya. pki email mo sa akin ang full address and contact# mo sa pinghoi@gmail.com
thanks.
@ sir leo.. you can put 7,000 fingerlings to ur pond… my location is poblacion..
malapit ka ba sa hi-way/crossing?
hi sir leo.. my location is pulilan bulacan.. it depends on the quantity order, delivery are for near location only..
@ahl, dito lang ako sa san miguel bulacan. meron akong maliit na fishpond (3,000sqm) na balak ko lagyan ng pangasius, for hobby lang muna siguro. mga ilan pwede ilagay for a non-intensive raising? san exact location mo sa pulilan?
Trying to raise albino pangasius in my backyard pond (12′x24″x18″), rain water fed. Three suddenly died after strong rains here in Metro Manila. Same case with my 1-footer giant gouramis. Three of them also suddenly died without any symptons of disease. Did not have any problems prior to the successive storms. Am suspecting acid rain. Is pollution here in Quezon City that bad? Does anyone here have the same experience?
sudden change of temperature is one of the major cause of “fish kill”. warm temperature shifting to cold (rain).
your pond should be replenish through continous free flow of water or oxygenated.
Depletion of oxygen maybe one cause. Rainwater is almost zero in Disssolved Oxygen. Also, it might be a long term effect of previous stress factors like chnages in temperature.
Rainwater has oxygen at saturated level.
When the pond water is warm and there is sudden rain, it results to upwelling. This is based on the principle that warm water goes up while cold water goes down. When this happen, the bottom water usually with very low oxygen level and which contains decaying uneaten feeds goes to the surface causing anoxia to the fish. This can be solved by allowing new water to come in when such condition is anticipated.
hellow.. im from davao. is there any seminar that will be held here?? or can I ask for any contact person that we can talk to??tnx
@ely yap, BFAR is giving seminars, call them at (02) 929-9597/8074 for their local/regional office.
pangasius fingerlings for sale for 3php per piece, and tilapya fingerlings sex reverse or normal.. bulacan location.. txt me with my no. for info.. mobile no…09275826090
@ahl, where’s your exact location in bulacan? i might need a few thousand fingerlings both tilapia and pangasius for my small fishpond. do you deliver?
Hello Sir,
I was just wondering where can we (small farmers) get the fingerling. Also, where and when can we attend seminar on how to breed and raise pangasius?
Thank you.
I heard that BFAR will be conducting a national seminar on the Breeding and Culture of Pangasius soon, you may contact BFAR, Tanay. Their contact number is (02)6931389.
Bluebay Aquaculture sells fingerlings of Pangasius. You may contact them at their Manila office at: (02)3747542.
i know that hito is a native catfish in the philippines, but what exactly is the scientific name of the native species? hito is like a common name for a group of catfishes, and hito does not refer to only one species. the same with magroves, the term magroves does not only refer to bakawan.
can someone please give me the scientific name of the native hito species in the philippines?
thank you..
@kath, it’s Clarias macrocephalus, but you can do further research here:
http://fish.mongabay.com/catfish.htm
The Philippines have 3 species of the Clarias genus (“walking catfishes”)or hito now.
The native catfish or what they call the Asian catfish now is Clarias macrocephalus. This catfish has tender meat and is preferred by most asians. It grows to a maximum of 120g only. This can be distinguished by the round occipetal process (the skull bone). The native catfish is now difficult to find. In our last survey. We found them in Samar and Palawan.
Sometime in the 1960’s or so, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic resources introduced a new species. This is the most common catfish you see now in the ricefields and open waters, The Bangkok hito or the Clarias batrachus. This species grow a little bigger than the native catfish, perhaps around 250g or so. Its flesh is tough and rubbery and can be distiguished by the pointed occipetal process.
The third species which was recently introduced from Thailand sometime in the early 90’s is the african catfish or the Clarias gariepinus. This is the fastest growing among the different Clarias we have. It can grow up to 10kg, I guess. It has tender flesh just like the native and can be distinguished by the inverted letter W of the occipetal process. This is the species widely cultivated in the philippines and elsewhere in the world.
Erratum: The first line should read “The Philippines has 3 species…JPB
Sir, do you know a province in which there is an enormous presence of the C. batrachus species?
I have a study regarding this species, and i need some zoogeographic data about this species, but in the Philippines. Thank you.
J.P. Baldia, thanks for additional info.
i saw the site. Thank you.
Dear sir,
I think the statistics above are not put properly. It should be 10,000 fingerlings and not 100,000 fingerlings per hectare as stated. Tnx
jun
@jun mayao, the info came from the gov.ph portal. please let me know if you’re an experienced grower so that we can inform the concerned government agencies for correction.
The data is correct. Stocking 100,000 fingerlings per hectare is equivalent to a stocking density of 10/square meter. In Vietnam, they stock as much as 800,000 fish per hectare or an effective stocking density of 80/square meter.
Pangasius has an accessory breathing apparatus that enables them to breath atmospheric oxygen unlike other fishes. Thus, they can be stocked at a very high stocking density.
In Vietnam stocking densities vary;
1. In cages with flowing water = 100 t0 150 per M3
2. In Fish Pens with flowing water = 80 to 130 per M2 = 800,000 to 1.3M per ha.
3. In Ponds with periodic water exchange water depth 1.2 to 2 meters = 40 to 60 per M2 = 400,000 to 600,000 per hectare
4. In ponds withour water exchange less than 1 meter deep = 7 to 20 per M2 = 7,000 to 20,000 per hectare.
im thinking about venturing into this pangasius fishing business. would like to get in touch with anyone out there who’s already into it. pls email back, thanks.
@rai, check this post and follow all the links:
http://www.mixph.com/2009/06/pangasius-culture-business-guide.html
i want to be informed on mushroom production by attending seminars… Do we have one hear in Davao City… Aside from the literature i get from your site, it is always better to attend actual propagation of mushrooms…
Likewise, where can we bought seeds on mushroom here in davao city… there seems no stocks of seeds for propagation…
@Frederick Ledama, check this link to get more idea about mushroom growing:
http://www.mixph.com/2009/05/growing-mushroom-business-guide.html