Raising fish with smartphones

Sitting at home, controlling the fish pond

In the sweltering heat of mid-summer, Mr. Tran Ngoc Thanh (Tan Phong commune, Binh Xuyen district, Vinh Phuc) worked hard to sign dozens of documents related to the contract to transfer sensor equipment to control water environmental factors. in intensive freshwater fish culture.

The farmer over 60 years old works quite quickly on the tablet, controls the oxygen-generating fan system, turns on another tab to see the oxygen indicators, pH, ORP redox, water temperature ...

“In the past, we had to go to the pond every day, regardless of rain or shine. And the more severe the weather, the more you have to see. If there is anything unusual in the country, it is wise to sell the house to pay the debt," said Mr. Thanh.

"It's very hard" is what Mr. Thanh summarizes about fish farming. Once, his whole family struggled because fish died due to weather changes. In addition to the fish pond, he also works in the fields and does many agricultural jobs, so he cannot always take care of the pond.

“It's convenient now, sitting at home tired or going to work somewhere else, just bring a tablet or smartphone to control it all. Anything can be controlled remotely, as long as there is a wifi or 4G connection. I have invested more than 40 million dong but I think it's worth it," the farmer said.

Mr. Thanh said that in addition to measuring indicators in the environment, this system can also control peripheral devices such as water fans to generate oxygen, water pumps, automatic feeding machines, etc. integrated with Farmext application, users only need to download and follow simple registration steps to use mobile phones to monitor and control peripheral devices.

"Don't use technology can't"

In the neighboring district of Yen Lac, Mr. Dao Duy Thao also installed a similar system, but had to overcome obstacles from his wife. Seeing that her husband decided to immediately pay the amount of 40 million VND, the wife frowned: "Or just give it back, calculate the disassembly fee. This is 5 times more expensive than the oxygen pump.”

Mr. Thao still decided to buy. He said: “One profit is enough to buy the whole system. If you don't invest, you die. The weather is getting more and more unpredictable, one beat late is paying dearly.” With 3 ponds, including one commercial pond and two seed ponds, this system helps Mr. Thao control many things without having to directly measure and manually measure every day.

18 years in fish farming, Mr. Thao affirmed that "no technology can't be used", because it is not something for coloring, but directly helps farmers produce efficiently.

The unit that provides the sensor system to control water environmental factors in intensive freshwater fish farming, Silver Shrimp Co., Ltd., said that Vietnam's seafood is of high quality, but there is no data to prove it. To the world, crops depend on the weather. Therefore, this enterprise developed the Farmext application - an automatic water monitoring device integrated with the software, solving the risks of environmental changes and saving fuel with specialized machinery in fish ponds. . In 2019, Bac Tep - Farmext started building an AI virtual assistant for the aquaculture industry.

Currently, the business is committed to product warranty for 2 years, 24/7 consulting support with thousands of households installing the system.

"The installation of a sensor system to control water environmental factors in intensive freshwater fish farming is being interested by many fish-farming households. Faced with that fact, Vinh Phuc Agricultural Extension Center is supporting people 50% of the time. cost of machinery, sensor equipment, seeds and animal feed at a cost of about 60 million VND/household.

This is also one of many programs to support people on the path of digital transformation in the agricultural sector that the Center is implementing", said Mr. Duong Van Phuong, Head of Information - Propaganda - Training and Vocational Training Department. (Vinh Phuc Agricultural Extension Center) said.

Source: Van Viet - Quang Dung - nongnghiep.vn