Some key notifies

• Farming pangasius in ponds allows farmers to make a profit, even though the price of fish on the market in Cambodia fluctuates and irregularly. If the aquaculture farmer has studied the techniques, clear business plan, and highly creative, the aquaculture farmer can manage his business with reasonable profits or without serious losses in the period of prices change.

• Some of the main factors that farmers need to pay attention to in the pond fish farming business:

 1st- Most of the fish fingerligs are imported from neighboring countries without knowing the source of the brood-stock and the quality of the fingerling, which leads to often encountering several problems, such as fish of unequal size, slow growth, and high mortality rates.

 2nd- Fish feed accounts for approximately 70-80% of the total costs. Almost of the company feed is imported from abroad, is expensive, and has unclear quality.

 Therefore, aquaculture farmers need to study and understand many types of feed companies to compare and evaluate. In addition, aquaculture farmers need to know how to process their own homemade feed using low-cost local raw materials to help reduce production costs.

 3rd-Fish health management must be managed very carefully to avoid any risks that may occurred. Water quality is a determining factor in fish health, so farmers must regularly check and monitor water quality.

 4th - Market: Farmers must study the quantity, weight, time, and quality that the market requires clearly before start stocking fish that suitable for market demand.