By: Choirul Fuadi *)
Central Kalimantan, CIDISS – The people’s penchant and consumption for catfish is quiet high, also as well as the economic value of catfish. It makes the city of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan began to develop bioflac technology of farming catfish.
The Test bioflac technology for farming Catfish is one of the programs of the City Government of Palangka Raya through the Fisheries Agency and animal husbandry in Palangka Raya in the fishery sector.
The advantages of the bioflac system; it does not use land but only by using fiber pool with diameter 2.5 meters, feed efficiency, practical, hygienic cheap, effective, efficient, no rain/hot, does not tarnish and could narrow grounds. The cost is also very cheap and relatively shorter time compared to conventional farming.
Head of Department of fisheries and animal husbandry of Palangka Raya, Helmi through Fisheries sector Rina Andrina, like quote in Antara NewsKalteng, States that the development of the cultivation of catfish with this bioflac technology systems including new cultivation systems that work together with the Directorate General of Fisheries of the Ministry of marine and Fishery Cultivation through Helping assistance (TP) Hall development of Freshwater Aquaculture (BPBAT), Mandiangin, South Kalimantan.
“We hope by the development of the cultivation of catfish with bioflac system, it can be followed with a demonstration of farming, in order, in the future is able to meet the productivity of fish availability,” said Rina. [CF]
*) Central Kalimantan Contributor
