Wendi, 25, said he could earn up to Rp 10 million (US$67917) each month from farming one shrimp pond in his village at Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra. He currently handles 3 ponds. He said his existing earnings were a plain contrast from his low profits as a rice farmer 5 years earlier. At the time, his friends taught him how to manage shrimp farms, which eventually led him to shrimp farming. “Shrimp farming is decent because we can gain outcomes every three months. I require to wait at least 7 months [to get results] from the rice harvest,” stated Wendi, who prepares to develop a fourth pond quickly. Wendi is to name a few fisherfolk who have gained from aquaculture– a fishing practice that involves breeding, rearing and harvesting of fish, prawns and other organisms in different water environments. Read also: Maluku handline anglers show sustainable fishing can be …
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