First shrimp school opens in Dagupan
IF one visits a shrimp farm in the country today, one will likely see Taiwanese technicians and no Filipino technician in sight. But not for long.
The opening of the Philippines’ first Shrimp School in Dagupan City will produce Filipino shrimp technicians who will take the place of foreign technicians now lording over many Filipino shrimp farms.
The first batch of ten students will undergo a 90-day extensive training using modern technology, said Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the government-owned National Integrated Fisheries Technology Center (NIFTDC), founder of the shrimp school.
Qualified to enroll are 22-30 years old, preferably graduates. First of its kind in the country, the shrimp school will give comprehensive and extensive training using modern facilities in shrimp farming for 90 days to qualified students, preferably graduates of fishery schools, or TESDA (Technology Education and Skills Development Authority)-accredited courses.
The training will be more comprehensive than past training programs conducted by NIFTDC through its Asian Fisheries Academy.
Students will be provided free lodging and meals (for students from indigent families).
Through the Shrimp School, the Philippines can become a major shrimp exporting country since its shrimps are not affected by the Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) that has affected Thailand and Indonesia.
Rosario said the students will study the protocols for raising peneaus vannamei (p.vannamei) or white shrimp that is now more popular than the indigenous tiger prawns.
The school will adopt the cadre system initially made up of 10 students. After a month, they will assist in the training of the next batch. (PIA)
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