Kien Giang bans swallow nest farms in crowded areas
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has planned to restrict swallow nest farms in crowded areas to prevent environmental issues and ensure the sustainable development of the sector.
A swallow nest farm in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) - The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang hasplanned to restrict swallow nest farms in crowded areas to preventenvironmental issues and ensure the sustainable development of the sector.
The farms will not be developed in areas aroundmarkets, administrative office areas, residential areas, tourism sites or inborder gate areas.
Those who want to open swallow nest farms mustapply for permission and submit environmental impact assessment reports.
Without permission, people are not allowed torenovate offices, health care centres, schools or houses to raise swallows.
The province also has regulations on sounds usedto lure swallows, hygiene and nest processing conditions.
Nearly 2,200 households in the provinceoperate nest farms, mainly in the inner city and residential areas of Rach Gia city,districts of Hon Dat, Chau Thanh and Kien Luong, as well as Ha Tien township.
Most of the households renovated their houses toserve as farms and used loudspeakers to lure birds, which disturbed neighbours.Nest farming also led to unhygienic conditions.
For every 100sq.m of floor space, swallowfarmers can get one to two kilogrammes of nests per month. A kilo of nestssells for about 35-50 million VND.
According to the provincial Agriculture andRural Development Department, since the beginning of this year, the province’sfarms have produced more than 3.1 tonnes nests.-VNA
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A swallow nest farm in Kien Giang province
