Practical Manual on Better Management Practices for Tambak ...

IX. KEEPING TAMBAK DAILY RECORD BOOK• On daily basis write down the tambak activities in a book. The informationshould consist of:– Pond preparation details– Information on seed quality– Hatchery name– Date of stocking– Treatments given to soil and water– Water exchanges– Feed quantity and type– Numbers of observations made on any diseased or dead shrimps– Water colour, pH, algae etc.– Harvest date– Harvested quantity– Any other tambak observations– Expenditures on each activity and final income from sales.• Keeping tambak daily record book helps to analyse the crop results, possiblecauses of disease, low yield etc. Also it helps to keep a check on crop relatedexpenditures and income thus to improve the economic efficiency of the cropmanagement by the farmer.Better Management Practices for Tambak Farming in Aceh | 52