A shrimp farm applying high technology in Bac Lieu province (Photo:VNA)Bac Lieu (VNA) – A delegation from the Israeli cityof Nazareth, led by its Deputy Mayor Youset Ayad, worked with authorities andtoured shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on July 6, seekingpartnership opportunities for importing shrimp.
At the working session, Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Duong Thanh Trung briefed the delegation on the strength andpotential of the local industry.
Bac Lieu has a reputation for its agriculture, with itsspearheaded economic sectors being aquatic farming and seafood processing forexport, Trung said.
The province has more than 130,000ha of shrimp farms, eachhectare annually yielding more than 170 million VND (7,403 USD) of profit on average.In early 2018, it began the construction of a high-tech agricultural park forshrimp farming, which spans 419ha across Hiep Thanh commune. The entire projectcosts 3.217 trillion VND (138.33 million USD), considered the biggest of its kindin Southeast Asia and a step towards turning Bac Lieu into the centre of Vietnam’sshrimp industry.
The province also hopes to develop tourism development andcalls for investment in the healthcare and private education sectors, theprovincial leader added, mentioning the local potential for clean energies likewind and solar power.
Trung said he expects the field trip in Bac Lieu by theIsraeli delegation will create favorable conditions for bilateral cooperationin the shrimp sector and other fields of common interest.
For his part, Youset Ayad said Nazareth city is looking forpartnerships overseas and Bac Lieu in Vietnam is among its target destinations.
The delegation toured a number of local companies, whichraise and process shrimps for export. They included the Viet Uc Bac Lieu JSCand Thien Phu Seafood Company. -VNA
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