According to the South West Region’s Steering Committee, the MekongDelta produced 2.8 million tonnes of aquatic products during the firstnine months of this year, of which 1.8 million tonnes came fromaquaculture.
The output increased by 140,000 tonnes compared tothe same period last year, helping the region earn more than 3.4 billionUSD from aquatic export, up by 19 percent year-on-year.
The provinces of Kien Giang and Ca Mau produced the most, with a combined 830,000 tonnes.
The provinces increased their offshore fishing fleet and aquaculturalproduction areas to 800,000ha. The Safe Quality Food 100 (SQF 100),Vietnam Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP), and Global GAP models arebeing applied, enterprises are encouraged and helped to updatetechnology and train their workers to improve their skills and to meetthe requirement of international markets.
Additionally, watermanagement, post-harvest, processing, and export activities of aquaticfarms and processing factories have been put under strict management inaccordance with international standards.
Moreover, the provincesare creating conditions for producers to sell their goods moreefficiently at markets and restaurants in the Mekong Delta region, with1,500 tonnes of fresh and frozen seafood being traded a day.-VNA
The output increased by 140,000 tonnes compared tothe same period last year, helping the region earn more than 3.4 billionUSD from aquatic export, up by 19 percent year-on-year.
The provinces of Kien Giang and Ca Mau produced the most, with a combined 830,000 tonnes.
The provinces increased their offshore fishing fleet and aquaculturalproduction areas to 800,000ha. The Safe Quality Food 100 (SQF 100),Vietnam Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP), and Global GAP models arebeing applied, enterprises are encouraged and helped to updatetechnology and train their workers to improve their skills and to meetthe requirement of international markets.
Additionally, watermanagement, post-harvest, processing, and export activities of aquaticfarms and processing factories have been put under strict management inaccordance with international standards.
Moreover, the provincesare creating conditions for producers to sell their goods moreefficiently at markets and restaurants in the Mekong Delta region, with1,500 tonnes of fresh and frozen seafood being traded a day.-VNA
