Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)TienGiang (VNA) – Mekong delta localities sought to achieve sustainabledevelopment for Tra fish farming in Vietnam at a conference in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Tien Giang on June 23.
Atthe conference, the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality AssuranceDepartment introduced to participants Vietnam’s set of standards on frozen trafish filets and the US’s guidelines on catfish inspection programme.
TruongDinh Hoe, General Secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters andProducers (VASEP), presented an overview on Vietnam’s tra fish export, exportbarriers and solutions to these problems.
Herecommended a need to issue certificates for goods traded through borders andto publicise information on China’s food safety standards and quarantine regulations.
Inorder to build a sustainable Tra fish industry, VASEP urged sides involved tofocus on improving production management, expanding the market and diversifyingproducts.
Enterpriseswere suggested to build brands and promote trade, while localities withconcentrated tra fish farming areas were asked to invest in environmentalexamination, disease prevention, and materials quality.
TheGovernment has issued Decree 55/2017/ND-CP, which consists of specificregulations on registering identification number for ponds farming tra fish andregulations on quality and food safety for commercial tra fish products.
Accordingto the Directorate of Fisheries, tra fish farms in Vietnam currently span 3,100hectares in total.
Asof June 15, Vietnam shipped over 582 million USD worth of tra fish productsoverseas, up 2.7 percent year on year.-VNA
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