Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – The international Vietnam AquacultureExpo and Forum 2017 kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October25, attracting over 70 domestic and foreign exhibitors.
The event, themed “Aquaculture – profitable and sustainabletrade”, featured eight important contents, including manufacturing and supplyof aquatic varieties, nutrition and feed technology in aquaculture, epidemicdiseases control and environment in aquaculture, among others.
Tran Thi Thu Ha, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam FisheriesAssociation, said among the total water surface area of more than 1.7 millionha, over 1 million ha is used for aquaculture.
However, the sector is facing challenges such as epidemicdiseases, climate change, shortage of skilled workers, technology andtrademark.
Vietnam is expected to earn 11 billion USD from fisheriesexport by 2020 with an average growth of 7-8 percent for the 2011-2020 period.The total fisheries volume will near 7 million tonnes.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Dao AnhDung said the event affords agriculture and rural development sectors of citiesand provinces and Can Tho in particular a chance to introduce technologicaladvances in aquaculture exploitation and preservation.
The three-day event is expected to attract over 4,000people from businesses and farms in 13 Mekong Delta cities and provinces andother localities.-VNA
The event, themed “Aquaculture – profitable and sustainabletrade”, featured eight important contents, including manufacturing and supplyof aquatic varieties, nutrition and feed technology in aquaculture, epidemicdiseases control and environment in aquaculture, among others.
Tran Thi Thu Ha, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam FisheriesAssociation, said among the total water surface area of more than 1.7 millionha, over 1 million ha is used for aquaculture.
However, the sector is facing challenges such as epidemicdiseases, climate change, shortage of skilled workers, technology andtrademark.
Vietnam is expected to earn 11 billion USD from fisheriesexport by 2020 with an average growth of 7-8 percent for the 2011-2020 period.The total fisheries volume will near 7 million tonnes.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Dao AnhDung said the event affords agriculture and rural development sectors of citiesand provinces and Can Tho in particular a chance to introduce technologicaladvances in aquaculture exploitation and preservation.
The three-day event is expected to attract over 4,000people from businesses and farms in 13 Mekong Delta cities and provinces andother localities.-VNA
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