Bac Lieu province has a total shrimp farming area of 131,000 ha, including 2,000 ha of hi-tech farming. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Bac Lieu province has a total shrimp farming area of 131,000 ha, including 2,000 ha of hi-tech farming. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Breeder shrimp to be released into hi-tech farming ponds in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Breeder shrimp to be released into hi-tech farming ponds in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
The Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has brought about advantages for the shrimp industry, including removal of tariff barriers and opportunities to diversify input material supply sources. In the photo: Hi-tech shrimp farming in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
The Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has brought about advantages for the shrimp industry, including removal of tariff barriers and opportunities to diversify input material supply sources. In the photo: Hi-tech shrimp farming in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Farmers harvest giant freshwater prawns which are reared in paddy fields in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Farmers harvest giant freshwater prawns which are reared in paddy fields in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Ca Mau province has over 30 mills with a total annual processing capacity of about 200,000 tons, exporting shrimp to 90 countries nationwide. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Ca Mau province has over 30 mills with a total annual processing capacity of about 200,000 tons, exporting shrimp to 90 countries nationwide. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Processing dried shrimp in the Mekong delta province of Ca Mau. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Processing dried shrimp in the Mekong delta province of Ca Mau. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Vietnam’s capital of shrimp farming

Vietnam has 30 provinces raising tiger prawn and whiteleg shrimp, of which the Mekong delta province of Ca Mau is leading in both the farming area and output. Ca Mau has chosen shrimp farming as a key industry prioritized for development.