Development of shrimp farming in Vietnam: ambition, challenges and opportunities
This is the presentation of Dr. Hoang Tung (CSIRO, Australia) in the Conference “Global shrimp demand and Vietnam’s supply capacity to 2025” in the framework of Vietfish 2018.
Penaeids = National commodities of Vietnam
683,000 tons (2017) from 0.72 mil ha
May expand to 1.2 mil ha by 2025 due to climate change, saline intrusion
Products mainly exported
180 – 350 kg/ha/y in extensive systems for Penaeus monodon
Relatively advanced in intensive farming of Penaeus vannamei
