(pangasius-vietnam.com) Godaco Seafood Joint Stock Company (Godaco) is one of the first companies in the Ben Tre province to participate in the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) certification program. Tien Giang-based firm is applying ASC standards on its pangasius farming of 10 hectares in Thanh Long, Ben Tre province.
According to Nguyen Van Dao, General Director of Godaco, ASC auditors have taken final assessments of the fish farm to grant the company official certification for responsible production.
Godaco is one of the largest-scale fish processors in Ben Tre province. In recent years, the company has focused on developing farming area of raw fish, mainly in Ben Tre and Tien Giang province. It now farms fish on total area of over 120 hectares.
Thanh Long farm is the first farm of Godaco to be certified for ASC. After that, Godaco plans to get ASC certificate for its other farms in order to improve its competitiveness on the worldwide market as well as to meet foreign importers’ requirements for sustainable products.
ASC is an independent and non-profit organization which has been established since 2010 by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) to set out standards for responsible aquaculture. The accreditation and certification program has been built through aquaculture dialogues, including round-table conferences led by WWF.
ASC standards are voluntarily applied. Though being new certification program, ASC is welcome by business community and pangasius farmers.
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