According to the report of agriculture sector in 2010, the total farming area of black tiger shrimp and whiteleg shrimp in Kien Giang reached 81.7 thousand ha with the output of 34.7 thousand MT, up 5.56 percent and 11.31 percent, respectively compared to 2009. The farming area of industrial shrimp reached 1,080 ha with the production of 12,150 MT, up 6.93 percent and 28.12 percent, respectively against 2009.
Some large scale shrimp farming enterprises in the province such as BIM Company, Trung Son, etc said industrial shrimp farming gets many difficulties. The most drawbacks are the inadequate technical infrastructure, low quality of labor and hard compensation, land clearance. Shrimp seed production in the province meets only 20 – 30 percent of the demand.
Thus, to achieve the set out target, in the future, the provincial People’s Committee will direct the agriculture sector and local authorities to continue to complete the policy mechanism and create favorable conditions for the development of industrial shrimp farming. Also, the province will do better the planning, implementation of planning and building the infrastructure in the key shrimp farming areas with a series of tasks, including: the review, adjustment and supplementation of the detailed planning in aquaculture; the good guide for enterprises on the processes of geographical indication and environmental quality management of industrial shrimp farming (GAP, Global GAP Global).