Tien Giang applied barcode for farmed shrimp
(VASEPNews) Tien Giang Sub-Department of Aquaculture collaborating with Kieng Phuoc Commune People Committee (Cong Dong district) has applied barcode for farmed shrimp in the locality to speed up management, support techniques for shrimp farmers as well as pay the way for shrimp traceability on request on quality and food hygiene control.
Under the model, Sub-Department of Aquaculture will grant a code number issued by Directorate of Fisheries to each shrimp farming household for easily shrimp traceability and control effectively farming process. The Sub-Department in coordination with local collaborators to monitor farming areas.
Collaborators are hamlet and commune leaders, experienced farmers knowing local farming situation well. They are responsible for monitoring shrimp farming situation of each farming households at their locality through specific data such as farming area, volume; time for stocking; disease and harvesting situation and reporting to competent agencies. Accordingly, competent agencies will have timely directions when problems happen.