VASEP published the booklet “Pangasius – 26 Q &A”
(vasep.com.vn) With nearly 70 exporting and processing companies in which their processing facilities are equipped modern equipments and controlled in accordance with HACCP, Vietnamese pangasius products are being exported to 145 countries and territories worldwide such as EU, the U.S., ASEAN, Canada, the Middle East, China, Japan, etc. Fish export volume and value to markets reported steady annual growth of 10 - 18 percent, worth by US$1.8 - 2 billion per year in two recent years.
Vietnamese Pangasius is a species of traditional farming by farmers in the Mekong River Delta. To meet high demand of global and domestic consumers, after over 10 years of development since 1996, fish farming area has been expanded to nearly 6,000 hectares in 10 Mekong Delta provinces.
Aiming to provide foreign seafood importers, consumers and readers with basis information about Vietnamese Pangasius and Pangasius industry, Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has edited and published the booklet in English “Pangasius – 26 Q & A” with 82 printed pages of size of 11.5 cm x 20.5 cm.
The booklet compiled under the Q & A form provides basic knowledge of pangasius, techniques of farming and processing, quality management, information of importers and the government’s regulations on breeding, processing and exporting specific fish products.
The booklet will be delivered at foreign trade fairs, sent to importers and foreign trade offices.
Besides, the booklet will be published in column “About pangasius” of website: pangasius-vietnam.com and the portal: vasep.com.vn in English version.
We hornourably introduce the booklet to readers.