The index seeks to ensure high-quality products and sustainable livelihood for farmers, social welfare, animal health, environment and climate change adaptation activities.
The projects will pay special attention to hi-tech applications, technology transfer in intensive aquaculture, international cooperation, human resources training and food safety management. The locality focuses on building training courses on applying GAP, SGF 1000 CM, HACCP, ISO standards to introduce to farmers, Pham Van Quynh, director of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said.
To realize the project, from now to 2020, Can Tho should use source of land and water surface reasonably, mobilize stakeholders to join hands in aquaculture, improve infrastructures for aquaculture and developing agriculture sector, improve irrigation systems for planting rice, vegetables, fruit trees and fish farming.
Besides, Can Tho will build fish hatcheries and farming areas of pangasius and giant freshwater prawn in Thot Not, Vinh Thanh, Co Do, Phong Dien, O Mon districts and expand its aquaculture area to 26,000 hectares by 2020. The locality also build further tens of shrimp, finfish and aquatic first grade hatcheries which will supply 2.3 billion of seeds including 240 million of giant freshwater prawn seeds annually.
Until 2016, fish processing capacity by the locality will be raised to 140,000 MT per year. Between 2016 and 2020, the figure will amount to 300,000 MT per year. By 2020, seafood export revenue by the locality is expected to hit more than US$7 billion.
Currently, Can Tho is establishing the first grade center for aquatic seed with the area of 214.7 hectares in Thanh My commune, Vinh Thanh district. Annually, the center projects to supply 2 billion of seeds including pangasius, climbing perch, marble goby, tilapia, hybrid catfish, giant freshwater prawn to farmers in the locality and the Mekong Delta.
The center will research and preserve rare and precious aquatic genes of the Mekong Delta and improve broodstock's quality, apply modern science in heredity, seed selecting and seed multiplication.
Can Tho's fish production for this year is projected at 180,000 MT on the superficies of 13,500 hectares.
Through May 2014, the city's fish production topped 55,000 MT, dominated by pangasius (44,000 MT) on the farming area of 6,000 hectares.
It has so far exported 41,000 MT of processed seafood, worth nearly US$170 million.
According to Vietnam Customs, the export of value-added pangasius in the first eight months of 2024 has been evaluated as quite positive, with continuous growth in many major markets such as the United States, CPTPP, and the Netherlands...
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Department of Fisheries of Ca Mau province coordinated with the School of Fisheries under Can Tho University to organize training courses on high-tech shrimp farming for 120 people in processors, cooperatives and families that are raising intensive and super-intensive shrimp in the province.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Currently, Soc Trang province plans to expand its shrimp farming area from over 50,000 hectares to 57,000 hectares by 2025, aiming for a production of 233,800 tons and maintaining a $1 billion export value. The project will establish 45 climate-resilient shrimp farming models and ensure all farms meet aquaculture standards for traceability.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In July 2024, Vietnam's fish cake and surimi exports declined. The export value reached just over 24 million USD, down 3% over the same period. In the first 7 months of 2024, the cumulative export of this product group reached 152 million USD, down 13%.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Dong Thap is a key region for pangasius farming, boasting the largest production in the Mekong Delta. In the first seven months of 2024, the estimated aquaculture area reached 4,778 hectares, with a harvest yield of 307,336 tons. Of this, the intensive pangasius farming area covered 2,042 hectares, with a harvest of 252,670 tons.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs, in the first half of August 2024, Vietnam's pangasius exports to the EU reached nearly 8 million USD, up 57% over the same period. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market as of August 15, 2024, reached 107 million USD, up 0.5% over the same period last year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Board of Directors of International Development & Investment Corporation (IDI) is confident of completing this year's profit plan in the context of gradually recovering demand for pangasius in China and Mexico.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Some farmers in Soc Trang province have successfully applied a balanced biological shrimp farming technique, which eliminates the use of chemicals to minimize environmental impacts. This is a model of farming that adapts to climate change.
8 finalists have been named in the best new seafood product competition to be awarded at Seafood Expo Asia, taking place 4 to 6 September at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.
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