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Aquaculture Vietnam 2019 to be held in Can Tho

Aquaculture Vietnam 2019, an international exhibition and conference on Vietnam’s aquaculture sector, is being held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from August 16-18.
Aquaculture Vietnam 2019 to be held in Can Tho ảnh 1Visitors at the first Aquaculture Vietnam (Source: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – Aquaculture Vietnam 2019, an internationalexhibition and conference on Vietnam’s aquaculture sector, is to be held in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho from October 16-18.

The event, the second of its kind, is run by UBM Asia Ltd, theVietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) and the InternationalCollaborating Centre for Aquaculture and Fisheries Sustainability(ICAFIS).

The event will introduce new technology and services for thefisheries sector.

Rose Chitanuwat, Project Director of UBM Asia Ltd. saidAquaculture Vietnam 2019 will present a fisheries value chain withcomprehensive coverage from food, varieties, disease prevention, processing,market, food safety and sustainable aquatic farming.

During the event, several conferences will be held with theparticipation of many experts to give firms the chance to introduce theirproducts and services to customers, especially those in 13 Mekong Deltalocalities.

The UBM Asia expects that the Aquaculture Vietnam 2019 willdraw more than 6,000 visitors.

According to the VINAFIS, in the first six months of this year,aquaculture output of Vietnam reached 1.92 million tonnes, up 7 percent year onear and equivalent to 100.7 percent of the target.

Notably, shrimp production hit nearly 290,000 tonnes,equivalent to 108.8 percent of the result in the same time last year andfulfilling 33.7 percent of the yearly target. Meanwhile, tra fish output was684,000 tonnes, 45.2 percent of the goal for the year.

Fisheries exports in the period fetched 4 billion USD, up0.6 percent year on year. Export revenue of shrimps was 1.43 billion USD,followed by tra fish at 991 million USD and tuna at 380 million USD.-VNA
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