Shrimp harvesting in Ca Mau province (Photo: VNA)Ca Mau (VNA) – The southernmostprovince of Ca Mau is building brands for local key products in the fields ofagriculture, forestry and fishery.
The province has over 300,000 hectares ofaquaculture, including 280,000 hectares of shrimp farms, making up about 40percent of the country’s shrimp breeding area.
At present, the locality is working to expandthe shrimp breeding area meeting international standards such as those set by theAquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), aswell as the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP).
Statistics showed that in 2016-2018, the localshrimp output reached nearly 520,000 tonnes.
The provincial People’s Committee has directedrelevant agencies to speed up the building of geographical indications for shrimp.
Besidesshrimp, priority will be given to building brands for two key products whichare Thoi Binh rice and Ca Mau banana.
Over the past time, Ca Mau has successfullybuilt nine collective brand names for local specialties including U Minh honey,Rach Goc dried shrimp, and Nam Can crab.-VNA
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