Ca Mau targets shrimp exports of 2 billion USD by 2020

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau aims to earn 2 billion USD from shrimp exports by 2020, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Ca Mau targets shrimp exports of 2 billion USD by 2020 ảnh 1Ca Mau province aims to earn 2 billion USD from shrimp exports by 2020 (Photo: VNA)

Ca Mau (VNA)
– The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau aims to earn 2billion USD from shrimp exports by 2020, according to the provincial Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development.

Shrimp will be bred in a total cultivation area of 280,000 hectares, including267,000 hectares of improved extensive farming, 12,000 hectares ofsemi-intensive and intensive farming and 1,000 hectares of super intensiveshrimp farming.

The province hopes to achieve 280,000 tonnes of output per year.

The goals are part of a project to enhance shrimp productivity and quality andpromote sustainable development of shrimp farming. The province also targets rakingin 3 billion USD from exporting 415,000 tonnes of shrimps by 2030.


Torealise the goals, the province will enhance the capacity of officials andshrimp breeders and study high-efficiency farming models.

The province will set up monitoring systems and build plans to prevent diseasesin shrimps.

A consulting group will be established to support enterprises withadministrative procedures, farming techniques and to evaluate shrimpcultivation’s impacts on the environment.

The province also hopes to build a brand name for Ca Mau shrimp, chooseprestigious agricultural material suppliers and encourage enterprises toprovide disease-free breeding for shrimp growers.

Shrimpfarming in the locality has been hampered by its small scale and diseases inshrimps.-VNA
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