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Can Tho city hosts third VietShrimp fair

The third VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair, focusing on technology in Vietnam’s shrimp industry, opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 14.
Can Tho city hosts third VietShrimp fair ảnh 1The third VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair opens on April 14 in Can Tho (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) - The third VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair, focusing ontechnology in Vietnam’s shrimp industry, opened in the Mekong Delta city of CanTho on April 14.

With the theme“Sustainable Destination”, the three-day fair features close to 200 pavilions fromsome 150 domestic and foreign firms involved in aquaculture.

A number ofsymposiums will also be held to introduce effective production models and orientationsand solutions to sustainable shrimp farming.

President of the VietnamFisheries Society (Vinafish) and head of the organising board Nguyen Viet Thangsaid the fair aims to promote the achievements of the sector over the years, aswell as help companies cooperate, expand markets, and introduce new farmingtechnologies, in the hope of ensuring the efficient and sustainable developmentof Vietnam’s shrimp sector.

According to theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam has more than 200,000 haof hi-tech shrimp farming areas, primarily in the two Mekong Deltaprovinces of Bac Lieu and Soc Trang.

The sector targetsproducing 930,000 tonnes of brackish water shrimp this year, raking in 4billion USD from exports.

With averagegrowth of 7 percent in the global shrimp sector, the world's total shrimp output isexpected to hit 15 million tonnes by 2045. Vietnam may take the lead in shrimpproduction and processing by that time, accounting for a quarter of the globalshare with an output of nearly 4 million worth 20 billion USD./.
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