At the signing ceremony of the multilateral MoU (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Austria joint venture Mavin Group will joinhands with Hungarian institutes and firms to improve the quality of carp fry inVietnam and the Southeast Asian region.
Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked with Vitafort Agro Asia Co.,Ltd (VAA) on April 9, Mavin will cooperate with VAA to set up a centre fordeveloping high-quality carp breeding in Vietnam to serve domestic and regionaldemands.
They will research and apply the combined intensive and extensive aquaculturemodel, as well as cooperate in aquaculture food production.
Mavin and VAA also inked a MoU with the Hungarian Research Institute forFisheries and Aquaculture (HAKI) and the Vietnamese Research Institute forAquaculture No.1 (RIA1) to enhance research and development capacity, as wellas to expand business opportunities in the region.
Accordingly, the HAKI and RIA1 are responsible for carrying out in-depthstudies to improve the quality of carp breeding, branching out farmingtechniques, and providing training for local farmers. Meanwhile, Mavin and VAAare in charge of the large-scale production of carp fry and developing businessopportunities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The HAIKI and RIA have been cooperating on a project on the genetic improvementof carp since 1960 and they have made significant contributions to betteringproduction efficiency and fish quality in both countries.
Mavin and VAA hold sustainable value chains in the seafood sector. They haveclose connections in research and development activities with prestigiousscientific organisations, institutes, and agriculture universities in Vietnam,Hungary, and other foreign countries. –VNA
VNA
