The Mekong River Delta will need around 60 trillion VND (2.88 billion USD) to help the local fisheries sector grow sustainably, officials said at a conference held in Can Tho City late last week.
The State Budget contribution for this sum will be used for developing fisheries infrastructure, they said.
FDI (foreign direct investment) as well as ODA (official development assistance) funding will be tapped for other fisheries development projects, they added.
To ensure sustainable development of the local fisheries sector, delta localities must prepare scientific and specific plans for all processes including production, processing and export of seafood, particularly tra fish and shrimp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam said.
By doing this, they would be able to manage the entire value chain better, ensuring profit distribution and risk sharing in the fairest way possible, Tam said.
He said provinces and cities in the Cuu Long ( Mekong ) Delta region should create close linkages among themselves by setting up a fisheries development centre with Can Tho city as the hub.
Can Tho city has the right conditions to be developed into a fisheries hub for the delta since it has well-developed transport infrastructure linking regional localities by road, water and air. It also has several scientific and technological research institutes and training centres, Tam said.
If Can Tho hosts the delta's fisheries development centre, it will have a common fisheries market for the delta, a marine produce processing complex and a freshwater produce trading floor. It will also include research institutes and a human-resource development centre.
To realise this plan, the Government needs to issue incentive policies to encourage investments outside the State Budget.
"The agriculture ministry will submit a master plan for fisheries development until 2020 to the Government for approval. If the Government approves it, the plan will provide a legal framework for establishment of the centre," Tam said.-VNA
The State Budget contribution for this sum will be used for developing fisheries infrastructure, they said.
FDI (foreign direct investment) as well as ODA (official development assistance) funding will be tapped for other fisheries development projects, they added.
To ensure sustainable development of the local fisheries sector, delta localities must prepare scientific and specific plans for all processes including production, processing and export of seafood, particularly tra fish and shrimp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam said.
By doing this, they would be able to manage the entire value chain better, ensuring profit distribution and risk sharing in the fairest way possible, Tam said.
He said provinces and cities in the Cuu Long ( Mekong ) Delta region should create close linkages among themselves by setting up a fisheries development centre with Can Tho city as the hub.
Can Tho city has the right conditions to be developed into a fisheries hub for the delta since it has well-developed transport infrastructure linking regional localities by road, water and air. It also has several scientific and technological research institutes and training centres, Tam said.
If Can Tho hosts the delta's fisheries development centre, it will have a common fisheries market for the delta, a marine produce processing complex and a freshwater produce trading floor. It will also include research institutes and a human-resource development centre.
To realise this plan, the Government needs to issue incentive policies to encourage investments outside the State Budget.
"The agriculture ministry will submit a master plan for fisheries development until 2020 to the Government for approval. If the Government approves it, the plan will provide a legal framework for establishment of the centre," Tam said.-VNA
