Project promotes sustainable aquaculture in Mekong Delta region

Cargill Inn and Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), a foreign non-governmental organisation, on May 8 announced their partnership and the launch of Green Aqua project which aims to reduce water pollution through promoting the application of sustainable aquaculture practices in the Mekong Delta region.

A representative from Cargill speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
A representative from Cargill speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Ca Mau (VNA) – Cargill Inn and Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), a foreign non-governmental organisation, on May 8 announced their partnership and the launch of Green Aqua project which aims to reduce water pollution through promoting the application of sustainable aquaculture practices in the Mekong Delta region.

The project will be implemented until July 2026, initially in Ca Mau province. It aims to provide training for more than 300 shrimp farmers on farming practices towards the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standards on responsible aquaculture, as well as animal feed, waste management, and biodiversity preservation.

Ten outstanding trainees will have a chance to attend intensive training, enabling them to transfer farming techniques to their fellows in the following periods.

At the same time, a shrimp farming cooperative will have the opportunity to receive an ASC certificate, while three pilot farms will strive to reduce wastewater by 30% and cut nitrogen and phosphorus emissions by 20% by 2025.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is the largest shrimp production hub in the country with a total farming area of 280,000 hectares.

During the two years of pilot implementation, the project will focus on supporting shrimp farms and creating a positive impact on the shrimp farming area across the province, while building local farmers’ capacity to adapt to climate change.

The project is expected to contribute to coping with climate change challenges, improving the environment quality through promoting and strengthening processes to sustainably use water resources and treating waste in the aquaculture sector of Ca Mau in particular and the Mekong Delta region in general./.

VNA

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