Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Soc Trang (VNA) – Vietnam is exporting shrimp to about 100 countries and territories across theworld, according to the General Department of Fisheries under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development.
Speaking at the November 27 event on shrimp farmingmodels and shrimp disease prevention held in the Mekong Delta province of SocTrang on November 27, a representative from the general department said that inthe 2010-2023 period, Vietnam had 644,000-737,000 ha of brackish water shrimp.
The country has emerged as the world'ssecond-largest shrimp supplier, accounting for 13-14% of the total value in the world.
However, Vietnam's shrimp industry still hascertain difficulties, for example low application of science and technology byfarming households (only 18.9% of the total farming area), reliance on naturalbreeding sources, untightened linkages in the shrimp production chain, highproduction costs, and low competitiveness.
Director of the general department Tran Dinh Luan said that to boost the country's shrimp industrydevelopment, localities need to reorganise production to reduce small farmingareas, and to apply technical processes to reduce production costs and improve thecompetitiveness of Vietnamese shrimp products.
Meanwhile, State management agencies need tostrictly manage breeds, control feed quality and prices, and promoteproduction methods that help increase the efficiency of shrimp farming./.
