The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu in 2016 will focus on calling for investment into projects involving hi-technology aquaculture breeding and high value export products.
Bac Lieu (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu in 2016 will focus on calling for investment into projects involving hi-technology aquaculture breeding and hig🌠h value export products.
In order to reach the goal, the province’s agricultural sector will encourage businesses and farmers to develop intensive shrimp planting models using modern technologies.
Bac Lieu set a goal to have 23,350 hectares of intensive and semi-intensive shrimp farming by 2020, including 14,250 hectares of giant tiger prawn and 9,100 hectares of white leg shrimp.
The province has also called for investment into Dong Hai district, a key maritime economic zone with 23 kilometres of coastline and the big ports of Cai Cung and Ganh Hao with a fleet of 600 fishing vessels, includi﷽ng 250 offshore ones.
Notable projects in Dong Hai this year include a sewage treatment plant worth 50 billion VND (2.2 million USD) and a shrimp breeding project worth 93 billion VND (over 4 million USD), according to Bui Minh Tuy, Chairman of the district’s People’s Committee.
The district is also striving to attract investors to a project to expand Ganh Hao seaport, Lap Dien ecological tourism project, and the Ganh Hao industrial zone.-VNA
Bac Lieu province, which boasts over 53 kilometres of coastline, earmarked substantial funding for tapping and turning its maritime potential into an advantage for the locality's economic development.
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu earned nearly 351 million USD from seafood exports in the first 10 months of this year, 100 million USD higher than that of the whole 2014.
Profitable shrimp farming produced a rapid transformation in the quality of life for people in Mekong Delta, but the unplanned expansion in production has also had negative effects on the environment
The fishery sector in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has resumed its operation, with sailings beginning on February 9 – the second day of the lunar New Year.
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While the US market has become more difficult to access due to new tax policies, Australia could play the role of a trade cushion, helping to reduce shocks and maintain export momentum for Vietnam's shrimp industry.
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Fishing vessels at Ganh Hao port (Photo:Internet)
