Next year's goal is to have 30 percent of Vietnam's aquaculture farms Vietgap certified
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VNS] - November 26, 2014 -
By 2015 there will be 30% of intensive, semi-intensive farms and aquaculture systems that are VietGAP certified and this percentage in 2020 will be 80%.
The application of VietGAP standards is considered crucial measures to minimize the negative impacts of aquaculture, to develop sustainable farming; and to enhance product value and to promote export activities.
Pangasius production has reached 1.1 million MT with total farming area of 5,200 ha while brackish water shrimp yield was 550,000 MT from the total farming area of 666,000 ha.
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