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| New Shrimp Initiative in Vietnam |
With the help of feed supplier Qualasa Pte, Ltd., Vietnam's
Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang plans to become one of the
world's major shrimp producers by meeting the highest standards
for sustainability and traceability of products.
The official announcement came at sustainability conference to be
held in conjunction with the European Seafood Exposition in
Brussels. "Making our shrimp farming sustainable is actually
making us, the people and the farmers, sustainable," said Tran
Thanh Nghiep, deputy chairman of the Soc Trang Province Peoples
Committee, who led the mission to the ESE.
Earlier in April, the Soc Trang Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development (DARD) and the My Thanh Shrimp Farmers
Association decided to initiate a major change in the province's
shrimp industry. The move was done based on the level of
expectation of international buyers and the urgency of
environmental change in farming practices.
To ensure the success of global integration, they outsourced the
new program to Qualasa. As a shrimp feed producer, Qualasa will
be in charge of implementing a contracted farming system to
secure incomes for farmers and ensure capacity building and
quality for international buyers. Qualasa is establishing
strategic partnerships with leading feed suppliers and water and
waste water treatment solution providers. During the second
stage, domestication of the black tiger species will be launched
to help contracted farmers.
"We have worked with the world's leading experts in the field of
sustainability and transparency to help redevelop our shrimp
farming practices in the region," said Nguyen Van Khoi, deputy
director of Soc Trang DARD. "Soc Trang has the best workforce and
natural environment that is conducive to shrimp farming," agreed
Nguyen Van Nhiem, chairman of My Thanh Shrimp Farmers Association.
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| 03-May-10 |
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