Historical development of aquaculture  an example from Vietnam

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Historical development of aquaculture

- an example from Vietnam

Phan Thi Van

Phan Thi Van Ten minute talk

Figures for 2012

 Total production: 5,732,900 T (5.2% increased)

– 3,110,700 T from aquaculture (6.1% increased)

– 2,622,200 T from capture (4.3% increased)

 6,150,000,000 USD from seafood export

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Vietnam Aquaculture production 1992 - 2012

Source: NSO and DFish

Vietnam seafood exporting value

1997 - 2012

Source: NSO and DFish

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Vietnam Aquaculture area

Source: NSO and DFish

Main aquaculture species

 Pangasius

 Black Tiger shrimp

 White leg shrimp

 Tilapia

 Carps

 Cobia

 Grouper

 Lobster

 Clam

 …

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Pangasius

Source: NSO and DFish

Source: NSO and DFish

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Main aquaculture system

 Large scale: pond, cage

 Small scale: VAC system, ponds, cage

Human resource development for fisheries sector

 Jobs for more than 4 million people

- Fishing: 29.55%

- Aquaculture: 40.52%

- Seafood processing: 19.38%

- Services: 10.55%

- Increase 150,000 jobs/year from 2001 – 2011

Source: DFish

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Most challenging issues

 Seed

 Environment

 Disease

 Feed

 Market

Aquaculture target for 2020

 Development Goal:

- Food security

- Exportation

 Target objectives:

- Area: 1,200,000 ha;

- Brackish water: 740,000 ha

- Fresh water: 460,000 ha

- Production: 4,500,00 tons:

- Brackish water: 1,550,000 tons

- Fresh water: 2,950,000 tons

- Exporting value: 7,2 billion USD

- Jobs for 2,5 million of jobs in aquaculture

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Thank you