Vietnam Sets Up Mekong Delta Catfish Committee
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish a steering committee on Mekong Delta catfish production, headed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The committee has the duty to advise the prime minister on controlling production and consumption activities of catfish in Mekong Delta, in accordance with approved plans and the market’s developments.
Catfish contributes 2 per cent of the country’s GDP and accounts for more than a half of all aquatic produce exports.
Vietnam’s catfish has been exported to 130 countries and territories, such as Ukraine, Russia, the EU, Middle East, and the U.S.
Last year, the production of catfish in the Mekong Delta reached over 1.1 million tons, with 633,000 tons of fish valued at US$1.4 billion exported. (Liberated Saigon)
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