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Vietnam: Shrimp-rice model for sustainable adaptation to climate change

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Vietnam
Published Nov 15, 2022

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Bac Lieu: The shrimp-rice model and a journey of more than 20 years Since the Government's Resolution 09 was issued in 2000, it has allowed the conversion of inefficient areas such as rice production, salt production, and salt production areas. coastal swamp to shrimp farming. The shrimp-rice model has grown rapidly from 71,000 hectares to more than 200,000 hectares of shrimp farming, accounting for 29.6% of the shrimp farming area of the Mekong Delta provinces, with shrimp production reaching nearly 129,000 tons. In Bac Lieu, the shrimp-rice model has been applied by farmers since 2001. Up to now, more than 20 years of implementation, the "shrimp embraces rice" model has developed in both production methods and diversification. crops - livestock, bringing high income to farmers. It can be affirmed that Resolution 09 of the Government is a turning point that has changed the agriculture in the Mekong Delta in general and the shrimp-rice model in particular. The opportunity to convert inefficient lands such as rice, salt, coastal marshes to shrimp farming, the shrimp-rice model develops rapidly year by year. From an area of just over 5,800ha when.

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Bac Lieu: The shrimp-rice model and a journey of more than 20 years Since the Government's Resolution 09 was issued in 2000, it has allowed the conversion of inefficient areas such as rice production, salt production, and salt production areas. coastal swamp to shrimp farming. The shrimp-rice model has grown rapidly from 71,000 hectares to more than 200,000 hectares of shrimp farming, accounting for 29.6% of the shrimp farming area of the Mekong Delta provinces, with shrimp production reaching nearly 129,000 tons. In Bac Lieu, the shrimp-rice model has been applied by farmers since 2001. Up to now, more than 20 years of implementation, the "shrimp embraces rice" model has developed in both production methods and diversification. crops - livestock, bringing high income to farmers. It can be affirmed that Resolution 09 of the Government is a turning point that has changed the agriculture in the Mekong Delta in general and the shrimp-rice model in particular. The opportunity to ...
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