Vietnam plans to produce 500,000 tons of seaweed by 2030

To encourage seaweed farming, the ministry will submit a proposal to the Prime Minister to develop seaweed as a staple product in the seafood industry. According to MARD Fisheries Director General Tran Dinh Luan, Vietnam has about 16,500 hectares of land, of which 150,000 tons were harvested in 2023. The country is home to over 887 species of naturally occurring seaweed, 88 of which have economic value and can be grown over a potential area of 900,000 hectares. With the global market growing at 10% per annum and a boom in green consumption, the seaweed sector has enormous potential for further development. However, Luan pointed out several challenges for the sector, including lack of growing standards, pollution and climate change, to name a few. In the near future, the sector will focus on coastal plantations from the north-central province of Thanh Hoa to the south-central province of Binh ...