Mekong Delta to expand shrimp-rice farming

  • A shrimp-rice model in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    A shrimp-rice model in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • Farmers in Bac Lieu province harvest shrimps from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
    Farmers in Bac Lieu province harvest shrimps from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
  • Farmers in Bac Lieu province harvest rice from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
    Farmers in Bac Lieu province harvest rice from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
  • Farmers in Bac Lieu province harvest rice from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
    Farmers in Bac Lieu province harvest rice from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
  • A shrimp-rice model in Bac Lieu province. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
    A shrimp-rice model in Bac Lieu province. VNA Photo: Tuấn Kiệt
  • Farmers in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province harvest shrimps from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    Farmers in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province harvest shrimps from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • Farmers in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province harvest shrimps from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    Farmers in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province harvest shrimps from the shrimp-rice model. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • A shrimp-rice model in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    A shrimp-rice model in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Farmers adopting the shrimp-rice model in the Mekong Delta should seek to adapt to climate change by using advanced techniques and linking up with processing companies to develop value chains, experts have said. The delta, the country’s largest producer of rice and seafood, has been using the model for decades since it is suitable for application in coastal areas, which are normally affected by saltwater intrusion in the dry season. Farmers grow rice in the wet season and breed shrimp in the dry season on the same fields. There were nearly 190,000ha under shrimp-rice farming last year, mostly in Bac Lieu, Ca Mau and Kien Giang provinces, according to the Directorate of Fisheries. VNA Photo

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