National Aquaculture Development Program for the Period of 2021 - 2030.

This National Aquaculture Development Program for the Period of 2021 - 2030 is a sectoral policy document. The general objectives are set up as: Develop aquaculture in a manner that is effective, sustainable, and adapting to climate change; improve efficiency, quality, value, and competitiveness of aquaculture products; satisfy domestic and export market requirements. By 2030, aquaculture productivity reaches 7 million tonne/year, creates jobs, and increases income for employees.
To achieve the above objectives, specific objectives are identified in the document. For the period of 2021 - 2025, the specific objectives include: 1. By 2025, total aquaculture productivity reaches 5,6 million tonne/year, export turnover reaches 7,8 billion USD/year, aquaculture value growth rate reaches 4,0 %/year on average. 2. Actively produce and supply more than 50% of giant tiger prawns parents, more than 25% of whiteleg shrimps parents, and more than 70% of selectively bred pangasius fish parents; actively produce and supply sufficient breeders of high economic value and great commodity quantity. 3. Invest, upgrade infrastructures essential for production of more than 30 centralized aquaculture zones and centralized seed production zones. 4. Develop connection chains for producing, processing, consuming, ensuring stable outlets for more than 30% of aquaculture products. For the period of 2021 - 2025, the specific objectives include: 1. By 2030, total aquaculture productivity reaches 7,0 million tonne/year, export turnover reaches 12 billion USD/year, aquaculture value growth rate reaches 4,5 %/year on average. 2. Actively produce and supply more than 60% of giant tiger prawns parents and whiteleg shrimps parents, and 100% of selectively bred pangasius fish parents; improve breeders of aquaculture breeds with high economic value and great commodity quantity. 3. Invest, upgrade infrastructures essential for production of more than 50 centralized aquaculture zones and centralized seed production zones. 4. Develop connection chains for producing, processing, consuming, ensuring stable outlets for more than 50% of aquaculture products.
The main tasks proposed in the document include: Improve aquaculture production capacity; Develop production of aquaculture breeds by species; Develop species-based rearing; Control quality, food safety, and traceability in aquaculture; Control epidemic and monitor the environment in aquaculture; Investment in upgrade of aquaculture infrastructures; Development of material and auxiliary industry production, supply systems for aquaculture; Improvement of human resource and organization; etc. In terms of developing species-based rearing, the policy document proposes: Prioritize rearing methods for giant tiger prawns in mangrove forests, organic rearing methods, rice-shrimp rearing; continue to develop rearing methods for whiteleg shrimps in areas with suitable conditions to meet market demands, fulfill local planning for coastal provinces of the Mekong Delta; Closely control rearing facility conditions for pangasius fish in accordance with applicable laws, encourage expansion of rearing area in order to create high quality products satisfying food safety and market demands, and encourage application of new, water-efficient rearing technologies adapting to climate change and wastewater and sludge treatment technologies; to take advantage of water surface potential of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, hydroelectricity reservoirs, irrigation reservoirs to develop aquaculture, supply food, create livelihood, promote poverty reduction and hunger eradication, and increase income of the general public; etc.