(VAN) After the merger, Ca Mau has 420,000 ha of aquaculture and aims for $ 2 billion in seafood exports/year.
Before the merger, the former Ca Mau province was the country’s leader in seafood exports, especially shrimp, with annual export turnover consistently exceeding $ 1 billion in recent years. Meanwhile, Bac Lieu province also reached nearly $ 1 billion, making a significant contribution to the nation’s total seafood export value.
Ca Mau’s agriculture sector has set an ambitious target of reaching $2.4 billion in annual seafood exports by 2030. Photo: Trong Linh.
Following the merger, the new Ca Mau province has not only expanded its shrimp farming scale but also elevated its development ambitions, aiming to build a national seafood hub with international competitiveness.
To achieve this goal, Ca Mau is focusing on planning raw shrimp farming areas that meet international standards, expanding organic, ecological, circular, and hi-tech shrimp farming models, gradually reducing small-scale, fragmented production, and increasing the share of products certified with high standards such as ASC, BAP, and GlobalGAP.
At the same time, the province is enhancing investment attraction into deep-processing facilities, logistics, and quality control centres; boosting trade promotion; and building the brand “Ca Mau Shrimp – Green, Clean, Sustainable” in major markets such as the US, Japan, the EU, and South Korea.
According to Chau Cong Bang, Deputy Director of Ca Mau’s Department of Agriculture and Environment, the $ 2.4 billion export target is not just an expectation but also a strong commitment to developing a modern, efficient seafood industry that adapts to climate change and meets the stringent requirements of today’s global markets.
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