MEKONG DELTA TARGETS US$1.5 BLN SEAFOOD EXPORTS BY 2005

From: Info-Prod Research (Middle East) | Date: August 17, 2003 | Copyright information

According to VoV, Mekong Delta provinces are targeting seafood export turnovers of US$1.5 billion by 2005 and US$2.5 billion by 2010. To achieve these targets, the provinces will, from now to 2005, reallocate 15,000 ha of rice fields into areas suitable for raising shrimp and other aquatic products. The Mekong Delta leads the country in seafood production, making up 55 percent of output and claiming 51 per...