Vietnam's aquaculture output was estimated at 1.18 million tonnes in the first two months of 2023, rising by 1.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
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Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's aquaculture output was estimated at 1.18 million tonnes inthe first two months of 2023, rising by 1.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
In February alone, the outputstood at an estimated 593,400 tonnes, up 2.5% compared to the same periodlast year.
The ministry suggested localities nationwide to link the restructuring of the fisheries sector with the re-organisationof production in accordance with the value chain in order to reduce production costs, and improve productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness of Vietnameseaquatic products.
It is also necessary to modernise management, step up the application ofscience and technology in aquaculture, and restructure the fisheryindustry in association with protecting aquatic resources and the environment,the ministry said./.
Aquaculture output in the first four months of the year hit 1 million tonnes, up 6 percent from the same time last year, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The northern province of Vinh Phuc yielded over 16,500 tonnes of aquatic products in the first nine months of this year, up nearly 5 percent year-on-year.
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Processing shrimps for export - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
