Do not raise white-leg shrimp in freshwater areas.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has just sent an official dispatch to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities on the management of white-leg shrimp farming in freshwater areas.
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Accordingly, currently, in some southern provinces, people have arbitrarily introduced white-leg shrimp into freshwater areas, rice fields and outside approved planning areas.
Meanwhile, based on domestic and foreign research results and lessons learned from Thailand when introducing white-leg shrimp to freshwater farming, scientists, experts, managers and people all see shortcomings, such as: Huge impact on the environment and biodiversity, especially the impact on land subsidence in the area, causing salinization of farming areas, groundwater pollution and long-term impact on rice growing areas and other surrounding crops; productivity, output and quality of commercial white-leg shrimp raised in freshwater are lower than those raised in brackish water...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requests the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to direct local departments, branches, sectors and People's Committees at all levels to strictly perform the following tasks:
There is no policy to raise brackish water shrimp in freshwater areas and to strictly follow the Brackish Water Shrimp Farming Development Plan to 2020, with a vision to 2030 approved by the Prime Minister and local planning or regulations;
Strengthen inspection, supervision and handling of violations in white-leg shrimp farming, do not allow people to arbitrarily raise white-leg shrimp in freshwater areas; for localities that have previously raised white-leg shrimp in freshwater areas, require farmers to strictly implement environmental protection commitments, not to re-stock after harvest, and not to allow new farming areas to arise;
Propaganda to help people understand the immediate and long-term impacts of whiteleg shrimp farming in freshwater areas.
According to Nongnghiepvn
