The Ca Mau Shrimp Festival 2023, along with a forum on “One Commune-One Product” connectivity, concluded in the Mekong Delta province on December 13 evening.
At the closing ceremony of the festival. (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) – The Ca Mau Shrimp Festival 2023, alongwith a forum on “One Commune-One Product” connectivity, concluded in the MekongDelta province on December 13 evening.
The four-day events featured 412 booths of 150 units and attracted more than 40,000 visitors, with 36 cooperation documents signed, according toDeputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Chau Cong Bang.
There were also various cultural, art and tourismactivities highlighting the image of Ca Mau and its people, said ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Van Su.
The festival’s success will create a premise for CaMau to turn it into a big event at both national and international levels, henoted.
It aimed to honour shrimp farmers and those whohave joined in providing high-quality shrimp products to domestic andinternational consumers, while creating an opportunity for Ca Mau to introduceand promote its key products.
Ca Mau is now home to 280,000 hectares of shrimpbreeding, accounting for 40% of the country’s shrimp farming area. The province's shrimpoutput reaches more than 220,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to 22% of thecountry’s total.
The shrimp industry provides livelihoods for morethan 600,000 people, or half the province’s population./.
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At the closing ceremony of the festival. (Photo: VNA) 
