Shrimp intercropping with rice in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
Accordingly, the World Bank (WB) and the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (IBRD) have agreed to provide a loan for the combined rice and shrimp farming project, which is expected to be implemented in the district. Hon Dat, Kien Giang province in 2023–2026. The project has a total cost of USD 26.6 million, equivalent to VND 624 billion - enough to complete infrastructure such as irrigation works, roads and power supply systems.
The project is set up to include shrimp farming combined with rice farming and the production of giant freshwater shrimp, in order to realize Kien Giang province's goal of bringing the aquaculture industry to an annual output of 484,800 tons of seafood by 2030.
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