The Vietnamese province of Ca Mau in the Mekong Delta has expanded rice-prawn cultivation, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The province plans to increase production areas to 50,000ha by 2025 if the zoning and investing in infrastructure for the model goes well.
Ca Mau is the country’s largest shrimp producer with about 18,000 ha devoted to breeding giant river prawns and growing rice.
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