Cargill Inn and Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), a foreign non-governmental organisation, on May 8 announced their partnership and the launch of Green Aqua project which aims to reduce water pollution through promoting the application of sustainable aquaculture practices in the Mekong Delta region. The project will be implemented until July 2026, initially in Ca Mau province. It aims to provide training for more than 300 shrimp farmers on farming practices towards the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standards on responsible aquaculture, as well as animal feed, waste management, and biodiversity preservation. The southernmost province of Ca Mau is the largest shrimp production hub in the country with a total farming area of 280,000 hectares.
Source: Vietnam News Agency