Mekong Delta provinces are urged to restructure their agricultural sector and improve linkages to better adapt to serious challenges in a competitive global environment. Chau Doc floating village in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is a key material zone for aquaculture production in the province. To prepare for global integration, farmers should modernise production, reduce production costs by working together, and strictly follow good agricultural practices, he said. Mekong agriculture needs restructuring in global eraVietNamNet Bridge – The deputy head of the Southwestern Region Steering Committee, a central government group that oversees the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, has urged the region to restructure its agricultural sector and improve linkages to better adapt to serious challenges in a competitive global environment. He noted that the Mekong Delta region produced more than 50 per cent of the country’s rice and 90 per cent of exports, in addition to 70 per cent of fruit and nearly 70 per cent of aquatic produce.

Source: VietNamNet News July 13, 2016 23:48 UTC