Agricultural Extension Forum @ Agriculture in Khanh Hoa

On the morning of October 10, in Khanh Hoa, the National Agricultural Extension Center coordinated with the Department of Agriculture and Environment to organize the Agricultural Extension @ Agriculture forum with the theme: Solutions for developing marine aquaculture to adapt to climate change in the coastal provinces of the South Central region. The forum was attended by experts, scientists, businesses and 120 marine farming households in the coastal provinces of the South Central region.

The moderator runs the forum.

At the forum, delegates discussed and assessed the current status of marine aquaculture development in the South Central provinces under the impact of climate change; shared advanced technical solutions, high-tech application models and technical advances in marine aquaculture adapting to climate change. Delegates also discussed mechanisms, policies and proposed synchronous solutions to develop the marine aquaculture industry sustainably; strengthened connectivity and resource mobilization, attracting the participation of both the public and private sectors in marine aquaculture development...

Mr. Hoang Van Hong - Deputy Director of the National Agricultural Extension Center opened the forum.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Chanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment spoke at the forum.

In Khanh Hoa, aquaculture in general and marine aquaculture in particular always play an important role in the local socio -economic development, creating jobs, increasing income, and improving the lives of coastal people; the province's annual aquaculture output reaches more than 32,000 tons, of which marine aquaculture output accounts for about 50%, making an important contribution to the province's seafood export turnover of 845.9 million USD in 2024. Marine aquaculture development in Khanh Hoa has achieved many positive results. Up to now, many businesses, individuals and households have registered and deployed production in high-tech marine aquaculture areas, with marine aquaculture focusing on marine fish, cages made of new materials (HDPE, FRP, etc.), using automatic environmental monitoring equipment with sensor technology to monitor water quality; automatic feeding machines; Surveillance camera system in cages... However, the negative impacts of climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters have directly affected the province's marine farming activities. Fishermen mainly farm according to traditional processes, on a small scale; most cages are made from bamboo and wood, which cannot withstand strong winds and waves; the rapid increase in the number of cages has degraded water quality and the environment, increasing the risk of disease...

Delegates visited the HDPE cage marine farming solution at the forum.

Also at the forum, experts and scientists answered questions of concern to aquaculture households regarding farming technology that can adapt to climate change, the efficiency of high-tech marine farming, investment costs for cages, policies to support people in converting cages to using new material cages, and building linkage chains to develop high-tech marine farming.

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Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/kinh-te/202510/dien-dan-khuyen-nong-nong-nghiep-tai-khanh-hoa-b0235d5/