The Department of Agriculture and Environment reviews the current status of rural industries and craft villages in the province.

On November 7, 2025, the Department of Agriculture and Environment reported the results of reviewing and assessing the current status of rural industries and craft villages in Ca Mau province. The results showed that the whole province has 3,625 production and business establishments in rural industries, including 291 enterprises, 76 cooperatives, 157 cooperative groups and 3,101 households, creating jobs for more than 12,169 workers, with an average income of 1.5-8.0 million VND/person/month. The establishments mainly focus on five groups of industries: processing and preserving agricultural, forestry and fishery products; handicraft production; production of wooden products, rattan and bamboo weaving, small mechanics; salt production; and services for production and rural life.

Mat weaving profession in Tan Thanh Ward, Ca Mau

Up to now, Ca Mau province has 343 OCOP products of 162 entities recognized with 3 to 5 stars (02 5-star products, 75 4-star products, 266 3-star products). Most of the OCOP products belong to the rural industry group as prescribed in Decree No. 52/2018/ND-CP of the Government .
The province currently has 10 recognized craft villages, including 8 salt production villages and 2 weaving, carpentry and mat weaving villages; of which 3 craft villages meet the prescribed criteria, 2 craft villages have products achieving 3-star OCOP status.
The report shows that rural industry activities still face many difficulties: small-scale production, limited investment capital, lack of skilled labor, weak management and trade promotion capacity, unstable consumption market; many craft villages are at risk of shrinking and reducing the number of participating households.
Based on the review results, the Department of Agriculture and Environment recommends that the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment consider providing specific guidance on dossiers and procedures for recognition and revocation of traditional occupations and craft villages; promulgate separate mechanisms and criteria suitable to the characteristics of the Mekong Delta region; and at the same time support training, improve management capacity and pilot models of sustainable and environmentally friendly craft villages, associated with digital transformation and circular economy./.

Source: https://sonnmt.camau.gov.vn/tin-hoat-dong/so-nong-nghiep-va-moi-truong-ra-soat-hien-trang-nganh-nghe-nong-thon-va-lang-nghe-tren-dia-ban-t-290726