DISCUSSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE SUPPLY CHAIN IN TRA VINH PROVINCE

This paper aims to assess the aquaculture potential and the orientation for building aquaculture supply chain in Tra Vinh Province. In order to summarize and discuss the development of the aquaculture supply chain, this paper employed desk research method to make comparisons of the secondary data on fishing in Tra Vinh Province. The research results showed that the potential of Tra Vinh Province in aquaculture was competitive with other provinces such as Ben Tre and Soc Trang. The analysis indicated that the capacity of fishing industry in Tra Vinh Province has gradually changed but has not really abandoned the near-shore exploitation practice, with the output of 78,257 tons, and the production value of 9,456 billion VND (in 2018). On that basis, the policy makers need to discuss and assess the positive levels of contribution of aquaculture supply chain into the marine economic development of Tra Vinh Province.