The People's Committee of Mekong Delta Dong Thap Province has officially announced a plan to organize the First Dong Thap Pangasius Festival in 2026, a provincial-level event.
The festival will take place over four days, from December 3 to December 6, in Hong Ngu and An Binh wards.
The event is expected to attract representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, as well as authorities from localities involved in pangasius production, including An Giang, Can Tho, and Vinh Long in the Delta. Associations, businesses, production establishments, farmers' clubs, cooperatives, and aquaculture producers are also expected to participate.
In addition to stakeholders directly engaged in fish farming and processing, the festival will welcome suppliers of production inputs, distributors, and domestic, regional, and international buyers. The event is intended to create opportunities for networking, dialogue, and collaboration among participants across the pangasius value chain.
With the theme "From the Mekong River to Tables Around the World," the festival highlights the goal of bringing pangasius products from the Mekong Delta's farming regions to broader domestic and international markets. It also conveys a message of strengthening links between production, processing, and consumption, while gradually enhancing product value.
Through the festival, the province aims to promote the image, potential, and strengths of its pangasius industry, while demonstrating its commitment to improving product quality, increasing economic efficiency, and ensuring environmental sustainability.
The event will also provide an opportunity for businesses, cooperatives, and fish farmers to exchange information on market requirements, production standards, and consumer trends in the seafood sector. In turn, this is expected to foster stronger cooperation among production, processing, and distribution stakeholders throughout the pangasius supply chain.
According to Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Thien, pangasius is one of the locality's most competitive industries, with significant potential for transformation through the application of science and technology, higher value addition, and sustainable development.
Drawing from practical production experience, Mr. Thien identified four major opportunities for further developing the pangasius sector.
First, improving seed quality to increase survival rates and reduce farming costs.
Second, strengthening linkages among hatcheries, fish farmers, feed manufacturers, and processing enterprises.
Third, promoting deep processing and maximizing the use of by-products to create higher-value products.
Fourth, applying digital technologies in production management, traceability systems, and compliance with market requirements.
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