The official kick off meeting of the project 鈥�3Rs for Climate-Smart Aquaculture in Vietnam's Lower Mekong Delta (3R4CSA)鈥� took place 12th May 2023 in Hanoi.

01/06/2023
The 3R4CSA project is funded by Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects (FSPI) of the French Embassy in Vietnam.The inauguration of the 3R4CSA project was by the Ambassador, H. E. Nicolas WARNERY at the French Embassy in Hanoi on 12th May, 2023. This project was also a reflection of the cooperation between France and Vietnam while this year is the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
Discours d'inauguration de l'Ambassadeur, S. E. Nicolas WARNERY 脿 l'Ambassade de France 脿 Hano茂 le 12 mai 2023

Discours d'inauguration de l'Ambassadeur, S. E. Nicolas WARNERY à l'Ambassade de France à Hanoï le 12 mai 2023

Vietnam is the 4th largest aquaculture producer in the world and home to world’s most intensive outdoor aquaculture practice – Pangasius (500-900 ton/ha). Along with this Vannamei shrimp is also farmed at high intensity (200-300 ton/ha). Along with many positive outcomes of this intensification, there are several sustainability challenges. Coupled with climate change impacts those gets worsen. Managing waste nutrient can help addressing sustainability challenges both from mitigation and adaptation perspective as well as with multiple socio-economic benefits. 

3R4CSA project will address one of the major sustainability challenges – waste nutrient recovery – from intensive aquaculture in the Lower Mekong Delta. The basic concept is to Reduce waste production, Recycle waste nutrient by bio-conversion to high value ingredient, and Reuse the recycled nutrients in aquaculture and agriculture.  The objectives of this project are to transform intensive farming to climate smart aquaculture for sustainability; to create awareness and capacity building of the young graduates on 3R approaches; and to support development of SMEs for waste recycling as employment and economic growth.

Implementation of the project will be coordinated by 热博体育 in partnership with and  from France, and Can Tho University (), Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2 () and Foreign Trade University () from Vietnam.

Première réunion du comité scientifique et de pilotage du projet 3R4CSA - 11 mai 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam

Première réunion du comité scientifique et de pilotage du projet 3R4CSA - 11 mai 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam

Prior to the formal inauguration, on May 11, 2023, the first scientific and steering committee meeting took place which was chaired by Dominique Laffly- the Scientific and University Cooperation Attache of the French Embassy in Vietnam. Francois Roger, Regional Director for Continental Southeast Asia, Samira Sarter, Deputy Head of Persyst Department, Jean-Michel Mortillaro, Correspondent AquBios, led the 热博体育 team. Team from Can Tho University was represented by Prof. Tran Thi Thanh Hien, team from Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2 (RIA2) was represented by the director Nguyen Thanh Tung, and the team from Foreign Trade University (FTU) was represented by Vu Hoang Nam, head of research division.