By 2009 to 2010 Viet Nam shrimp farmers were suffered with EMS and got a heavy and serious losses because of undefined reason that time.
In 2011 in Central of Viet Nam, shrimp farmer named Nguyen Van Vinh to find a solution to deal with EMS by applying nursery phase within 20 days of nursing before to stock in grow out pond and he could get an effective and good harvest result. After that this practice has been improving; transferring and developing in whole country.
The benefits of nursery phase not only has helped Viet Nam shrimp farmers to prevent EMS disease at the beginning, current disease and prevent for new and emerging diseases but also helped shrimp farmers saving cost; faster rotation crops; sustainable success for better profit. This is also a main reason why shrimp production in Viet Nam bloom in recent years
Not only industry but also Viet nam governments see the importance in the introduction of nurseries. The Directorate of Fisheries sees the benefit for small scale farmers using nurseries to increase production without increasing land use.
It is very honor to introduce and present this Viet Nam current practice in shrimp farming to APA audience for learning more news from audience.