The Ca Mau Shrimp Festival and the OCOP Mekong Delta Forum will occur in 2023.

DNHN - The event will be held in Ca Mau on a regional scale from December 13 to 16, 2023 under the theme "Elevating Vietnamese Shrimp - Developing OCOP Products Together"

The opening ceremony of the Ca Mau Shrimp Festival and the 2023 Mekong Delta OCOP Forum will take place on December 13, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. in the Central Square of Ca Mau province with form stage cultural programmes bearing the mark and characteristics of the land and people of Ca Mau to bring beautiful images and memories in the hearts of domestic and international visitors, tourists, and friends about a beautiful land and its people. During the Shrimp Festival, the OCOP Ca Mau product brand is filled with emotions and impressions through the promotion of shrimp industry brands, OCOP products, and the Ca Mau Shrimp brand in particular.

Exposition and trade of the prawn industry and OCOP products with 400 participating booths from December 13 to December 16, 2023, in the form of exhibition booths - cuisine, trade, equipment, lines, and processes. Process and technology for shrimp processing; industrial shrimp processing products; food and environmental treatment products used in aquaculture; high-tech, organic, ecological shrimp farming model; aquaculture equipment; high-tech, disease-free seed production. Fresh speciality and seafood stalls serving the central kitchen (Quang Dien); exhibition and trade space for OCOP products (typical OCOP products of Northern region, Mekong Delta, and Ca Mau province locales).

Trade, Investment, and Tourism Promotion Forum; City Linkage Programme Preliminary Conference. Ho Chi Minh and Mekong Delta provinces in 2023; "Connecting trade of OCOP products in the Mekong Delta in 2023" conference to exchange and share solutions and orientations to promote promotion activities and connect the domestic and export markets for OCOP products. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding on business cooperation between OCOP entities and supermarkets, distributors, and businesses.

Workshop titled "Building the Value Chain of the Ca Mau Shrimp Industry" Workshop entitled "Current Status and Solutions for the Sustainable Development of the Prawn Industry" "Technological Process of Farming and Production Aquatic Seed Production"; "Current Situation and Solutions for Environmental and disease management in shrimp farming"; "Solutions to reduce costs in intensive and super-intensive shrimp farming"; "Shrimp processing and export market"; "Introduction of new products, technology, and equipment in the shrimp industry"; Adaptation to climate change using scientific and technological solutions for the development of high-tech seafood.

Before this, the Organising Committee launched a contest for Logos and Slogans for the Ca Mau Shrimp Festival; a humorous symbol of shrimp and the OCOP brand identity of the Ca Mau province, which will be held from July to October 2023. The contest seeks to select the Logo and Slogan for the Ca Mau Shrimp Festival; a humorous symbol about shrimp, and the OCOP brand identity of Ca Mau province for official use in the series of Ca Mau Shrimp Festival activities and OCOP Mekong Delta Product Connection Forum 2023 and several other activities of Ca Mau province, to propagate, promote, and introduce the typical image of Ca Mau Shrimp, OCOP products, and to contribute to arousing pride, raising awareness of preserving an important

The festival "Ca Mau Seafood Cuisine" combines the essence of Vietnamese cuisine and takes place at the Provincial Central Square throughout the duration of the event. 13 December 2023, at 6:00 p.m., at the Ca Mau province's Central Square, there will be a parade of decorated vehicles honouring Ca Mau's products; cultural and artistic activities, lion and dragon dance, festival opening drums, and a street circus...

Cultural encounters and recreational pursuits By participating in folk games, visitors will learn about the festival culture of the three regions, particularly Ca Mau. In addition, you can also visit, experience and tour the cultural community of the Ca Mau river area associated with visiting the prawn farming areas of Ca Mau such as tours, visits to tourist areas and historical relics. Ca Mau Cape National Park, U Minh Ha National Park, Silver Stone, and the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Area;... Visit intensive and super-intensive shrimp farming models; shrimp farming regions with international certification; environmentally friendly shrimp farming models, such as organic shrimp farming (rice shrimp, wild shrimp...); production facilities with OCOP products; and coastal craft villages.

Ca Mau province's Central Square will host the Ca Mau Shrimp Festival Closing Programme and the OCOP Mekong Delta 2023 Product Connection Forum at 7:00 p.m. on the 16th of December, 2023. Rapidly with content that integrates cultural performance activities with awarding prizes for competitions and recognising organisations and individuals who have contributed to the province's shrimp industry, such as good shrimp farmers and seafood processors, inventing technological models in shrimp farming, and... serving the Ca Mau shrimp industry. Awarded the awards "Vote for typical products of Ca Mau Shrimp Festival and OCOP Product Connection Forum in the Mekong Delta 2023"; presented certificates/medals to culinary artists and stalls participating in the Festival; handed the flag to the host province to host the OCOP Product Connection Forum in 2024...

Uyen Nhi