The rice-shrimp cultivation area of Thoi Binh district in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has received Best Aquaculture Practices' (BAP) certification of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA). The certification is the first presented to an aquatic farming establishment in Vietnam. Currently, the model has drawn 321 households in the Bien Bach Dong commune with a total farming area of more than 696 hectares. In the coming time, it plans to expand the area to about 2,000 hectares. Source: Vietnam News Agency