Economic efficiency of duck-raising in the Mekong River Delta

The Mekong River Delta (MRD) is the main region where ducks are raised. Each year, within the MRD are sown 2.5 million ha of rice, thousands of ha of upland crops and valuable food crops. The MRD has in addition about 50 000 ha of canals, 30 000 ha of water surface used in agricultural pursuits and over 700 Inn of seashore. These provide a large potential for duck-raising development. Many economic issues regarding duck-raising of the MRD need to be studied, assessed and summarised to help exploit the potential of duck-raising in the MRD. Since 1991, a project entitled 'The main economic issues for duck raising development in the Mekong River delta' has been studied by the Sub-National Institute of Agricultural Planning and Projection. Results from the study have indicated the economic efficiency of duck-raising, determined the possibilities of duck-raising development and proposed solutions to increase duck-raising development in the MRD region.