The Southern Model with Organic Fisheries Products and Social Enterprise Model (Minh Phu Forest Shrimp Chain Joint Stock Company)
ORGANIC SHRIMP MODEL OF MINH PHU SEAFOOD GROUP – MINH PHU IS A PARTNER OF CODAS
Since 2002, the term “organic shrimp” or “organic shrimp” is gradually used in Ca Mau and Vietnam. From 2013 up to now, the organic tiger shrimp farming area has been strongly developed with the participation of 4 seafood companies, namely Minh Phu Seafood Corporation, Camimex, Seanamico and Casep. In addition to the Naturland standard, businesses expanded the EU Organis standards, Bio Suisse, Selva Shrimp … these certifications help more favorable in the process of exporting organic shrimp products to high-end markets such as Europe, America, Japan, Korea …
Among organic shrimp producers in Vietnam, one of the pioneers in organic production with effective operation towards sustainable development goals is Minh Fisheries Group. Phú. Minh Phu Seafood Corporation implemented the farming area from 2013 and 2014 and achieved Naturland certification. By 2018, Minh Phu organic shrimp products have achieved EU, Bio Suisse, Selva Shrimp, Mangrove Shrimp certifications on a total area of 21. 000 hectares of organic shrimp farming and 100% of production output for export. password. In addition to the organization of organic shrimp farming to ensure quality standards, Minh Phu Seafood Corporation has also invested in modern factory systems, machinery and equipment such as individual rapid freezing system (IQF), plating. preservative tape … helps shrimp to preserve nutrition, keep the freshness of food and convenient for preservation. In addition, the factory system of Minh Phu has obtained the certificates of food safety such as BRC, HACCP, ISO 22000.
The Minh Phu organic shrimp production process adheres to the principles of the organic standard: Health – Ecology – Fairness – Careful. The organic shrimp farming process does not need antibiotics but is still stable and sustainable. During the 2-year trial and 5-year expansion of organic shrimp production, the experts of Minh Phu’s organic shrimp farming project concluded “respect for nature is really the key to everything. door”. Minh Phu has developed 21,000 hectares of organic shrimp farming without using preventive drugs, absolutely no antibiotics, just relying on nature and adjusting the farming density accordingly. Farming density, food and environment are the prerequisites: – The shrimp farming area is the mangrove forest, the water is circulated and the salinity is tightly controlled. – The farming rate is low, only 20 shrimp / m2 (while in conventional shrimp farming, this density is 5 times larger) – The shrimp find natural food by themselves. Absolutely do not give more food. The shrimp is large and develops natural resistance. – Finally, extremely important, shrimp farming with low density, large farming areas, shrimp are living with other types of seafood, making the fungus, if any, will be eliminated early. One of the successes of Minh Phu Seafood Corporation and its significant contribution to building the value chain for organic shrimp products in Vietnam is the establishment of a Social Enterprise (Social Enterprise) named a Joint Stock Company. part of Minh Phu forest shrimp chain social part, marking a successful linkage model between the large Fisheries Group and smallholder farmers in the Ca Mau mangrove forest. Social enterprises have a model linking with small and fragmented shrimp farming households to practice shrimp farming according to the standards of different international certifications (multi-certification). Shrimp farmers participate in social enterprises as shareholders to receive profits from the business performance of the business. The selling price of the product is stable, “sold at its origin” not through traders. The value obtained from farmed shrimp is higher than the price of normal shrimp, etc. Mangrove development for shrimp farming The premise of establishing Minh Phu Forest Shrimp Chain Social Joint Stock Company is originated from an international project implemented for 3 years from 2012-2015, implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) implementing the mangrove restoration project based on sustainable shrimp farming and emission reduction (MAM for short) in Ca Mau province, establishment of Naturland certified shrimp farming area. During this period, there were 7/9 Mangrove Management Boards with 6 companies participating in building up areas with international certification. The total certified area is 18.926 ha (forest and water surface for shrimp farming). After the project ended, up to now, only Minh Phu Group continues to implement, and other businesses have terminated the model.
Minh Phu Forest Shrimp Chain Social Joint Stock Company was established in January 2017 with 89 shareholders, including 5 founding shareholders and 84 shareholders who are forest shrimp farmers at the But Mien Protection Forest Management Board. , Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau, with 48, 640 shares, each share with par value 10,000 dong. Currently, the forest shrimp farming area of 84 shareholders has been certified as 486.4 ha. Enterprises pay for forest environmental services according to the norm of 500,000 VND / ha forest / year. After that, the enterprise expanded the organic shrimp farming area in Ca Mau, expanded to Tra Vinh, Ben Tre …, increasing the number of farmers who are farmers participating in social enterprises many times. By 2018, the company completes the certified organic shrimp area to 6,000 hectares of forest shrimp certified EU Organic and 15,000 hectares of forest shrimp are converted to organic farming according to EU standards. All 21. 000 hectares are being exploited for organic and converted forest shrimp for 100% export.
Joining social enterprises, farmers contribute capital with their own land but are very confident not to be afraid of being lost. Farmers contribute capital but still cultivate directly on their land, according to a process consistent with enterprises, farmers are trained in the cultivation process according to a certain set of organic standards, between enterprises and farmers. will be bound together by an economic contract. Minh Phu Forest Shrimp Chain Social Joint Stock Company has accompanied shrimp farmers with disease-free process, quality, low price and, importantly, international certification for export processing.
The model of social enterprises that Minh Phu implemented started from organic shrimp under the coastal protection forest, followed by shrimp, rice and then industrial shrimp. MInh Phu chooses organic shrimp because its economic value is 25-30% higher than conventional shrimp. Farmers will be supported with farming techniques by a unified production process, increasing shrimp productivity, creating organic standard products, helping people increase economic value. Besides, it also helps to solve social problems such as environmental protection. People can even buy shares of the Company to share annual profits and profits. In particular, most of the profits generated by Social Enterprises, will be used to invest in purposes of social and environmental issues.
The model of social enterprises initiated by Minh Phu Fisheries Group is spreading in the Mekong Delta when many provinces have shrimp farming areas to study and follow. This is considered as a way of linking small farmers into a collective, large commodity production. Accordingly, instead of letting shrimp farmers develop small by themselves, when establishing a social enterprise, people will gather, the farming area of each household will become a shrimp pond of the enterprise.
As of 2019, the major organic production enterprises across the country are applying and effectively applying the business-farmer association model on the basis of equal and equal benefits. From the story of Minh Phu Forest Shrimp Chain Social Joint Stock Company of the largest seafood corporation in Vietnam, Minh Phu Group, to the first organic production and export enterprises in Vietnam such as organic tea (Ecolink), Cinnamon, anise (Vinasamex), or Production model PGS produces organic products for domestic consumption in Hanoi, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Hoi An, Ben Tre are demonstrating the farmers’ labor, production and creativity in organic production, proving that the farmer can own his land and cultivate according to organic standards to achieve good productivity. High product value and stable family income contribute to reducing social problems such as the labor imbalance between Urban and Rural, protecting people’s health, protecting the environment …
