With the theme "Dong Thap Pangasius: Green Journey - Green Value", Dong Thap Pangasius Festival - 2024, on a provincial scale, will take place for 2 days, November 16-17, at Vo Nguyen Giap Square (Hong Ngu city).
This is considered a continuation of the first Pangasius Festival event successfully organized by the People's Committee of Dong Thap province in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2022 with the theme "Pioneering breakthrough".
Within the framework of the Festival, there will be many programs such as: Art Festival with the theme "Pangasius Festival of Dong Thap Province" in 2024; opening of the Border Trade Promotion Fair; culinary contest of delicious dishes from Pangasius; Conference to summarize the Pangasius industry in 2024 and discuss solutions to implement tasks in 2025...
At the meeting, representatives of provincial and local departments and branches reported on preparations for the Festival, especially the progress of implementing contents according to the plan of the Provincial People's Committee such as: Deploying cultural and sports activities, exhibition space; reception, logistics; communication work; implementation costs...
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Phuoc Thien requested relevant departments, branches and localities to review and carefully prepare for the Dong Thap Pangasius Festival - 2024, in which, it is noted that the design of the layout of activities must ensure that the main space is the Festival; the organized activities must be practical and meaningful; the communication must be targeted and focused on the Festival...
It is known that pangasius is one of the five key products in the agricultural restructuring project of Dong Thap, with the strength of commercial fish farming for export.