The VND36 billion project aims to produce 600 million freshwater fish and 25 million shrimp larvae per year. 

The Cu Chi District project, worth the equivalent of about US$2 million, would also further aquatic research, said Saigon Viet Long.

The company, an affiliate of State-owned Saigon Agriculture Incorporation, has developed a similar project in Can Gio District to supply saltwater breeding animals.