The shrimp farming industry in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, is one of the most polluting industries in the country leading to much ecological degradation in the area. The Vietnamese government and...Show moreThe shrimp farming industry in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, is one of the most polluting industries in the country leading to much ecological degradation in the area. The Vietnamese government and national and international organizations use the sustainable development discourse to encourage shrimp systems that are less harmful to the ecosystem. Nevertheless, individual socio-economic circumstances are often neglected while implementing these discourses in the region. This thesis discusses what the relevance of the socio-economic indicators education, household income, and support network are for shrimp farmers to the acceptance of sustainable development discourse concerning ecological degradation in the Mekong Delta. Case study research into two types of sustainable shrimp farming systems was used to find the necessary information and data. Primary and secondary sources were utilised, as well as answers from interviews with experts in the field and shrimp farmers. The thesis concludes that these indicators are very relevant and must not be set aside as being unimportant within the sustainable development projects of the delta because this would lead to impracticality, bad implementation of the shrimp systems, and less sustainable improvement.Show less