A village in Nghe An province earns nearly 10 billion VND annually from raising chickens.
(Baonghean.vn) - After handing over 100 hectares of agricultural land to a local dairy company, residents of Dong Tien hamlet, Dong Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town (Nghe An province) have switched to raising broiler chickens, creating jobs and increasing income for workers.
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| Mr. Truong Cong Nam is the largest chicken farmer in Dong Tien hamlet, Dong Hieu commune. Photo: Xuan Hoang. |
Dong Tien hamlet in Dong Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town, has 210 households with 665 inhabitants. In 2015, the hamlet handed over 100 hectares of production land to TH Milk Company, which meant hundreds of workers lost their jobs.
Faced with this situation, many households used their land compensation money to invest in raising broiler chickens in the form of family farms. Since then, the movement to raise broiler chickens commercially in Dong Tien hamlet has developed strongly, with a large number of chickens.
Mr. Truong Cong Nam's family built three chicken coops, each with a capacity of 1,200 chickens. After three years of raising chickens, the family has achieved a fairly stable economic return.
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| Families in Dong Tien hamlet, Dong Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town, have invested in chicken farms with a scale of 500 to 3,500 chickens per batch. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, head of Dong Tien hamlet, said: "The chicken farming movement in the hamlet is spontaneous. People learn from each other's experiences and read additional materials, so most households raise chickens effectively. Currently, there are 94 households in the hamlet investing in chicken farming on a scale of 500-3,500 chickens per batch. Each year, the people of Dong Tien hamlet raise 3 batches of chickens, supplying the market with about 140 tons of chicken meat, worth nearly 10 billion VND."
However, due to the spontaneous nature of chicken farming among the local people, most farms are located within residential areas, easily causing environmental pollution. Furthermore, the product distribution process is passive, with farmers mainly contacting buyers themselves, leading to instability.
The people of Dong Tien hamlet hope that relevant authorities and departments will strengthen training in chicken farming techniques and establish links to find markets for their products, thereby developing sustainable livestock farming.
