Nghe An province plans to build a high-tech core pig farm.
(Baonghean.vn) - According to Nghe An's high-tech agricultural development plan until 2030, Nghe An will build 20% of its beef cattle farms using high technology. In addition, there will be nucleus pig farms in Anh Son.
Accordingly, Nghe An province is developing existing cattle farms in Nghi Lam commune, Nghi Loc district, with a scale of 3,000-5,000 head per year; expanding the Australian cattle farm of Kieu Phuong Company (Tan Ky); and simultaneously building several new beef cattle farms applying CNC technology in Quynh Luu, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, Anh Son, Yen Thanh, and Dien Chau districts, each with a scale of 2,000-4,000 head per year.
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| Visiting Mavin AustFeed Nghe An Co., Ltd. Photo: Thanh Le |
By 2020, Nghe An province will establish 3-4 high-tech cattle breeding and beef farming zones meeting the criteria of high-tech agriculture at farms in Tan Ky, Nghi Loc, Quynh Luu districts and Hoang Mai town, with a scale of 20,000 - 30,000 head/year/farm.
In addition, the plan includes building and developing high-tech pig farms in the districts of Nghi Loc, Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Anh Son, Yen Thanh, Tan Ky, and Nghia Dan.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Lap, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province: Nghe An is developing the Masan Nutri-Farm Nghe An high-tech pig farming cluster in Ha Son commune, Quy Hop district, owned by Masan Group Joint Stock Company. The farm covers an area of 224 hectares with a capacity of 230,000 pigs (including approximately 220,000 fattening pigs and 10,000 breeding sows), with a total investment of approximately 1,000 billion VND.
In addition, Mavin Group has established and developed a high-tech core pig farm in Hung Son commune, Anh Son district, with a total investment of 18 million USD. The farm covers an area of 100 hectares, with a capacity of 10,000 sows and 125,000 fattening pigs per year.
The nucleus pig farm will be responsible for breeding the original stock and producing high-quality breeding pigs and commercial pigs.
"Currently, we are conducting a feasibility study to establish a food processing plant in Nghe An, which could be launched in 2018 with a total investment of $25 million on an area of 5 hectares. The plant will have a capacity of 200,000 tons/year with processed meat products, sausages, ham and traditional meat products," said David John Whitehead, Chairman of Mavin Group.
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| Pig farm. Illustration photo. |
Nghe An province has also developed a high-tech pig breeding farm in Nam Hung commune, Nam Dan district, invested by Dai Thanh Loc Co., Ltd. The farm covers an area of 26 hectares, with a scale of 2,400 breeding sows, providing approximately 70,000 - 80,000 pigs for meat per year.
The establishment and development of a pig breeding farm in Nghia Binh commune, Nghia Dan district, is invested in by Nghia Dan Investment and Livestock Joint Stock Company. The farm covers an area of 30 hectares, with a capacity of 2,400 breeding sows, providing approximately 70,000-80,000 market pigs per year.
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