Thanks to reading newspapers, I learned how to get rich.

(Baonghean) - “The information published in Baonghean newspaper played a crucial role in the success of my cold-storage chicken farming model today. It was thanks to reading the newspaper that I found my direction,” confided Mr. Tran Xuan Son, from Nghia Nhan hamlet, Nghia Hung commune (Nghia Dan district).

Visiting Mr. Tran Xuan Son's family chicken farm, we were surprised to find that it resembled a factory. The farm, covering nearly 2,000 square meters, was completely enclosed. The farm walls were equipped with a cooling system and ventilation fans to maintain a stable temperature. Mr. Son explained: "This is a modern commercial chicken farming model transferred from CP Vietnam Livestock Corporation. It's the result of a long process of trial and error, and many failures that almost led to bankruptcy."

Mr. Tran Xuan Son is feeding the chickens.

Mr. Son recounted: "It was around 2000, when I first started raising chickens. Because I lacked experience, the chickens often got sick, so the revenue didn't cover the expenses, especially during the avian flu outbreak in 2004. At that time, besides 600 laying hens, I also had 700 broiler chickens. However, due to disease, I gradually lost them, and the remaining ones couldn't be sold. Raising them cost me a lot in feed each day. I was losing 300,000 dong on feed every day, so along with buying feed, I had to boil eggs to feed the chickens..."

Despite the difficulties, he didn't give up. He searched for books, newspapers, and documents about livestock farming to study. Coincidentally, a newspaper in Nghe An introduced a modern, closed-loop livestock farming model, including a process implemented by CP Vietnam Livestock Corporation. Based on that information, he diligently researched online and spent money visiting farm models in various locations before finally deciding to sign a contract with CP Vietnam Livestock Corporation.

To establish the farm, along with savings from his family, he borrowed from relatives and boldly took out a bank loan of 300 million VND, bringing the total to 750 million VND. Besides the 405 million VND spent on chicks, he invested the rest in building materials for the chicken coop. Along with stabilizing the coop, CP Vietnam Livestock Corporation sent personnel to provide technical guidance on proper care, feeding, and disease prevention, resulting in rapid growth and consistent egg production. Mr. Son explained that raising chickens in open coops previously depended heavily on the weather, leading to low yields and frequent disease outbreaks. Now, with this model, he saves costs and effort, while the chickens remain healthy, lay eggs consistently, and have a high egg-laying rate.

Currently, with 3,300 super-laying chickens, his family harvests an average of 2,700 eggs per day, enough to supply distributors in Nghia Dan, Quy Hop, and Quy Chau districts. According to Mr. Son's calculations, at an average price of 1,750 VND/egg, his family earns 4.5 million VND per day, with a total annual revenue of over 1.6 billion VND from egg sales. In addition, after one year of harvesting, when the chickens are old, they can be sold as meat chickens at an average price of 100,000 VND/chicken, bringing in 330 million VND from the 3,300 chickens. Thus, the total revenue from Mr. Son's chicken farm reaches approximately 2 billion VND per year. After deducting expenses, the profit is 500 million VND per year.

Quang An