Nghe An builds a project to develop goat herds
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of August 18, under the chairmanship of the Standing Committee Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu, the Provincial People's Committee listened to and continued to give opinions to complete the Project "Developing the goat herd in Nghe An province for the period 2020-2025".
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| Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. Photo: PH |
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2019, Nghe An had 118,434 meat goats, 47,514 breeding goats and 59,537 kids, mainly concentrated in lowland areas and basically local grass goat breeds.
Goat farming in Nghe An is mainly done by household farming; farm farming only accounts for about 1.5-2% of the total herd.
According to the general assessment, Nghe An has many favorable conditions for developing goat farming, with a mountainous area of over 1.3 million hectares and unused land of over 53,000 hectares. Meanwhile, goat farming requires a small investment capital but has a quick turnover, high profits, low risk of disease, and high demand for products. These are considered advantages that need to be well utilized, especially when diseases have been, are and will continue to develop complicatedly in livestock and poultry.
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| Comrade Nguyen Van De - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development spoke at the meeting. Photo: Phu Huong |
According to forecasts, the demand for this type of food is increasing, both domestically and in some markets such as China, EU countries...
In the period of 2020-2025, Nghe An advocates developing goat herds in the direction of farm and household scale, applying advanced breeding techniques, developing high-quality specialty goat products of Nghe An. The average growth rate in this period is 4-4.5%, by 2025 the total goat herd will reach over 285,000 heads, the output of goat meat for slaughter will reach over 3,000 tons, striving for the value of goat production and breeding to reach about 450-500 billion VND.
At the meeting, representatives of localities and related sectors gave their opinions on a number of issues such as: Goat herd development targets; is it appropriate to mainly raise smallholders; should the goat breed be developed into a crossbred goat or should we still use grass-fed goats to maintain the quality and brand of goat products; what is the consumption market like? |
| Vice Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee Le Dinh Thanh proposed prioritizing the development of free-range goats. Photo: Phu Huong |
In his concluding remarks after listening to comments, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu stated: The effectiveness of goat herd development has been proven from the reality of goat farming in the localities of Nghia Dan, Thanh Chuong, Tan Ky... This should be considered a practical basis for localities to refer to and develop and expand the scale.
The agency drafting the project, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, is required to receive comments to continue perfecting the project; clearly identify the necessity of developing the project; review the suitability of some indicators; supplement mechanisms and policies; and make specific zoning to have appropriate development directions.
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| Commercial goat farming in Nghia Dan. Photo courtesy of Dinh Thuy |
Localities need to review their favorable conditions to contribute ideas, add solutions, and take good experiences from one locality and apply them appropriately to other localities.
Nghi Loc farmers earn high income from goat farming
(Baonghean.vn) - Realizing that there are abundant sources of suitable food for goats in Nghi Kieu commune (Nghi Loc) such as leaves of various kinds, agricultural by-products, etc., in recent years, many farming households in the hamlets have invested in building goat farms for high income.