Return to the countryside to get rich

(Baonghean) - Promoting youth, mastering science and technology and with the desire to get rich, many young people in towns and cities have returned to the countryside to exploit land funds, open farms to develop the economy. Many successful models with income of hundreds of millions of dong per year have become bright spots for local people to learn and replicate.

Technologist returns to village to open farm

Graduated from Vinh University of Technical Education, majoring in Information Technology Engineering, Mr. Van Si Hai, class 8, Mai Hung ward (Hoang Mai town) packed his bags and went to Hanoi to work for a computer company. After 5 years, when he had accumulated enough experience, he returned to his hometown to establish a computer company, and business was relatively favorable. However, after many times researching on the internet about livestock models, he was determined to build a trial to raise specialty breeds.

Mr. Van Sy Hai is feeding the wild boars.

In early 2015, when Mai Hung ward had a policy of developing farm economy, Mr. Hai renovated his family's residential land of more than 8,000 m2 near the foot of the hill to develop farm economy. With the money he saved and borrowed more than 200 million VND from the bank, he invested in a mixed livestock farm including wild boar, Dong Tao chicken, pheasant and soft-shell turtle.

At first, raising animals was quite difficult due to lack of experience. He actively participated in training courses on raising animals in the ward, learned from good economic models, and searched for information online. With a herd of over 60 wild boars, including many sows, his family sells more than 100 breeding pigs and dozens of meat pigs each year.

Mr. Hai even went to Hung Yen province to buy Dong Tao chickens to raise. He built 8 coops, used canvas to protect from the sun and rain, created ventilation and carried out full vaccination. The chickens' food was mainly corn and chopped banana stems mixed with bran. To proactively source the breed, he brought eggs to incubators in the area. From a few dozen initial chickens, he now has a flock of over 100 chickens and meat chickens to sell to restaurants.

Mr. Hai's flock of more than 30 pheasants has begun to reproduce.

Mr. Hai said that the value of Dong Tao chicken depends on the size of the chicken's feet. During holidays and Tet, the demand for chickens increases. Thanks to being proactive in breeding, his family's chicken prices are often cheaper than many other places, and the chicks are sold as soon as they hatch.

With his existing success and experience, Mr. Hai raised pheasants and soft-shell turtles. After more than 1 year of care, the flock of more than 30 pheasants has now reproduced. He successfully hatched the pheasants and left the chicks for breeding to increase the flock. The success of the integrated livestock farm has brought in an income of nearly 200 million VND/year for Mr. Hai's family.

Mr. Hai has successfully hatched pheasants.

With a large garden area, Mr. Hai plans to expand the farm with new varieties of plants and animals with high economic efficiency. Evaluating this model, Mr. Le Duc My - Vice Chairman of Mai Hung Ward People's Committee said: "Although it has only been in operation for more than 1 year, the comprehensive livestock farm model of Mr. Hai's family has been effective, providing a stable income. The ward encourages people to visit and learn to replicate the model."

From the city to the mountains to raise wild boars

Mr. Bui Van Hung, in Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu district) decided to buy back the hilly land in Ngoc Son mountainous commune to open a farm to raise wild pigs and ducks. Each year, his farm brings in an income of nearly 500 million VND.

With the capital accumulated after many years of working abroad, in 2010, Mr. Bui Van Hung decided to go to the wild mountainous area in Khe Gang dam area, Ngoc Son commune to develop the economy. With an area of ​​3 hectares, he hired machines and workers to level the ground to build barns and demarcate the livestock area.

Mr. Bui Van Hung grows more than 200 longan trees that are producing fruit each season, earning 100 million VND/year.

After researching the market and realizing that raising wild boars has 2-3 times higher economic value than raising normal pigs, he boldly went to the northern provinces to buy wild boars to raise. Initially, he bought 10 pairs of wild boar sows for breeding. After 1 year of raising, the pigs began to reproduce. Currently, he is raising 100 wild boars, of which 10 are breeding.

According to Mr. Hung, on average, wild boars give birth to two litters a year, each litter has about 7-8 piglets. When the piglets are 3 months old, they will be separated from the herd and raised separately. In addition to bran and corn, wild boars can also use other local food sources such as duckweed, vegetables, grass, cassava, potatoes, etc.

“Raising wild boars seems simple, but if you do not understand the care techniques, their growth cycle to proactively prevent diseases and supplement food, it will not bring economic efficiency. The advantage of raising wild boars is high economic efficiency, the price is from 120,000 - 130,000 VND/kg” - Mr. Hung shared. From successfully raising wild boars, his family has an income of about 350 million VND/year.

Mr. Hung's flock of ducks.

In addition to raising wild boars, in 2014, Mr. Hung continued to raise commercial mallards with a scale of 2,000 - 2,500 ducks/year. Each batch is raised for about 4 months before being sold, with an average weight of 1 - 1.5 kg/duck, with an average price of 100,000 VND/duck. From raising mallards, he earns an additional income of nearly 200 million VND each year. Mr. Hung shared: "Raising mallards requires spacious land, because mallards have the characteristic of flying far, so when raising them, nets must be spread around them.

Although wild ducks are wild, once you know their characteristics, you won't be afraid of them flying away. This is also a specialty that is loved by people." In the farm area, Mr. Hung also planted 200 longan trees. Currently, the longan is in harvest season, with an average of 100 million VND per crop per year.

From the wild hilly land, Mr. Bui Van Hung has turned this place into a profitable land with income from farming reaching about 500 million VND/year. His model also creates stable jobs for 4-5 local workers with a good income.

Thanh Thuy - Viet Hung - Thanh Nhan