Large enterprises push up investment in livestock in Vietnam

Japfa Vietnam has officially inaugurated and put into operation a 48,000-head pig farm in Phu Rieng district, Binh Phuoc province.

The farm has a total investment of nearly VND 400 billion, built on an area of 40 hectares, including 24 pigsties with a capacity of 48,000 pigs.

It is expected that the project will supply the market with more than 100,000 pigs per year, equivalent to more than 11,000 tons of meat per year.

“This is a pioneer pig farm in Vietnam, designed and built as a modern model, applying advanced technology of the world. To improve efficiency, the project applies fully automatic technology, is easy to clean thanks to the use of 100% woven sheets that helps saving construction area by 40% and reducing operating costs. Besides, the farm is environmental friendly thanks to the wastewater treatment system applies strict standards of the management agency,” says Arif Widjaja, General Director of Japfa Vietnam.

Previously, on February 28, 2022, Japfa Vietnam also held the ground-breaking ceremony for a 96,000-scale pig farm project of Long Tan and Long Phu in Phu Rieng district, Binh Phuoc province.

The project was built on a total area of 70 hectares, with a total construction cost of VND 860 billion. It will provide clean and safe meat for the market, and at the same time contribute to stabilizing the supply of pork in Vietnam.

Since 1996 when it started operation in Vietnam, Japfa Group has always considered Vietnam as one of its key markets in Asia. Therefore, Japfa Vietnam is always a top priority in the Group's expansion strategy, aiming to bring the livestock production industry in Vietnam among the group of advanced countries in the region.

The farm of 48,000 pigs of Japfa in Binh Phuoc that has just started operation has an important meaning, contributes to completing the closed breeding chain from genetics, breed sources, animal feed, and pigsty specifications, nutritional standards and biosecurity.

Also in early March, BaF Vietnam Agriculture Joint Stock Company inaugurated and put into operation a pig farm with a scale of 5,000 sows in Ea Trol commune, Song Hinh district (Phu Yen province), in order to supply high quality piglets to the market.

The farm has an area of 14 hectares, built on a modern technology model transferred from the largest corporations in Europe, America, and Asia such as AP, Cristal, GSI, Pigtek, Big Dutchman, etc.

The farm in Ea Trol commune is part of BaF Vietnam's plan by 2025, which will be completed and put into operation from 35 - 40 farms nationwide, with a total herd of 65,000 breeding sows and 2,500,000 pigs for commercial products sold on the market.

The investment and continuously inaugurating and putting into operation large-scale livestock projects show the positive prospect of Vietnam's livestock industry, especially in the pig industry.

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Vietnam is currently one of the world's leading pork consumers per capita, ranking third in Asia after China and South Korea, and has the potential to climb to 2nd place.

It is forecast that pork production in Vietnam will reach 4 million tons in 2025 and 4.7 million tons in 2030, with an average growth of 3.1% per year in the period 2021 - 2030.

In recent years, many livestock enterprises have constantly expanded their business, invested in large projects, especially large enterprises have had the advantage of applying the 3F model: animal feed (feed), farm, food.

On March 18, at the opening ceremony of the Online Conference "Delivering solutions to promote pig farming development and strengthen the production activities management of animal feed," Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien emphasized the importance of pig farming in the livestock development strategy, and the orientation of the agricultural industry.

"In the structure of meat types by 2025, pork will account for about 63-65%. We need to integrate many solutions if we keep the pig herd stable about 30 million heads while increasing livestock and poultry." Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said.

The issue that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's leaders pay special attention to is science and technology. Deputy Minister Tien asked to promote the application of both breeds, farming processes, and nutritional feeds.

Based on research by institutes and universities, combined with importing new breeds from abroad, Deputy Minister Tien believes that the livestock sector, especially pig farming, can approach the regional and world level.

Technology is also a solution proposed by Deputy Minister Tien to stabilize and lower the cost of animal feed. The price of input animal feed ingredients increased by 18-22% over the previous year. He said that the Institute of Livestock Production has researched and produced many recipes and diets for livestock based on available materials.