Modernization in livestock production: An economic spearhead in Binh Duong

Binh Duong province recently enhanced the transfer and application of high technology in livestock development, thereby improving the productivity, quality, and value of its livestock products.

Additionally, this effort has contributed to effectively utilizing the province's potential and advantages, and restructuring the agricultural sector towards increased value added and sustainable development.

Wifi transmitters and modern technology machinery for egg incubation are common sights at Dinh Ngoc Khuong's high-tech 30,000-square-meter poultry farm specializing in the production of poultry breeds. The farm is located in An Binh commune, Phu Giao district, Binh Duong province. These investments in high technology enable the installation, connection, and operation of the entire farm through smartphones.

"With the aim of enabling effective production, I have constructed and synchronized a closed cold poultry farming system, equipped with amenities such as air-conditioning systems, automatic water troughs, and food trays. This model has reduced time and production costs while yielding high economic efficiency. During peak seasons, my farm produces an average of 900 tons of chickens per month, Mr. Khuong shared.

In addition to the implementation of high technology in poultry farming, the livestock sector in Binh Duong province is seeing significant investment and high economic returns in terms of large-scale livestock farming. Namely, Anova Agri Binh Duong's dairy cattle farm in Phu Giao district has utilized advanced European technology to rear 1,500 high-yield dairy cows. These cows are high-quality breeds imported from countries with advanced dairy farming sectors such as Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.

Moreover, the farm is equipped with synchronized high-tech equipment from Europe, featuring a closed farming process managed and operated using advanced herd management software.

The entire process of rearing, milking, and preserving is conducted in compliance with GlobalGAP standards in order to create high quality products with a natural, delicious flavor free from harmful substances and prohibited chemicals. The dairy farm is currently managing a herd of 1,000 cows, an supplying the market with over 8 million liters of high-quality milk per year.

Binh Duong province recently implemented favorable policies to promote the development of high-tech agriculture, offering approximately 70% interest rate subsidies for minimum loans from the Provincial Development Investment Fund. Additionally, preferential borrowing limits range from 80% to 90%, depending on the scale of high-tech agricultural production plans. These practical policies have effectively fostered agricultural growth.

To date, the province is managing approximately 6,370 hectares of crop production area, along with 189 high-tech poultry and duck farms, and 251 high-tech pig farms. In addition to preferential lending policies, the province aims to establish high-tech agricultural zones as a foundation for further development.

According to Pham Van Bong, General Director of Binh Duong province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, local future plans include continuing to enhance high-tech agricultural production, and progressively building an organic agricultural foundation. Notably, the province will initially focus on attracting, encouraging, and supporting experienced, long-standing agricultural producers and large-scale professional farms with stable consumption sources. Subsequently, the province will gradually transition towards organic farming practices.

These actors play a crucial role in establishing efficient agricultural production models, contributing to the enhancement and promotion of existing traditional agricultural models.

Furthermore, the province is set to formulate plans for digital transformation in agriculture, foster e-commerce development, and construct model rural areas in association with smart village concepts. These initiatives are pivotal measures aimed at fostering the sustainable development of high-tech agriculture in Binh Duong.

"Binh Duong province has successfully developed four large-scale high-tech agricultural zones since 2008. In addition to their effective operations, these zones serve as pivotal centers for technology transfer, market construction, and development. They enable neighboring farms and households to become production satellites that follow advanced technical methods and contract farming practices, similar to successful models in developed countries around the world," stated General Director Pham Van Bong.