VietGAHP livestock breeding ensures products’ sustainable values

HAI PHONG - Livestock breeding under the VietGAHP model will create sustainable values for the products, a forum has heard.

The statement was confirmed by a leader from the National Centre for Agriculture Promotion (NCAP) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, at the forum titled “Development of Poultry Breeding Associated with Consumption” in the Red River Delta.

The forum on agriculture and agricultural development held on October 30 in the northern city of Hai Phong, is aimed to find solutions for farmers in the Red River Delta provinces to boost their livestock breeding meeting the VietGAHP standards, and develop their product consumption links.

More than 200 delegates participated in the forum, including those from the NCAP and livestock breeders from provinces of Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, Vinh Phuc, and Hai Phong City.

Many issues related to VietGAHP poultry raising associated with the chain of product consumption had been openly discussed at the forum.

Deputy Director of the NCAP, Ha Thuy Hanh, said breeding orientation according to VietGAHP was very important to help farmers not only conduct their works in a correct process and ensure biosafety but also record most basically all the problems for traceability.

“When people pay more attention to breeding, their works will be more effective. First, diseases will be reduced. Second, they will be granted VietGAHP certification which can surely value and solve the matter of traceability of the product's origin,” said Hanh.

The official appealed for more connection among farmers saying it is needed for reducing the input costs and have offtake contracts with slaughter and processing enterprises thus creating sustainable values.

Pham Van Nhi, a chickens breeder is practicing the VietGAHP model on their farm with about 5,000 chicken, in Hong Phong Commune, An Duong District, Hai Phong City.

Nhi said his family was participating in a project launched by the NCAP on building a trading model of breeding chickens under the VietGAHP associated with consumption in the Red River Delta provinces in 2019.

“Thanks to the project, my family is now no longer worried about the output for the products since their value has been raising. We know more about how to apply breeding techniques in the correct way,” said Nhi.

The farmer added that after joining the project, his household was connected to a company in the area thus he had signed a product consumption contract with the selling price always equal or VND500/kg higher than the market price.

According to the NCAP, from 2018 to 2020, the center has implemented many major projects related to poultry farming under the VietGAHP model. The breeders participating in the project have stably found their product consumption at higher prices than others outside the model.