Addressing a year-end conference of the department on December 25, Duong said that next year, the department will monitor the market and supply of animal husbandry products to timely inform farmers and consumers, intensify epidemic control work and promote the export of livestock products.

Acting Director of the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Duong.

Tong Xuan Chinh, Vice Director of the department said that the animal husbandry sector has maintained a growth of 5-6 percent in recent years, contributing to keeping the growth of the whole agricultural sector.

In 2018, total live-weight pork output hits over 3.81 million tonnes, up 2.2 percent year on year with major production hubs including Dong Nai, Hanoi, Thai Nguyen and Ha Nam.

Meanwhile, poultry output is estimated at nearly 1.1 million tonnes, a rise of 6.1 percent compared to 2017, and that of milk is expected to reach 960,000 tonnes, up 9 percent.

The sector’s export revenue is likely to reach 550 million USD in 2018.

Notably, the department has coordinated with localities to develop production chains connecting animal raising, slaughtering, processing and selling. One of the models is the pork processing complex of Masan Group in Ha Nam province with an annual capacity of 140,000 tonnes of meat bearing the trademark of Meat Deli. The facility became operational on December 23.

Earlier, another facility for pig slaughtering and pork processing with an annual capacity of 350,000 pigs was launched in November 2018 in Nam Dinh province.

The department is supporting local firms in selling pork products to Myanmar, Hong Kong (China) and Singapore, and chicken meat to Japan. A safe chicken production zone will also be developed in central Thanh Hoa province.

Linkage for spiritual tourism development

(BGO) - Tourism development has been defined as one of the key targets and socio-economic leverage for Bac Giang province by 2020. The local tourism will be effectively invested with a focal point in promoting the local image green and sustainable growth on the basis of preserving and exploiting cultural values as well as protecting the environment. 

 

Bac Giang encourages mushroom growing linkage chain

(BGO) – The Bac Giang provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has coordinated with Lang Giang district People’s Committee to support ­two local cooperatives in building the linkage chains of growing edible and herbal mushrooms as well as some hi-tech mushroom production models with the expenses distributed by the provincial People’s Committee.

 

Linkage in herbal medicine production

(BGO) – In this spring crop, several farmers in Phi Mo commune, Lang Giang district in the northern province of Bac Giang linked with OPC Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (OPC JSC) (Yen Dung district) to grow more than 8 hectares of herbal plants.

 

Expanding linkages to bring farm products to foreign markets

(BGO)- Thanks to the involvement of local governments at all levels, sectors and enterprises, a number of linkages between agricultural production and consumption have been developed in Bac Giang province, thereby gaining stable markets, bringing provincial farm products abroad, increasing their values and incomes of local people.

 

Vietnamese enterprises in Japan strengthen linkages

The Vietnamese Business Association in Japan convened its congress for the second tenure (2018-2020) on May 6, aiming to seek ways to better connect Vietnamese businesses.

 

Source: VNA