TH Group's world record farm cluster: Leverage for developing clean agriculture in Vietnam

The attraction of giant projects

Nearly 15 years ago, a team of hundreds of the world's leading experts in agriculture , livestock technology and management science... came to Nghia Dan, Nghe An at the invitation of TH true MILK, to start building a farm cluster that by 2020 was certified by World Records Union - WorldKings as the world's largest high-tech concentrated farm cluster with a closed production process.

The dairy farm belongs to the TH Group 's largest high-tech concentrated farm cluster with a closed production process in the world in Nghe An. Photo: TH Group

Hero of Labor Thai Huong, Founder of TH Group, from the very beginning, determined that the business's mindset was to combine Vietnamese natural resources, Vietnamese intelligence with high technology and the most advanced management science in the world. "I wanted to make a glass of clean, international-standard fresh milk right on Vietnamese soil. Who would do this for me when my knowledge of milk at that time was still zero? I had to invite the best teacher."

Ms. Thai Huong, Founder of TH Group, is the one who set the strategic vision for the 1.2 billion USD milk project in Nghe An. Photo: TH Group

Tal Cohen is one of the first experts from Afimilk (Israel) to participate in the TH true MILK milk project. Currently, he is the General Director of TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company (the unit operating TH farm).

Sharing the reason for participating in TH's milk project many years ago, the Israeli expert said: “I was attracted by the scale of the project that TH proposed. At that time, the scale of dairy farms in the world only stopped at 500 - 1,000 cows, but TH had far exceeded that number with 45,000 starting cows. That number was too large. After hearing the proposal to participate in the project, I did not hesitate to immediately agree, because with such a scale, it is worth experiencing anywhere in the world.”

In February 2011, Tal Cohen first set foot in Vietnam with dozens of Israeli engineers and farmers - skilled dairy farmers. They were part of the TH Group's plan to start the world's largest concentrated high-tech dairy project.

Mr. Tal Cohen - General Director of TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company. Photo: TH Group

Recalling the time of starting the farm, Tal Cohen said: “At that time, I had only one thought, the most professional things that Afimilk applied in Israel and around the world, needed to be strictly followed here. This project is not only a milestone in my career, it is also a lever to develop clean agriculture in Vietnam. For that reason, my colleagues and I have built processes and quality standards in a methodical and professional manner right from the beginning”. With persistent efforts, in 2015, TH completed the first stage of the project.

Up to now, TH's herd has approached 70,000 cows with many new farms being built or being built everywhere in Vietnam such as: Phu Yen, Kon Tum, Thanh Hoa, An Giang... and even abroad (Russian Federation). In particular, the genetic quality of the herd is considered to be among the best in the world today.

Having been with TH for more than a decade, the Israeli expert said that he will continue to participate in the development process of TH because he personally sees that there is still much work to do: “I understand the core values ​​of TH, so I want to contribute my efforts to training more high-quality human resources, continuing to develop more TH farms in localities in Vietnam or other countries in the world. They will bring the quality standards and professional processes that we are applying everywhere, promoting a clean, organic agriculture for the health of the community.”

In his story, Tal Cohen constantly mentioned the name of TH Group Founder - Labor Hero Thai Huong. According to him, the most important thing for the project to go in the right direction as it is today is the vision of the leader. Ms. Thai Huong is an extraordinary woman, her vision is unique and very different.

Impressed with sustainable development thinking

Like Tal Cohen, veterinarian Craig Tanner was one of the first experts from Totally Vets (New Zealand) to work at TH Farm. “The first time I came to Nghia Dan was in January 2010, when Farm No. 3 was still under construction and the cows had not yet been imported. At that time, I could not imagine how big the project would be, but I was very excited about this land because of the founder's sustainable development mindset,” Craig Tanner recalled.

To date, TH's herd has approached 70,000 cows with many new farms being built or being built all over Vietnam such as Phu Yen, Kon Tum, Thanh Hoa, An Giang... and even abroad (Russian Federation). In particular, the genetic quality of the herd is considered to be among the best in the world today. Photo: TH Group

Not only Craig Tanner but also many Totally Vets veterinary experts working at TH farm feel the positive points that TH Group is contributing to changing the agricultural mindset in Vietnam.

“What surprised me was the animal welfare regime applied at TH farms. It can be affirmed that TH is the first enterprise in Vietnam to pioneer in issuing and strictly complying with these standards,” said Mr. Craig Tanner - one of the first experts from Totally Vets (New Zealand) to work at TH farms.

With the strategic thinking and vision, the orientation of the head of TH when recruiting "multinational" talents to work, with the contribution of leading international experts when starting the Milk Project according to a standard, methodical, professional process, up to now, TH's Milk Project has been developing more and more sustainably, contributing positively to the livestock industry as well as the Vietnamese milk market.

TH Group applies world-class science and technology to all stages of the process from pasture to glass of milk. Photo: TH Group

For nearly 15 years, TH true MILK has strived and persevered in following the path of clean fresh milk, for the perfection in every drop of milk, providing the market with quintessential products, completely from nature using the most modern processes. With quality products worthy of the word “True” in its brand, TH has contributed to taking care of the health, stature, physical strength and intelligence of the future generation of Vietnam.

Source: https://baonghean.vn/cum-trang-trai-dat-ky-luc-the-gioi-cua-tap-doan-th-don-bay-cho-phat-trien-nong-nghiep-sach-viet-nam-post277112.html