The bamboo rat breeding model of Hoang Phat - HB Agricultural and General Service Cooperative in Tan Hoa ward has developed effectively and brought in high income.
The arduous journey of starting a business
The first impression and feeling when meeting Mr. Dinh Tien Hoang - Director of Hoang Phat Agricultural and General Service Cooperative - HB is the closeness, enthusiasm and desire to get rich of the young generation in the homeland. Following him, we visited the bamboo rat breeding facility invested in a closed cage with an area of over 2,000m2 with a total herd of over 1,000 rats.
Sharing about his fate with the bamboo rat farming profession, Mr. Hoang said: “I fell in love with the profession when I realized that the model was suitable for the natural conditions where I live. The most important factor is the abundant food source available locally such as sugarcane, bamboo, corn... to ensure adequate food supply for the livestock. That's why I decided to try my hand by buying 10 pairs of bamboo rats from a facility that intended to change its business direction.”
Young people are full of energy, enthusiasm and desire to contribute, but lack courage and experience in the market. When starting to develop the bamboo rat breeding model, Mr. Hoang encountered many difficulties in development orientation, capital sources and product consumption markets. When intending to expand the scale of production, he continued to encounter obstacles in terms of premises and limitations in the application of science and technology. At that time, bamboo rat breeding was also one of the models that was not popular in the locality, so learning and finding information was still difficult. In particular, the consumption market at that time was still fragmented, not connected, and had not expanded the consumption area in neighboring regions and localities.
Bamboo rats are easy to care for and grow well.
Mr. Hoang gradually turned difficulties and challenges into motivation to reach success. From renovating the entire production land area into a flat barn system, installing a complete roof and ventilation system to meet livestock needs. To applying science and technology in the application of winch systems and train tracks to transport food to the barn. The applied initiatives have contributed to reducing labor and production costs, improving production efficiency.
After 6 years of starting a business, Mr. Hoang's bamboo rat breeding model has been successful and created stable jobs for nearly 10 local workers with an average income of about 7 million VND/month. Currently, the total herd at the breeding facility is always maintained at over 1,000 with two main bamboo rat breeds: Moc bamboo rat and peach-cheeked bamboo rat. Accordingly, Moc bamboo rat has the advantage of growing quickly, reproducing 2-4 litters each year, each litter has 2-5 bamboo rat, the price of meat is 600,000 VND/kg, the price of breeding is 1,200,000 VND/kg. For the peach-cheeked bamboo rat breed, the price is currently 800,000 VND/kg and the price of breeding is about 2,000,000 VND/kg. By the end of September 2025, revenue is estimated to reach over 2 billion VND from supplying meat and breeding sources to the market in the northern provinces.
Food processing system for bamboo rats
Spreading the entrepreneurial spirit
Following the success, in May 2024, Mr. Hoang decided to establish Hoang Phat - HB Agricultural and General Service Cooperative with the desire to continue expanding the scale and developing the model. Accordingly, the Cooperative focuses on applying scientific and technical advances in the process of caring for livestock to improve product quality. At the same time, it strengthens the promotion, introduction, and linkage to expand consumption markets in the area and neighboring areas. Along with promoting production and business activities, the Cooperative also receives technical support and consumes all products of businesses and households raising bamboo rats in the area. Thereby helping people access the consumption market, while ensuring that product prices are always kept stable.
In fact, bamboo rats are easy to raise, easy to care for and have good resistance to viruses. Another advantage is the speed of reproduction from 2-4 litters/year, each litter can produce from 2-5 children. Bamboo rats are classified as a specialty food, with delicious, cool, protein-rich meat, so they are popular in the market.
Overcoming the difficulty of the terrain of the livestock barn, Mr. Hoang's livestock facility installed a food transportation system to reduce labor resources.
Mr. Hoang added: “Based on the characteristics of the bamboo rat species, breeders must invest in building elaborate and complex barn systems. The barn system must ensure hygiene and cleanliness, be able to withstand the heat in the summer and keep warm in the winter. In addition, it is necessary to invest in a machinery system to cut and chop food for the livestock."
Secretary of Tan Hoa Ward Youth Union Bui Thi Huong affirmed: “With determination and will to get rich in his hometown, Mr. Hoang's bamboo rat breeding model has brought about efficiency, creating a stable source of income for his family and regular jobs for local workers. In the coming time, the Ward Youth Union Executive Committee hopes that Mr. Hoang will continue to expand the scale of production, and at the same time pay attention and help union members and young people in the area who want to learn and develop the model. Promote the work of promoting and introducing, linking to expand the consumption market in the area and neighboring areas. From there, it is aimed at increasing income, improving the quality of life for the family, contributing to promoting the local socio-economic development.
Duc Anh
Source: https://baophutho.vn/khoi-nghiep-tu-nuoi-dui-240759.htm
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