The person who inspired hundreds of livestock farming households in Lao Cai

With nearly 30 years of experience in the profession, Mr. Le Manh Quy is not only a good farmer but also an inspiration to hundreds of livestock farming households in Lao Cai.

Starting from scratch nearly 30 years ago, Mr. Le Manh Quy (Bao Thang commune, Lao Cai province) has now built a closed-loop livestock farm chain that meets VietGAP standards, becoming a model example in Lao Cai province.

Mr. Le Manh Quy has written remarkable stories in his hometown of Bao Thang, Lao Cai. Photo: Bich Hop.

After traversing dozens of kilometers of winding mountain roads, a concrete road led us to the spacious house of typical farmer Le Manh Quy. Mr. Quy said that he got married in 1993, and life was precarious as neither he nor his wife had a job. They had to go to the forest to collect firewood to sell to make ends meet, and then did all sorts of jobs to survive, but the future remained uncertain.

In 1999, Mr. Quy decided to start his own business raising pigs. In the early days, due to a lack of capital and technical expertise, he suffered repeated losses. But with unwavering determination, he did not give up but instead taught himself, traveling to many places inside and outside the province to learn techniques for breeding, caring for, and preventing diseases in his livestock.

By managing and supervising livestock farming using technology, Mr. Quy is a model farmer in the era of integration. Photo: Bich Hop.

In 2015, recognizing that sustainable development must be based on collaboration, Mr. Quy established the Quy Hien Livestock Cooperative, bringing together like-minded livestock farmers. Under his leadership, the Cooperative quickly adopted VietGAP livestock farming practices and biological waste treatment technology, ensuring environmental hygiene.

"From the very beginning, we determined that we must practice closed-loop farming, strictly adhering to biosecurity. From breeding stock and feed to care procedures, everything is tightly controlled. Therefore, even when diseases are rampant, the cooperative's livestock farm remains absolutely safe," Mr. Quy shared.

Thanks to proactive management in every stage, Quy Hien Cooperative has produced 100% of its breeding stock itself. Each link in the chain is closely integrated, ensuring productivity, reducing costs, and preventing the risk of disease outbreaks.

With over 500 breeding sows and nearly 10,000 fattening pigs, Mr. Quy's farm is one of the typical farms in Bao Thang commune, Lao Cai province. Photo: Bich Hop.

Currently, Quy Hien Cooperative maintains over 500 breeding sows, supplying piglets to 5 pig fattening farms, stabilizing the herd at over 6,000 pigs per batch. Each day, the cooperative sells approximately 40 fattened pigs, generating revenue exceeding 100 million VND per day.

Not only is Mr. Quy's family successful in business , but they also provide regular employment for more than 30 local workers and actively share their experience and support other households in developing their production.

According to Mr. Quy, the biggest advantage of the closed-loop livestock farming model is that the owner is self-sufficient in inputs, especially breeding stock. In the context of fluctuating prices, being self-sufficient in breeding stock helps balance costs and ensure profitability.

"The price of live pigs sometimes dropped to 18,000 VND/kg, then rose again to 100,000 VND/kg. If we depend entirely on the external market, pig farmers will always be at a disadvantage. But when we are self-sufficient in breeding stock, feed, and veterinary medicine, we can calculate and adjust production accordingly," Mr. Quy said.

Farmer Le Dinh Quy inspects his family's livestock farm. Photo: Bich Hop.

According to calculations, the production cost of one market pig (weighing 100 kg) is approximately 6-6.5 million VND, with the cost of breeding stock accounting for nearly 40%. By becoming self-sufficient in breeding stock, the cooperative saves billions of VND annually, ensuring a stable supply and enhancing competitiveness.

Not only is Mr. Quy a successful businessman, but he is also willing to share his techniques and provide livestock to local people. Many households, thanks to cooperating with the Quy Hien Cooperative, have risen out of poverty and become farms with annual incomes of billions of dong.

To date, Bao Thang commune has dozens of households raising livestock using a closed-loop model, self-sufficient in breeding stock, with many households receiving initial support from Quy Hien Cooperative in terms of technology and breeding sows.

Despite achieving many successes, Mr. Quy continues to innovate. The Quy Hien Cooperative has invested in a modern livestock system, applying IoT technology in environmental monitoring, and automating feeding and cleaning processes. At the same time, the cooperative is also aiming to build a meat processing plant to complete the value chain from production to consumption.

Farmer Le Dinh Quy introduces the farm's modern, labor-free pig feeding system. Photo: Bich Hop.

Mr. Le Manh Quy shared: “We aspire not only to focus on livestock farming but also to create the Quy Hien brand of clean pork with clear traceability. When the product gains consumer trust, livestock farming will truly be sustainable.”

With nearly 30 years dedicated to his profession, Mr. Le Manh Quy is not only a skilled farmer but also a manager and an inspiration to hundreds of livestock farmers in Lao Cai. He has received numerous commendations from the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for "Outstanding achievements in implementing patriotic emulation movements in the period 2021-2025", and many other awards from Lao Cai province.

Standing amidst his farm spanning dozens of hectares, Mr. Quy smiled simply: "I only hope that people can legitimately prosper on their homeland. Raising pigs must be done scientifically and with dedication to be sustainable."

From a small-scale livestock farmer, Mr. Le Manh Quy has become a symbol of the innovative and daring spirit of farmers in the era of integration. His story is clear evidence that when farmers master technology and form production linkages, they can absolutely create miracles right on their homeland.

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