Developing effective and sustainable pig farming

In recent times, after gradually overcoming difficulties and challenges in terms of unfavorable weather conditions, the risk of disease, and fluctuating market prices, the province's pig farming sector is gradually recovering and stabilizing; farmers are interested in investing in herd restoration, especially continuing to develop livestock farming in the direction of industrial and semi-industrial farms, and value chain-linked farming.

Since the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake 2025, the high price of live pigs has led to an increase in the price of pork, resulting in a decrease in pork consumption among the population. - Photo: D.T

According to information from localities, herd restoration is currently showing a slight upward trend, especially in the pig herd. The total output of fresh meat for sale in 2024 is estimated at 63,128 tons, reaching 104.3% of the 2024 plan (plan 60,500 tons), contributing to growth in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector exceeding the set plan. The total output of fresh meat for sale in the first quarter of 2025 in the whole province reached nearly 17,000 tons, estimated at more than 25% of the yearly plan.

The province pays attention to the development, improvement of quality and development of livestock in general, and pig farming in particular. High-yield and high-quality livestock breeds are imported and widely developed. The proportion of foreign pigs and crossbred pigs accounts for 95% of the total pig herd in the province. The total pig herd raised in farms accounts for 57% of the total pig herd in the province.

Livestock farming methods continue to develop towards industrial-scale farms, applying high technology and biosafety. The province currently has 699 livestock and poultry farms, including 25 large-scale farms, 209 medium-scale farms, and 465 small-scale farms.

There are currently 135 high-tech livestock farms in association with businesses. Industrial and semi-industrial livestock models applying technical advances such as new high-yield breeds, closed-house farming, automated feeding, watering, disinfection, etc. continue to be widely applied.

Attracting investment in livestock farming continues to receive attention. The agricultural and environmental sectors have coordinated to participate in appraising two investment projects in the livestock sector in the province, namely the project of a medicinal herb nursery farm and high-tech pig farming with a scale of 14,000 pigs in Khe Lim, Cam Thanh commune, Cam Lo district with a total investment of 86 billion VND by Nghia Thanh Agricultural Company; the Truong Phuoc pig farming project with a scale of 24,000 pigs in Hai Lam commune, Hai Lang district with a total investment of 99 billion VND.

According to the Plan for implementing the livestock development strategy for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045 in Quang Tri province (Plan No. 137/KH-UBND of the province), by 2030, the province aims to develop a pig herd of approximately 350,000 - 400,000 head; of which over 60% of the total herd will be raised using industrial methods.

The vision for 2045 is to develop livestock farming into a modern, industrialized economic and technical sector in almost all stages, from production, processing, and preservation to market connectivity; over 80% of livestock products produced on farms will be strictly controlled.

In the immediate future, in 2025, the goal of the agricultural and environmental sector is to achieve a meat output of 63,000 tons. To achieve this goal, improving the quality of forecasting, information and propaganda work, promptly grasping price developments of pork and pork on the market to advise farmers on regulating the time of herd restoration and sale; promoting biosafety pig farming; strengthening disease control, especially African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease; widely applying biosafety and disease-safety pig farming models for all types of farming... must be given top priority.

In addition, the agricultural and environmental sectors need to support and encourage investment in developing pig farming according to the value chain associated with product traceability; building large-scale livestock complexes, applying high technology with the role of enterprises as the focus. Strengthening environmental control and improving the efficiency of waste treatment in pig farming, associated with organic fertilizer production and renewable energy production... Strengthening digital transformation in the livestock industry in general and pig farming in particular, applying technical advances, circular economy and high-tech livestock farming models to pig farming.

In the immediate future, gradually restore and stabilize pig farming production; encourage pig herd restoration in farming facilities to ensure biosafety and disease-free farming processes; develop crossbred sow herds among the people; develop high-yield foreign pig herds, preserve and develop Van Pa pig herds and crossbred wild boars using organic farming methods, create high-quality specialty products associated with eco-tourism, integrate multi-values ​​(culinary, cultural, tourism, ecological and economic), bringing stable income to pig farmers.

Dan Tam

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/phat-trien-chan-nuoi-lon-hieu-qua-ben-vung-192767.htm