The trend of effective livestock production in the form of profit sharing is emerging as the best choice in livestock development that helps to improve the living standard of farmers.
Small livestock production’s model in the form of old farmers face many limitations such as quality of swine genetics, disease control and product consumption. Meanwhile contract farming models have integrated sustainability among farming households having an advantage of land, labor and business having strengths in genetics, feed, veterinary medicine, producing techniques and livestock markets, which helps to promote each other's strengths well. In recent years, it has been proven to be really effective and good benefits for the involved parties. In terms of political society, it also brings tremendous value to help to boost growth in both quality and quantity for Vietnam's livestock industry, consistent with "Livestock Development Strategy 2020" which was set out by Vietnamese Government in Decision No. 10/2008 / QD-TTG.
In the trend of development, the Austfeed, a joint venture between Australia and Vietnam, has begun implementing livestock development model in the form of contracting with the swine farmers in the Northern and the Central Vietnam.From 2010, Austfeed company has invested methodologically to build a nuclear swine centers named Hung Viet with the capacity of 1,200 Great Grandparent and Grandparents breeding swine in Hung Yen province.The whole herd was imported directly from the United Kingdom with the aim of developing a commercial herd with high quality, high growth, and good disease resistance.Under this plan, from now until 2016, Austfeed with livestock farmers can cooperate to produce approximately 20,000 sows and 400,000 commercial meaty swine. Hundreds of livestock households in Vietnam will have the opportunity to participate in contracted swine production with Austfeed, acquaint themselves with new modern farming techniques, create jobs and bringing high economic efficiency. Especially with the commitment to green and sustainable development, Austfeed always prioritizes contract farming of swine in regions having infertile soil, poor nutrition, low crop yields for the purpose of using organic fertilizers of livestock and soil improvement, gradually increase crop yields in the region.
With contract farming of swine, livestock producers will provide the necessary jobs, tools, equipment and power. Austfeed Company provides swine genetics, feed, veterinary medicine and vaccines.Austfeed also responsible for guiding and monitoring breeding techniques, products collecting and making payments based on production results.With the advantage of good swine genetics, feed’s quality and veterinary medicine with international standards, along with the process of scientific guidelines, up to now, the contract farming of swine with Austfeed Company is growing both in number and size, enriched many local families.
Depending on their ability, households of contract farming can cooperate with a Austfeed Company in two forms of breeding sows with the sized of 600 to 2,400 or meaty weaning swine until slaughtering that sized from 2,000 to 5,000.To participate in, a farmer or also a group of farmers can joint to share capital expenditure or land to cooperate with Austfeed.Contract farming of swine should have a suitable land area with its scale, position biosecurity, and it must be far from population centers and other farms and available in infrastructure such as roads, water power. Besides, contract farming of swine also need capital to build an enclosed cote with temperature control.The appropriate planning and construction techniques which are convenient for animal breeding and caring activities, labor savings, reducing environmental pollution, and ensuring condition for swine to grow healthy, will be supported and consulted by Austfeed.
Contract farming of swine is combination of the strengths between the parties. The scientific swine production model, minimized risk of disease and the sustainable effectiveness in economic development will increasingly contribute to improve competitive ability in livestock industry in Vietnam.
Information about contract farming of swine:
Swine raising department - Tel: (0321) 3921 921
Nguyễn Qúy Hanh: 0918.162.722
"I have invested in a high capacity livestock production for tens of years, but the low price of output and diseases caused huge damage to the family’s economy.Since cooperative contract farming of swine with Austfeed, the income has been very stable, I do not need to worry about diseases and price"
Son Nguyen Van households in Ninh Giang, Hai Duong cooperated with Austfeed in a farm with 600 breeding sows and a farm of 2000 meaty swine.