Lai Chau (VNA) – Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of Lai Chau province Le Minh Ngan held a working session on June 17 with David John Whitehead, Chairman of Mavin Group JSC, to discuss the company’s proposals for several investment projects in the northern mountainous locality.
Speaking at the event, Ngan, who is also Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, welcomed the group’s interest in exploring investment opportunities in Lai Chau, stressing that the province is actively implementing socio-economic development goals following the provincial Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress, with mobilising investment resources from the business sector remaining one of its key priorities.
Highlighting Lai Chau’s advantages in terms of climate, land resources, cultural identity and human potential, Ngan noted that Mavin’s proposed investments will create an important opportunity to promote the development of modern and sustainable agriculture in province. He also affirmed the province’s commitment to creating favourable conditions for investors to implement projects in line with approved planning and development orientations.
For his part, Whitehead introduced Mavin as an integrated agribusiness group operating across the entire value chain, from animal feed production and breeding to livestock farming and food processing, with a focus on green and sustainable development.
He said that given Lai Chau’s natural advantages and agricultural development strategy, Mavin hopes to receive continued support from local authorities in implementing high-tech livestock projects that will generate jobs, increase incomes for local people and contribute to economic growth. The group also pledged to comply with environmental protection regulations throughout the investment and production process.
At the meeting, Mavin reported on a proposal to adjust its livestock farming, crop cultivation and agricultural processing complex in Muong Than commune. First studied in 2021 with a registered investment capital of approximately 400 billion VND (15.2 million USD), the project aims to establish a closed-loop, high-tech pig farming model that meets biosecurity standards and serves both domestic and export markets.
Under the latest adjustment proposal submitted in June, the project will cover around 150 hectares and include a feed mill with an annual capacity of 45,000 tonnes, a raw material processing facility capable of handling 200,000 tonnes per year, a high-tech farming system with 5,000 breeding sows and 90,000 commercial pigs annually, and an organic fertiliser plant producing 15,000 tonnes per year from livestock waste. The project will also incorporate timber plantations and biological buffer zones.
Mavin additionally suggested studying a high-tech pig breeding centre in Muong Kim commune, covering approximately 54–55 hectares and designed to accommodate 4,000 breeding sows with an annual output of 60,000 piglets.
Concluding the meeting, Ngan urged the provincial People’s Committee and relevant agencies to continue coordinating closely to address planning, land-use and investment procedure issues in accordance with legal regulations. He also called on Mavin to carefully study sectoral planning, adopt advanced technologies, ensure biosecurity standards, protect the environment and prioritise the employment of local workers./.
