Close cooperation between companies, co-operatives, farms, and households is needed to restructure the livestock industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.
African swine fever has not only caused livestock farming households to fall into debt, but has also made it difficult for animal feed dealers to collect their payments.
The livestock sector produces more than 5 million tonnes of meat each year, meeting domestic demand, but the target is to increase export, according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.
African swine fever (ASF) posed a substantial threat to the pig farming industry although measures have been taken to stop the disease from spreading, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong at the first meeting of the national steering committee for the prevention and control of ASF in Hanoi on March 26.
The Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will make intensive efforts to boost exports of animal products this year.
Due to the poor competitiveness of livestock products, Vietnam’s breeding industry will be significantly impacted by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to experts.
The Thai-invested CP Vietnam Breeding JSC (CP Vietnam) will invest in a slaughter and processing plant in the central province of Binh Dinh under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the firm and local authorities.
A conference on investment and start-up promotion will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on June 19, aiming to call for investments to the locality.
Vietnam should call for international support in developing specific institutions and policies and technology transfer in order to address the environmental pollution of the livestock sector.
As one of the most vulnerable sectors to be economically impacted with the Trans-Pacific Partnership approaching, the livestock industry must move towards improving competitiveness.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat urged the livestock sector to enhance the competitiveness of chicken farming during a workshop in Hanoi on August 21.
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