The secret to help people "change their lives" after the historic flood, making hundreds of millions in profit

Mr. Vi Van Thuat, Party Cell Secretary and Head of Poong village, said that thanks to the development of the cow breeding model, the lives of the villagers have changed.

Mr. Ha Van Man is happy because thanks to raising cows, his family has escaped poverty and his two children have the opportunity to go to school (Photo: Hanh Linh).

"Raising breeding cows is a popular profession for the people. In the whole village, there are 93 households, and every household raises cows. The smallest household has 2 cows, the largest household has up to a dozen cows. There was a time when the whole village had nearly 500 cows," said Mr. Thuat.

According to Mr. Thuat, when the historic flood occurred in 2018, many herds of buffalo and cows in the village were swept away by floodwaters. After evacuating to avoid the flood, the people returned empty-handed, struggling to get up and start a new life.

To overcome the problem after the flood, taking advantage of part of the buried agricultural land, people planted grass to feed the cows. At first, each household only raised 1-2 cows to earn a living. When they saw the economic efficiency, many households in the village encouraged each other to raise cows.

Breeding cows not only creates income for breeders but also helps many idle workers earn extra income (Photo: Hanh Linh).

As the household raising the most cows in Poong village, Mr. Ha Van Man (28 years old) said that thanks to raising cows, his family has changed their lives. According to Mr. Man, in 2021, his family borrowed 100 million VND from the Social Policy Bank of Muong Lat district to buy 5 breeding cows.

After many years of hard work raising cows, he now owns 13 cows, earning hundreds of millions of dong each year. According to Mr. Man, raising cows is not hard, does not require much care but brings high income.

"Each year, a cow will give birth to a calf. The calf is raised for 6-8 months and will be sold for 18-20 million VND/calf. After deducting the cost of care, my family also makes a profit of 100 million VND/year. The profit from raising cows helps the family have a stable income," said Mr. Man.

Not far from Mr. Man's house, the family of Mr. Vi Van Thoi (45 years old) said that in the past, the people of Poong village mainly grew xoan trees, grew rice, and raised livestock as a sideline. However, xoan trees were not suitable for the soil, and the rice yield was not high, so except for the labor of care, fertilizer, and plowing, there was not much left.

After the terrible flash flood in 2018, most of his family's rice fields were buried by rocks and soil. Seeing the fields unable to grow rice, Mr. Thoi worried about food and clothing for his whole family.

Poong village, Tam Chung commune, Muong Lat district (Thanh Hoa) is changing every day thanks to breeding cows (Photo: Hanh Linh).

Mr. Thoi spent all the family's remaining money to grow grass and buy a cow to raise. After only 2 years, his life stabilized. "The family just sold 3 calves, earning nearly 60 million VND. Currently, there are 3 breeding cows left in the barn," Mr. Thoi happily said.

According to Mr. Thoi, the mountainous area has many favorable conditions for developing cattle farming. "We don't have to worry about cattle feed because there is a lot of grass in the area. In addition to selling calves and cows, people can also use waste from livestock farming as fertilizer for crops," said Mr. Thoi.

Mr. Ha Van Thin, Vice Chairman of Tam Chung Commune People's Committee, said that the commune currently has 2,197 cows. Poong village is one of the villages with the largest number of households and cows in the commune, nearly 500 cows.

"According to statistics, the average income of Poong villagers is 22.5 million VND/person/year. The whole village has 93 households but only 24 households are poor and it is expected to decrease further. By the end of this year, we strive to become a new rural village," said Mr. Thin.

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