Effectiveness of Thuan Bac black pig farming model

As one of the 5 typical collectives receiving a certificate of merit from the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in the patriotic emulation movement of the Farmers' Association in the period of 2018-2013, the Thuan Bac black pig farming association according to the value chain in Loi Hai commune not only helps members increase their income and stabilize their lives, but also contributes effectively to the program of hunger eradication and poverty reduction, and new rural construction in the locality.

Mr. Nguyen Van Anh, the head of the association, said: The black pig farming association was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Suoi Da village, mainly focusing on households with the same profession. When it was first established, many households had difficulties because they could not find an effective production method, some households wanted to change their farming methods but lacked capital. Therefore, when participating in the black pig farming association, members were trained in farming techniques, changed their production mindset and received capital support to invest in breeding animals. Since then, many households have had the opportunity to escape poverty, some households have accumulated surpluses from raising black pigs and become more prosperous. Up to now, the association has 19 participating households, an increase of 2 households compared to the beginning.

Mr. Anh added that his family had previously faced difficulties, their livelihood mainly depended on rice cultivation but was not effective. In 2016, he joined the black pig farming association of Loi Hai commune and received 30 million VND from the farmer support fund to invest in 10 breeding pigs. Each year, black pigs give birth to 2 litters, each litter has 8-10 pigs. After more than a year, the number of pigs in his family's farm increased rapidly, at one point his family raised up to 150 black pigs, including 10 sows. With the selling price of breeding pigs in 2017-2020 from 800,000 VND to 1 million VND/pig and 120,000-150,000 VND/kg of live weight, after each sale, his family earned about 30-40 million VND. Depending on the weight and reproductive rate of the herd, he earns 80-100 million VND per year, higher than growing crops before. After many years of saving, he was able to build a spacious house.

The herd of black pigs of Mr. Nguyen Van Anh's family, in Suoi Da village, Loi Hai commune (Thuan Bac).

Mr. Do Ngoc Anh in Suoi Da village happily said: This is the 6th year my family has raised black pigs. Through the support of the black pig raising association and the commune's Farmers' Association, my family has had capital to invest in raising black pigs, and has been trained in new techniques and disease prevention during the raising process. Since raising black pigs, my family has had a more stable source of income, with an average annual income of 50-60 million VND, thereby creating more conditions to escape poverty.

Loi Hai commune is a locality with a large population of Raglai people, so the black pig farming model of the Thuan Bac black pig farming association has guided people to raise pigs in a concentrated model, build barns, invest in expanding the herd in the direction of commercial production, which is considered an effective solution to help people escape poverty.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hop, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Loi Hai Commune: The whole commune currently has nearly 1,000 farmer members, of which more than 70% choose black pigs as livestock for economic development. In general, households have switched from natural grazing to raising pigs in fenced gardens to limit disease and ensure environmental hygiene. Black pigs are now the main livestock that brings a good source of income for farmers to escape poverty, contributing to reducing the rate of poor households in the commune to more than 2%, near-poor households to 7%,...

Many farmers said that at present, although the price of black pigs is not as high as before, the Thuan Bac black pig brand is known in many places, so even if the price of live pigs drops, farmers can still maintain their herds. Because black pigs mostly eat grass, vegetables, and agricultural waste, it will reduce the cost of animal feed. In addition, black pigs have quite good resistance, reducing the risk of disease during the breeding process, and with the ability to reproduce quickly, farmers can easily re-herd and take less care than other types of pigs.

To continue to maintain and promote the effectiveness of the activities of professional associations in the commune, in the coming time, the Farmers' Association of Loi Hai commune will continue to replicate effective livestock farming models among the people associated with promoting the effectiveness of the farmer support fund, focusing on building production links to increase product value, contributing to creating stable output for farmers to increase income.

Mr. Thi

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