The effectiveness of the Professional Association of raising porcupines and cows in cages at Da Han

With the support of the Farmers' Association at all levels, many farming households in Da Han village, Gia Hoa commune, Gia Vien district have joined together to establish a professional association for raising porcupines and cows in cages to support and help each other in production and consumption of products. Thereby, it has helped many farming households increase their income, become well-off households, and build their dream of getting rich right on their homeland.

In recent years, people in Da Han village, Gia Hoa commune, Gia Vien district have taken advantage of the strength of hill gardens to strongly develop livestock and poultry farming. However, recently, the area of hill gardens has been converted by people to grow fruit trees and raw materials, so free-range grazing is difficult. Faced with this situation, the Gia Hoa Commune Farmers' Association has mobilized members to change the farming method from natural grazing to caged farming, and at the same time established a professional association for raising porcupines and cows in cages to link up in production.

Mr. Dinh Van Hong, Head of the Professional Association, said: The Professional Association for Raising Porcupines and Barn Cows was established in 2021 with 23 members with the purpose of uniting and gathering farmers raising porcupines and barn cows to support and help each other in developing the family economy and increasing income.

Professional associations hold regular monthly meetings to propagate and disseminate the Party's guidelines, the State's policies and laws, especially policies on socio-economic development and local industry orientations related to the areas of operation of the Professional Association.

At the same time, providing information on the market, exchanging issues related to technology, capital and product consumption. In order to create conditions for members of the Professional Association to expand production, the Farmers' Association at all levels has paid attention, supported capital and organized training courses on cattle and porcupine raising....

The effectiveness of the Professional Association of raising porcupines and cows in cages at Da Han — Mr. Dinh Van Hong is successful with the porcupine farming model, selling 130 breeding animals and 30 meat porcupines each year.

Thanks to the support of all levels and sectors and the proactive sharing of experiences, mutual support in breeding, scientific and technical knowledge, cooperation in product consumption, and agreement on selling prices, livestock grow and develop well, are less susceptible to diseases, and product consumption is favorable. The scale of farms is increasingly growing, and members' incomes are increasing.

To date, the Professional Association has grown to nearly 30 members, the total porcupine herd has increased to 400 and the cow herd to nearly 200. Each year, the Professional Association sells nearly 17 tons of meat and more than 100 breeding cows and thousands of porcupine breeds; after deducting expenses, the profit is over 1 billion VND.

Mr. Tran Van Lan, a member of the Porcupine and Cow Raising Professional Association in Da Han village, happily shared: When I joined the Professional Association, I was supported in breeding techniques, disease prevention and finding outlets for the products. Currently, my family maintains 10-15 cows and sells 10 each year, earning a profit of 70-80 million VND.

Also with more than 10 years of experience in raising commercial cattle, Mr. Nguyen Van Thu said: Participating in the Professional Association, members periodically organize monthly meetings to discuss the advantages and difficulties in caring for and preventing some common diseases in raising cattle and porcupines. Members also have access to support capital from the Farmers' Association Fund at all levels, and are facilitated to borrow capital from commercial banks to expand production. This is very practical and necessary support for farmers to boldly invest in developing production in the direction of concentrated goods.

Mr. Dinh Van Lanh, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Gia Hoa commune, assessed: The professional association for raising porcupines and cows in cages in Da Han village has been developing effectively, contributing to increasing the average income per capita in the commune.

The establishment of the Porcupine and Cow Raising Professional Association not only affirms the dynamism and creativity of farmers in the integration period but also creates the premise for the establishment of cooperatives and cooperatives, contributing to innovation, development and improvement of collective economic efficiency.

In the coming time, the Commune Farmers' Association will continue to survey and grasp the situation and participation needs of farmers in the area to maintain the Association and replicate the model, contributing to the sustainable development of the local economy.

Hong Giang - Truong Giang

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