Farmers in Phu Nhuan commune in Thanh Hoa raise specialties, wild animals, and sell them at high prices.

Pioneer farmers raising specialty animals of Phu Nhuan commune

Visiting the bamboo rat breeding model of Mr. Nguyen Duc Huan's family, in Phu Phuong 1 village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province), we were very impressed by the scale as well as the thorough investment in barns of Mr. Huan's family in breeding this specialty.

Bamboo rat farming model of Mr. Nguyen Duc Huan's family, in Phu Phuong 1 village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province).

Mr. Nguyen Duc Huan said that in 2018, he went to many places to learn about the bamboo rat farming model, so he decided to invest more than 100 million VND in building a barn to develop the bamboo rat farming model. Thanks to his diligence in learning about bamboo rat farming techniques, Mr. Huan's family's bamboo rat herd has always developed well and is disease-free.

According to Mr. Huan, his family's bamboo rats are being sold in many households in Thanh Hoa province and many other provinces and cities for about 3 million VND/pair (1 pair is about 2kg). In addition, Mr. Huan's family also sells bamboo rats for nearly 10 million VND/pair. Every year, Mr. Huan's family earns more than 100 million VND/year from the bamboo rat breeding model.

Currently, Mr. Huan is continuing to expand the scale and multiply the breeding herd to 300 rats to meet market demand.

Also in Phu Phuong 1 village, Mr. Nguyen Van Nhan is one of the pioneer households raising porcupines in the commune. Mr. Nguyen Van Nhan shared: "After researching, I found that porcupines are easy to raise and suitable for the family's conditions. So in 2014, my family boldly invested 500 million to build a porcupine farm."

Porcupine farming model of Mr. Nguyen Van Nhan in Phu Phuong 1 village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province).

Mr. Nhan added that raising porcupines is very easy and does not take much time. Porcupine food is also easy to find, and taking care of them is not difficult, because porcupines rarely get sick and have a low loss rate.

Talking about the technique of raising porcupines, Mr. Nguyen Van Nhan said that the porcupine cage only needs to be built simply, with a cement floor, then the cage is fixed with an iron frame or bricks. If well cared for, fed adequately, and the cage is kept clean, porcupines grow very quickly and reproduce a lot.

If raised properly, 1 male hedgehog can mate with 2 to 3 female hedgehogs and still reproduce. Each pair gives birth to 2 litters per year, each litter has 2 to 3 babies, a mother hedgehog can reproduce for 10 years.

The porcupine farming model of Mr. Nguyen Van Nhan in Phu Phuong 1 village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district has initially brought economic efficiency to his family.

Currently, on an area of ​​over 200 square meters, his family is raising 50 porcupines, including 20 parent porcupines. After deducting expenses, Mr. Nhan earns about 100 million VND/year from raising porcupines.

Also with the desire to build a model of raising high-value specialty animals, Mr. Le Duc Hoa in Dong Sinh village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province) has researched and learned many different breeding models. In 2018, after going to Ha Tinh to ask about the model of raising deer for velvet, Mr. Hoa invested 500 million VND to buy breeding animals and build barns to raise deer.

Deer farming model of Mr. Le Duc Hoa's family in Dong Sinh village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province).

According to Mr. Hoa, deer are small eaters and do not require much care. However, breeders only need to pay attention when the deer start to grow antlers, they need to supplement nutritious foods such as bananas, corn, carrots, soybeans, etc. and have a more special care regimen to achieve the best weight and quality of antlers.

"Male deer are about 2 years old when they start harvesting velvet. The time to harvest velvet is from the end of January to the 5th lunar month. Each deer produces 1.5 - 3 taels of velvet per year. A mature deer produces 6 - 7 taels of velvet per year. The larger the deer, the more velvet it has. Some deer can produce velvet twice a year.

"Deer velvet is currently sold for about 1.5 to 2 million VND/tael," added Mr. Le Duc Hoa in Dong Sinh village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province).

Phu Nhuan Commune Farmers' Association always accompanies members in economic development.

Mr. Quach Van Tho, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Phu Nhuan Commune, Nhu Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province, said: To help farmers feel secure in developing their economy, the Farmers' Association of Phu Nhuan Commune has always actively promoted, mobilized, and guided members to build and develop cooperative economic models suitable for the locality.

Coordinate with the government, businesses, banks, distributors to guide and support farmers in building economic models of family farms, developing sustainable agriculture. Build models of raising high-value livestock such as pigs, goats, porcupines, bamboo rats, deer, etc.

The implementation of the above models has created income for many households from 150 million to 500 million VND/year or more.

Leaders of the Farmers' Association of Thanh Hoa province visited the deer farming model of Mr. Le Duc Hoa's family in Dong Sinh village, Phu Nhuan commune, Nhu Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province).

Accordingly, in 2023, the Farmers' Association of Phu Nhuan Commune, Nhu Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province coordinated with banks to entrust and guarantee loans to farmers for economic development; capital sources are increasing and capital sources are being used more and more effectively.

Total outstanding debt to date is over 42 billion VND; the total amount managed by the District Farmers Support Fund is 80 million VND for 7 members to borrow capital to invest in expanding and developing economic models. From the loan sources, the Farmers' Association members have promoted efficiency in production and business.

Currently, the poverty rate among Farmers' Association members of Phu Nhuan commune is 3.9%. Along with the annual reduction in the poverty rate, the lives of Farmers' Association members of the commune have improved significantly; the average income per capita is higher each year than the previous year, reaching 66.7 million VND/person/year.

In addition, the association at all levels also participates in reviewing and classifying poor households, mobilizing good farming and business households to help households escape poverty. In 2023, 8 member households were helped to escape poverty.

To replicate the model of sustainable economic development from raising specialty animals, the Farmers' Association of Phu Nhuan Commune, Nhu Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province has always accompanied farmer members with the most practical work.

At the same time, the Commune Farmers' Association also encourages breeders to proactively cooperate with units to transfer technology, purchase products; learn about animal husbandry knowledge, find suppliers of quality breeds...

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