Breeding

A farmer takes care of his chicken in his farm in Hà Nội’s Sóc Sơn District. Experts believe that breeding play an important role in agricultural development in Việt Nam. — Photo nhandan.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Sustainable agricultural development is the key to the global sustainable development, and breeding plays an important role in Việt Nam’s development and growth, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Quốc Doanh. Speaking at the conference “The Role of Livestock in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia” held on Thursday in Hà Nội by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Doanh confirmed the breeding sector’s contribution to Việt Nam’s agricultural development. Việt Nam is speeding up a project to re-structure the agricultural sector, he said. Under the project, the breeding sector’s development schedule was defined, with ensuring environmental protection and food safety and hygiene priorities. In … [Read more...] about Experts urge breeding sector’s sustainable development

Đặng Thanh Tân has been successful with his high-tech shrimp breeding model. — VNA/VNS Photo Thùy Dung Viet Nam News NINH BÌNH — More than two years ago, Đặng Thanh Tân, a farmer in Bình Minh Town, northern Ninh Bình Province decided to switch from breeding shrimp in traditional ponds to high-tech farming. Over the course of the same breeding period, the new technique brings about higher shrimp productivity and quality than the traditional method. By the end of 2015, after studying shrimp breeding models nationwide, Tan decided to renovate his farm by building a green house and spreading out a layer of canvas at the bottom of the pond. Tân said that the high-tech shrimp farming model requires breeders to build a pond with an appropriate area (2ha), as well as additional ponds assisting the main one. Several years ago, the shrimp he raised in the traditional pond yielded low productivity as the shrimps were affected by unfavourable weather conditions and … [Read more...] about High-tech shrimp breeding brings higher profits

Households in Tân Hưng District in Long An Province dig ponds to breed tra fish on their rice fields. Photo baocantho.com.vn Viet Nam News LONG AN — Diệp Thị Nguơn, a farmer in Long An Province, says she decided to breed tra fish in recent years because of the anticipated high profits. She dug five breeding ponds on her farm located on her 15-ha rice field in Hưng Điền B Commune in Tân Hưng District. “After the first tra fish breeding crop, I plan to dig even more ponds,” Nguơn said, pointing to her rice field. Fish breeding brings far more profit than cultivation of rice, and takes less hard work, according to Nguơn and other farmers in the province. Another farmer, who did not want to be named, said he had shifted from rice cultivation to fish breeding because of the profit. “If there are other problems associated with it, I really don’t care,” he said. With tra fish fetching high prices, more farmers have begun to dig ponds to breed fish, but they are unaware … [Read more...] about Massive breeding of tra fish poses risks to farmers, environment

Tiền Giang Province is encouraging farmers to breed oxen and raise cows to earn higher incomes. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Farmers who breed oxen and raise cows in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang have greatly improved their income. Nguyễn Thị Hồng Hạnh, who has 3.3ha of farmland in Gò Công Tây District’s Thạnh Trị Commune, cultivates rice and vegetables, and breeds cows on her farm. She earns a profit of nearly VNĐ500 million (US$22,000) a year from her mixed farming model, she said. Of the profit, VNĐ100 million is from the sale of calves from breeding cows. Farmers breed cows and raise oxen under a model in which they plant crops and breed fish and animals. The garden–pond–animal pen model or other mixed production models are considered useful for farmers who lack sufficient land and for those affected by climate change. Bùi Văn Hòn, who was the first farmer to breed cows and oxen in Gò Công Đông District’s Tân Đông Commune, … [Read more...] about Cow breeding yields high income for farmers in Tiền Giang

Sheep are bred at a farm in Ninh Thuận Province’s Thuận Nam District. – VNA/VNS Photo Công Thử Viet Nam News HCM CITY – The south-central province of Ninh Thuận, the country’s largest animal producer, is strengthening measures to breed more sheep, goats, pigs and other animals for commercial production. The province has more than 160,000 sheep and 137,900 goats, ranking first in the country as a sheep producer and eighth in goat production, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The province has more than 112,000 oxen and cows, 3,800 buffalos and 92,000 pigs. In Ninh Thuận, which has the least rainfall in the country, farmers mostly breed animals outdoors and on a small scale. Development projects have taken up land that was once used for outdoor rearing areas for sheep and goats. Climate change has also caused a decline in quality of natural grass fields and water resources for animals, affecting their yield and quality. To … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuận to breed more sheep, goats for commercial production

The resumption of foreigners’ entry into Vietnam is one of the urgent tasks to be done to spur economic growth while Vietnam has to remain vigilant to the coronavirus. This task can be as well a type of on-the-spot investment promotion. The expected new wave of foreign expert/investor arrivals requires related agencies to build more congruous plans in fighting the pandemic. At the same time, it will enable businesses to provide better services for the sake of economic development - PHOTO: THANH HOA During a meeting of the Government’s standing committee on Covid-19 on September 11, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the Ministry of Transport to instruct local air carriers to consider the resumption of international commercial flights linking Vietnam with some countries and regions. It is understandable that Vietnam is taking due caution in both effectively fighting the pandemic and spurring socio-economic growth. As a result, foreign experts will … [Read more...] about Good preparations will breed confidence

A health worker collects samples to test for the use of banned substances in animal breeding at CP Company. — VNA/VNS Photo HA NOI (VNS) — The use of banned substances in animal breeding will be reduced sharply in the future, the chief inspector of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said. Nguyen Van Viet confirmed on Wednesday that the ministry had controlled the use of banned chemicals in breeding thanks to urgent preventive measures, inspections and co-ordination of the Ministry of Public Security to break the banned chemical smuggling rings. Viet said the two main banned substances are salbutamol and VAT Yellow which were widely used in breeding over the last year. In November, the agricultural ministry also announced hotline numbers to receive denouncements and complaints from residents about the use of these chemicals. Along with inspections, more sanctions on those violating regulations on selling and using banned substances have also been … [Read more...] about Use of banned animal breeding substances controlled

Pigs that tested positive for salbutamol were destroyed in Tien Giang Province. — Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NÔI — The inspection team of the agriculture ministry has for the first time destroyed a herd of pigs in Tiền Giang Province that were fed with food containing salbutamol, a banned substance in animal feeding. The animal herd belonged to Nguyễn Ngọc Lực, a farmer in Xuân Đông Commune, Chợ Gạo District, of Tiền Giang Province. The testing was conducted earlier this month after the Veterinary Unit of the province received information that the pigs had a high risk of salbutamol contamination. The test result came back positive. Salbutamol is a substance that is not permitted to be used in animal breeding. The medication helps in the treatment of asthma, exercise-induced bronchospasm, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high blood potassium levels, but is misused by farmers to stimulate growth in animals and make them lean. This is the third time that … [Read more...] about Pigs fed with illegal breeding substance destroyed

A team of rangers on patrol to track the saola in a forest in A Lưới District. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — The Bạch Mã National Park has been selected as the site for the world’s only breeding centre for the saola, the extremely elusive forest-dwelling bovine only found in the forests of Việt Nam and Laos. The sao la is a critically endangered creature that was the eighth new large mammal species to be discovered in the 20th century. The selection of the park in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế as the breeding site was made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in technical partnership with the Saola Working Group. The centre is scheduled to be built by the end of this year or early next year, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Information about the breeding centre was released on the occasion of the second World Saola Day, observed on July 9 every year. A WWF statement said the centre “marks a … [Read more...] about Bạch Mã Park to host saola breeding centre

Commercial eels raised in mud-free ponds during harvest time. — Photo danviet.vn Viet Nam News Phước Bửu THỪA THIÊN- HUẾ — Farmers in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province have started breeding eels to prevent the fish species from becoming extinct. According to a report of the local agriculture sector, freshwater eels are dwindling in population owing to large consumption. Eels caught in natural waters are the top choice for nutritious dishes as people are wary of consuming meat and fish produced in farms for fear of contamination. This is leading to a shortage in supply of eels in the local market. Farmers in the province’s Quảng Điền District, which is the main source of naturally caught eels, started breeding an eel variety born from natural eels two years ago. The practice was first started by the province’s agriculture promotion centre, which studied eels and made them breed in mud-free man-made ponds. The centre then shared this knowledge with the … [Read more...] about Mud-free eel breeding becoming commercial success