Farmers regularly clean their barns to prevent diseases in their animals.
There are many difficulties
In recent times, the livestock industry has continued to affirm its pivotal role in the agricultural structure of Tay Ninh province, gradually transforming towards modernity and sustainability. Many circular livestock farming models, applying high technology, ensuring biosafety and environmental friendliness have been implemented, contributing to increasing added value and production efficiency.
In the past two years, the livestock industry has faced many challenges. One of the leading causes is the high price of input materials. specifically, the cost of animal feed, breeding animals, and veterinary medicine has continuously increased, while the selling price of products has been unstable. The price of live pigs has fluctuated around 46,000-49,000 VND/kg, much lower than the production cost. Farmers have suffered losses, many households have had to reduce their herds, even "hang up their cages" and wait for more positive signals from the market.
Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh (Nhon Ninh commune) shared: "Last year, the price of live pigs dropped too low, each pig sold at a loss of several hundred thousand dong. Therefore, I did not dare to re-herd. Since the beginning of 2025 until now, the price of pigs has increased again, currently at more than 7.2 million dong/quintal. The increase in the price of live pigs means the price of piglets also increased, so I am still hesitant and have not re-herded."
Not only prices, but also livestock diseases are the reason why farmers are struggling. Although the authorities have controlled diseases such as bird flu, foot and mouth disease, African swine fever, etc. quite well, the risk of recurrence still exists. Many small and individual farmers do not have the conditions to invest in closed barns and have not fully applied biosafety measures, so they are at great risk.
| The province aims to develop the livestock industry by 2030 in the direction of reducing the number of small and scattered household items, increasing the proportion of high-tech farms; increasing livestock products that meet food safety standards; At the same time, improve the capacity to control the livestock environment and build product brands associated with production areas. |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, a broiler chicken farmer in Tan Lan commune, said: "Before, I only raised broiler chickens, each batch had about 2,000 chickens, with a profit of 20-30 million VND/batch. But since the beginning of 2025, feed prices have increased sharply while chicken prices have been unstable, sometimes falling below 40,000 VND/kg. Raising chickens is not profitable, so I plan to reduce the herd."
Meanwhile, some farms that have invested scientifically and applied high technology have difficulty accessing the market. Most livestock products do not have a brand and have not built a closed chain from production to consumption, so they are easily forced to lower prices and depend on traders. This makes investing in livestock risky and unsustainable.
Towards safe and environmentally friendly livestock farming
Faced with difficulties in the livestock industry, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has been closely coordinated with relevant departments and sectors to develop synchronous orientations and solutions to restore and develop livestock farming in a sustainable direction.
First of all, the Department focuses on building and expanding disease-free livestock farming areas. This not only ensures safety for domestic production but also creates favorable conditions for gradually exporting livestock products.
At the same time, the Department promotes the connection between enterprises - cooperatives - breeders to support techniques and stable output, reducing market risks.
A notable direction is to develop circular livestock farming, using by-products such as fertilizers, bioenergy, and minimizing environmental pollution. Many large farms have invested in biogas systems, organic fertilizer compost pits, and reused treated wastewater, both saving costs and limiting waste to the environment. This is a development direction that is consistent with the trend of green and clean agriculture that the province is aiming for.
In the long term, the Department will advise the Provincial People's Committee to re-plan the livestock farming system by region, ensuring it is suitable for ecological conditions and population density. New investment projects must meet requirements on environmental treatment technology, disease safety and be consistent with the orientation of high-tech agricultural development.
In addition, the Department will soon add policies to support preferential loans and green credit for livestock livestock to invest in upgrading barns, waste treatment systems, and converting to high-yield livestock breeds that are better adapted to climate change and diseases.
Tay Ninh province aims to develop the livestock industry by 2030 in the direction of reducing the number of small and scattered household items, increasing the proportion of high-tech farms; increasing livestock products that meet food safety standards; At the same time, improve the capacity to control the livestock environment and build product brands associated with production areas.
In the current challenging period of “transformation”, difficulties are inevitable but not insurmountable if there is consensus among people, businesses and the government. With a sustainable development orientation, focusing on environmental factors and biosafety, Tay Ninh province has every opportunity to build a modern livestock industry, create stable livelihoods for people and contribute positively to the province's agricultural growth in the coming time./.
Bui Tung
Source: https://baolongan.vn/go-kho-cho-nganh-chan-nuoi-a198264.html
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