Vietnam: Promoting the dairy farming industry

(People's Daily) In recent years, the dairy cattle breeding industry in Vietnam has developed well and is gradually approaching the level of advanced breeding countries in the world
.
The current dairy cow inventory exceeds 331,000, an increase of 4.
29% over 2020
.
However, in order to fully tap the existing potential, more effective solutions need to be implemented simultaneously in the future
.

 

　　Song Chunzheng, deputy director of the Livestock Production Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, said that the number and quality of dairy cows in Vietnam are growing rapidly, mainly in the southeast
.
Areas with a large number of cows include: Ho Chi Minh City (87,420), Nghe An (69062), Shanluo (26,156), Lam Tong (24410), Hanoi (15,443), Xining (13,591), Qing In provinces and cities such as China (11,765 heads), the dairy cow units with a large number of cows include: TH True Milk 63,000, Vinamilk 60,000, Nutifood 7,000, and Dutch ladies 5,000
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The size of dairy farming farms has gradually increased from 7-10 heads/household, and the scale of dairy farming scales is 15-20 heads/household
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The goal is that by 2025, the total number of dairy cows in Vietnam will reach 650,000 to 700,000, of which about 60% are raised on farms
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Milk production will reach 1.
7-1.
8 million tons, and by 2030 it will reach 2.
6 million tons
.
The production links between dairy cattle breeders and processing companies have become increasingly close, and some provinces and cities have formed more effective milk production chains
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Some Vietnamese companies have obtained official dairy product export codes to China, which provides an opportunity to promote the development of the dairy industry in the near future to enter the world's second largest dairy market with a population of 1.
4 billion
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　　Specifically, the only representative of Southeast Asia among the top 50 dairy companies in the world is Vinamilk (Vinamilk)
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In recent years, Vinamilk has introduced new products to consumers, including many breakthrough products, such as: Vinamilk green farm fresh milk, bird's nest containing milk, fruit milk and other heroes
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In early 2021, Vinamilk launched the first "Vinamilk Green Farms" located in Quang Ngai, Thanh Hoa and Tay Ninh provinces
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This is considered to be an important step for the company to promote the dairy farming industry and expand its scale in the direction of sustainable development in the future
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At present, Vinamilk has exported its products to 56 countries and regions
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Not only Vinamilk, TH True Milk has also achieved many successes in recent years
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The group started the construction of a high-tech industry-scale concentrated dairy cow breeding project in Kon Tum Province, with a total investment of 2,544 billion VND, a total area of ​​441 hectares, and a centralized dairy farming population of 10,000; the construction of a milk processing plant with a daily output of 150 tons Factory
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Subsequently, in February 2021, the group continued to hold a high-tech industry-scale concentrated dairy farming project in Yongjia Township, Zhisun County, An Giang Province, with an investment of VND 2,655 billion
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　　Many views believe that in addition to the achievements, there are still some shortcomings that need to be overcome in the Vietnamese dairy industry
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That is, the development plan of dairy cows is slow, and the area of ​​farmland for dairy cows is not much
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Many difficulties are still encountered in the processing of forage, green and agricultural and sideline products for dairy cows
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The raw milk production is insufficient to meet the demand of the domestic market (currently only about 40% to 50% is supplied)
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On the other hand, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is complicated and unpredictable in Vietnam and the world, disrupting the global supply chain and directly affecting the production and export activities of industries including animal husbandry
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Many countries have introduced closure policies that affect freight and seaport operations
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　　In order to alleviate the above-mentioned "bottleneck", experts believe that it is necessary to formulate a policy of reserving land for the development of dairy cattle breeding in accordance with the provisions of the "Livestock Law" to reduce environmental pollution and ensure the safety of the epidemic
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Provide preferential land allocation, lease land and enjoy preferential policies to livestock-intensive units and enterprises that meet the requirements for biosafety livestock and poultry breeding
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In terms of breeds, continue to cross with high-yield dairy cow semen to create a combination of domestic dairy herds and purebred HF dairy cows
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Based on comprehensive indicators, use 4.
0 technologies such as TPI and EBV to formulate a set of imported seed quality standards, and quickly bring variety and technology advancement to Vietnam
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The breed system for managing dairy cows identifies individuals by attaching ear tags, attaching electronic chips, and entering breed books
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Uniform management of dairy cow breeds in farms across the country will be integrated with artificial insemination and embryo transfer systems
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Application of fully compounded ration and feed processing technology in dairy cattle breeding
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The state, enterprises and farmers coordinate and cooperate to build safe and environmentally friendly breeding facilities and areas, especially key dairy farming areas
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