Faced with the requirement to restructure the agricultural sector, the province is stepping up the attraction of enterprises investing in concentrated, high-tech livestock farming, step-by-step forming large-scale commodity production zones.

Data from the agriculture and environment sector shows that the total livestock herd in the province currently reaches 577,841 heads, which includes 146,447 water buffaloes, 103,668 cattle, and 327,726 pigs, while the poultry herd stands at over 5.16 million heads. The majority of livestock activities are currently still carried out at a household scale. Consequently, productivity remains low, disease control is difficult, and sustainable production-consumption value chains have not yet been established.

For the 2025 - 2030 tenure, the province identifies agricultural development along a green, smart, and sustainable direction, in which concentrated and high-tech livestock development is considered one of the vital pillars. To concretize the resolution’s goals, Điện Biên province is stepping up the attraction of enterprises and strategic investors to lead and generate momentum for the entire industry’s growth.

“Attracting investment into concentrated livestock farming carries particularly important significance for the province’s agricultural restructuring process. The attraction of large enterprises will contribute to pushing the livestock sector to shift powerfully from small-scale production to large-scale, high-tech commodity production, step-by-step forming a closed value chain from breeding and animal feed production to processing and product consumption,” stated Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Lê Xuân Cảnh.

To effectively exploit existing potentials and advantages, over the past years, the province has reviewed and re-planned concentrated livestock zones, while deploying numerous solutions to improve the investment environment and create favorable conditions for enterprises to conduct surveys and implement projects.

Up to now, 7 enterprises have researched, surveyed, and registered to invest in concentrated livestock projects with a total area of over 600 hectares. The total scale of these projects reaches approximately 1.19 million pigs per year, which is about 3.6 times the province’s current total pig herd. Among these, one project by Lai Châu Agriculture Investment Construction and Development Co., Ltd. has commenced with a scale of 8,000 heads, and another project by Vietramec Joint Stock Company with a scale of 30,000 heads is being submitted to competent authorities for investment policy approval.

Many large corporations in the livestock sector have arrived to survey investment locations, such as DABACO Group with a project scale of 100,000 heads, MuYuan Joint Stock Company with a scale of 800,000 heads, Quảng Ninh Livestock Company with 100,000 heads, and two projects by CP Group with a total scale of around 60,000 heads. In addition, Mavin Group is also surveying a project with an expected scale of about 100,000 heads.

Núa Ngam is currently one of the leading localities in attracting investment into high-tech livestock farming, with two concentrated livestock projects in Na Hươm and Công Binh villages. Among them, the project of Vietramec Điện Biên Company in Na Hươm village is being submitted for investment policy consideration and approval. The project operates on a scale of about 14,000 heads per litter, exporting 2 to 2.5 litters per year, equivalent to around 28,000 to 35,000 commercial pigs. Currently, the locality is coordinating with related departments and sectors to complete land procedures, creating favorable conditions for the enterprise to deploy the project.

“The locality identifies high-tech livestock farming as one of the core economic development paths in the coming time. We will continue to accompany enterprises, creating the most favorable conditions for projects to deploy early, contributing to turning Núa Ngam into a large concentrated livestock zone of the province,” shared Chairman of the Núa Ngam Commune People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Trung.

Recently, the province worked with Mavin Group - one of the leading FDI enterprises in the agricultural sector in Vietnam - to survey and research investment in a high-tech agricultural complex in Chiềng Sinh commune. The project has a total expected investment of VND 400 - 450 billion across a scale of about 200 - 250 hectares, comprising livestock farms, an animal feed processing factory, an agricultural product processing facility, an organic fertilizer production factory, a pig breeding center, and a biological buffer forest zone. This represents a circular, closed-loop production model that aligns with the development orientation of green and sustainable agriculture.

“The project is expected to create a breakthrough in high-tech agricultural development, generate jobs, raise incomes for residents, and boost local socio-economic growth. The commune authority will coordinate closely with departments and sectors to support the enterprise in smoothly deploying the project,” stated Chairman of the Chiềng Sinh Commune People’s Committee Đỗ Văn Sơn.

In parallel with investment promotion, the agriculture and environment sector has coordinated with localities to review and identify 26 positions for concentrated livestock farm development across 13 communes, spanning a total area of about 2,500 hectares. This constitutes an important land fund to attract investors in the coming time. According to specialized industry assessments, when investors implement their projects, it will generate fundamental changes for the province’s livestock sector, contributing to raising output and shaping a closed value chain from breeding, feed, and farming to processing and product consumption.

Điện Biên is step-by-step realizing the goal of building a livestock industry along a modern, large-scale, and sustainable direction. Strategic enterprises possessing advanced technology, modern governance methods, and synchronized production chains are expected to serve as vital driving forces helping the province’s livestock sector make a breakthrough, becoming one of the growth pillars of Điện Biên’s agriculture in the coming years.