Participating households have affirmed that the model is well-suited to local conditions and expressed their wish for its expansion as a pathway to poverty reduction in the area.

Lầu Của Nếnh’s family from Tát Hẹ hamlet is one of 20 poor households in Ẳng Nưa commune participating in the project implemented by the district’s Agricultural Service Center. In October 2024, his family received support with 70 H’Mông chicken chicks over 14 days old. After five months of care, the survival rate exceeded 96%, with the chickens reaching an average weight of 1.4-2.4kg per bird, and some even reaching 3kg. With a market selling price of VND 100,000-150,000 per kilogram, the family earned an estimated profit of about VND 8 million.

Sharing his experience, Lầu Của Nếnh said: “Through the project, besides receiving chicks, feed, disinfectants, biological products, and vaccines, we also received hands-on training in chicken farming techniques. Thanks to the detailed “learning by doing” approach, I have mastered techniques for different growth stages and learned basic disease prevention and treatment methods, ensuring the chickens’ best development.”

Similarly, Mùa A Khua from Huổi Lướng hamlet, Nặm Lịch commune, found a new path to economic development through the project. Khua noted that without the project, they would not have realized the value of proper farming techniques. He hopes the State will continue to expand the project so that more disadvantaged households like his can access and adopt new economic development mindsets to escape poverty.

According to the district’s Agricultural Service Center’s feedback from over 250 households in six communes of Ẳng Nưa, Nặm Lịch, Ẳng Tở, Mường Lạn, Búng Lao, and Xuân Lao, the project opened new opportunities and thinking for poverty reduction. Notably, it shifted people’s perceptions from free-range, traditional methods to adopting scientific farming techniques, proactive disease prevention, and risk reduction.

Lò Văn Thi, Chairman of the Búng Lao commune People’s Committee, shared: “As most residents are ethnic minorities, the application of scientific and technical advances in production was previously limited. After five months of project implementation in hamlets of Pá Sáng, Pá Tong, Kéo Nánh, and Hồng Sọt, we observed not only increased household income but also a shift in farming mindset. This has encouraged people to expand their herds and invest in facilities, moving from self-sufficient production to commercial farming, contributing to job creation and income improvement.”

Under the project, nearly 12,000 H’Mông chickens were handed over on schedule to more than 250 households, in coordination with relevant agencies. Importantly, household selection was conducted openly and transparently.

Lù Văn Cường, Deputy Director of the district’s Agricultural Service Center, stated: “To ensure fair selection, we collaborated with commune authorities to hold community meetings, publicly announcing support policies and participation requirements. Thanks to this democratic approach, all participating households are satisfied and excited about the project’s effectiveness.”

Though this is the first time the community-based H’Mông chicken farming support project under Subproject 2, Project 3 of the National Target Program has been implemented in Mường Ảng District, it has proven highly effective. The chickens provided have adapted well to local care conditions and the region’s weather and climate. If scaled up, this model could become a key solution for poverty alleviation among highland farmers in Mường Ảng.