Forming a modern industrial livestock capital

After the provincial merger, Dong Nai’s total livestock herd ranks among the top nationwide, especially with its two key animals, including pigs and chickens. The livestock sector has applied modern technology and shifted production toward industrial scale and large-volume goods.

Industrial-scale chicken farm in Xuan Hoa commune. Photo: B.Nguyen

For the 2026-2030 period, Dong Nai province continues to set goals to leverage its advantages in order to attract more corporations and enterprises to invest in areas such as feed production; livestock breeding and veterinary medicine; and deep processing of livestock products… The province aims to further develop a modern, industrial livestock sector under a closed supply chain from input to output.

Continuing to maintain a top position nationwide in livestock sector

After the merger, the province’s total pig herd reached nearly 4.2 million; total poultry about 36.5 million, including nearly 32.9 million chickens; over 3.6 million waterfowl; and about 170,500 buffaloes and cows…

The province has about 2,000 livestock farms, of which pig farms account for 92% of pig raising model, while chicken farms account for 84% of poultry raising.

According to Provincial Party Committee member and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang, after the merger, Dong Nai continues to be the livestock capital of the country. In the coming time, the province will continue to attract large corporations and enterprises capable of investing in the livestock sector toward modern, industrial methods, while also supporting and guiding farmers to produce through linked chains, meeting both domestic and export market demands.

The province’s livestock sector also ranks among the leading nationwide in applying technical advances in production. Currently, cold raising accounts for about 35% of total pig and chicken herds, with automatic feeding and drinking systems; 100% of large-scale livestock facilities have waste treatment systems; 98% of pigs and 90% of chickens use new breeds; good farming practice procedures and vaccines for disease prevention are widely applied.

The sector has expanded supply chains from production to processing and consumption of safe livestock products. The province has 6 chicken egg supply chains providing more than 360 million eggs annually (accounting for 27% of the province’s total egg output); 10 chicken meat chains, supplying about 143,000 tons per year. Notably, the processed chicken chain of Koyu & Unitek Co., Ltd. (Long Binh ward) produces about 22,500 tons of chicken meat per year, accounting for 13% of the province’s chicken meat output, including 320 tons per month exported to Japan, equivalent to 780 tons of live chicken, making up more than 41.6% of the chain’s output. The safe chicken meat production chain for export of CPV Food Co., Ltd. (Chon Thanh ward) has a slaughter capacity of 150,000 chickens per day, with output of about 135,000 tons per year. The province also has 35 pork and processed pork product chains, supplying about 550,000 tons annually, accounting for more than 65.5% of the province’s total pork output…

Nguyen Van Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, said: For the 2026-2030 period, Dong Nai sets a target for livestock production value growth at 4-5% per year. By 2030, the province will develop its pig herd to about 5 million, poultry to 48 million; all types of meat to reach 1.3 million tons; and egg production to 2 billion eggs. The average per capita livestock product per year will reach 622kg of meat and nearly 1,400 eggs.

Attracting modern, industrial investment

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the current livestock density in the province is 1.23 livestock units per hectare of agricultural land, while the provincial regulation is 1.5 units per hectare. The room for livestock development in the province is still very large. The livestock sector is reviewing and selecting suitable land areas for livestock farming, slaughtering, and processing with modern technology and large-scale production. Communes with abundant land resources and favorable natural conditions for livestock development include: Tan Loi, Phu Trung, Bu Gia Map, Phu Vinh, Phu Hoa, Nam Cat Tien…

According to Nguyen Truong Giang, Head of the Livestock and Fisheries Sub-department, Dong Nai has favorable weather and land conditions for livestock development. In particular, the province’s geographic location near major industrial and densely populated provinces and cities attracts many industrial zones, providing a large consumption market. Dong Nai livestock farming has developed on an industrial scale with large goods volumes, creating a competitive advantage. The province also has many large feed producers and processors, favorable for forming and completing closed livestock supply chains from input to output.

The province has issued relatively comprehensive policies for different livestock groups and scales, as well as programs, plans, projects, and schemes to promote sustainable livestock development, such as: preferential land leasing policies for breeding facilities and concentrated farms that meet biosafety standards in livestock development zones; livestock breed support policies for remote, difficult, and ethnic minority areas; policies to apply high technology and biotechnology in livestock production, livestock products, feed production, and veterinary medicine; policies on infrastructure investment, support for wholesale markets, introduction, and consumption of livestock products...

In addition, Dong Nai has many advantages for developing livestock farming toward a modern industrial direction. Notably, the province has attracted many large corporations and enterprises in feed production, livestock and poultry breeding, and large branded livestock systems such as: CP Vietnam, Japfa, CJ, Emivet, Masan, Koyu Unitek; Phu Son, Dolico, Binh Minh… These corporations and enterprises provide input services, livestock technical services, and form large product chains. Specifically, in feed production, the province has 63 facilities producing 5 million tons annually; and 45 organizations and individuals producing and trading livestock breeds, supplying about 4.7 million piglets and 220 million chicks annually to the market.

By Binh Nguyen

Translated by Minh Hanh – Thu Ha