Trend toward large-scale farming

Implementing Resolution No. 20 dated 9 December 2022 of the City People’s Council and Resolution No. 20 dated 14 November 2024 of the former Hai Duong Provincial People’s Council, that ban livestock-raising in certain urban areas, producers must stop operating within prohibited zones by January 1, 2025, in line with previous local decisions that restricted farming in inner-city areas, residential neighborhoods and public spaces and provided relocation support for operations moved out of those zones.

Facing the shortcomings of household-level farming, many producers are investing in larger, more remote farms that apply advanced technologies and technical improvements. This shift helps increase production efficiency, reduce environmental impact and deliver sustainable economic values for farmers.

According to the Hai Phong’s Department of Fisheries, Livestock and Veterinary Services, phasing out livestock in urban and densely populated areas and moving from household-scale to farm-scale production is an inevitable trend under the Law on Livestock. However, production should be organized in permitted concentrated farming zones to ensure disease safety, environmental sanitation and the application of high-tech, circular and smart systems with lower greenhouse gas emissions.

To support and encourage environmentally friendly farm-scale livestock production, the city has introduced suitable mechanisms and policies. Under the People’s Council’s Resolution No. 51 to promote agriculture and fisheries, the city provides one-time support covering 100% of the assessment cost to obtain certification for farms applying VietGAP and for disease-safe farms, with a maximum subsidy of VND 70 million per farm; it also covers 100% of eligible costs in the second year up to VND 25 million per farm.

By 2030, Hai Phong plans to expand its herds to about 710,000 pigs, 28 million poultry, 8,700 buffaloes and 25,000 cattle.

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