Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fourth from left) breaks ground for the dairy farm project developed by TH in Thanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA)Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucattended a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a dairy farmproject developed by large dairy producer TH in Nong Cong district,the central province of Thanh Hoa, on May 8.
The project was built at the total cost of 3.8 trillion VND (162.6 million USD),covering 1,354 ha of land in Yen My and Cong Binh communes. It has a herd of20,000 cows and a processing plant designed at a capacity of 300 tonnes of milkper day.
TH will also develop material areas in Cam Thuy, Tho Xuan and ThachThanh districts, and work with local farmers to ensure a stable food supply fordairy cows.
Besides creating high value-added agricultural products, the project isexpected to generate stable jobs and income for thousands of local labourers,enhance state budget collection, and speed up economic structure shifting.
Advanced technology will be applied for sewage and emission systems, whiletrees will be planted to reduce the environmental impact.
At the ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuonglaid stress on the project’s significance, saying that it plays an importantrole in agricultural restructuring.
Once operational, the project will increase its total herd to 42,000 cows andtotal milk productivity to 166,000 tonnes per year, he said.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Xung askedlocal authorities and people to join hands with the investor to removebottlenecks in land clearance and administrative procedures.
Competent agencies must ensure sufficient power and water, as well as carry outpreferential investment policies so that the project can be put into operationsoon, he said, adding that the investor should mobilise resources andcomprehensively implement economic and technical measures for sustainabledevelopment.–VNA
VNA
