Mr. Phan Van Khiem (standing), Head of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuy Phuoc District, talks about the benefits of relocating small slaughterhouses to centralized slaughterhouses. Picture: VDT
Lots of guidelines to attract investors
In late April, the Binh Dinh Provincial People’s Committee approved a project to relocate about 150 small livestock and poultry slaughterhouses located in residential areas in five northern communes of Tuy Phuoc district and city. An Nhon entered the concentrated slaughterhouse for animals Nhon An Municipality (An Nhon City).
Accordingly, the level of support for dismantling and demolition of manual slaughterhouses is VND 5 million/household. The fee for slaughter is 120,000 VND/pig. 170,000 VND/sow and boar; 320,000 VND/buffalo, cow; 250,000 VND/calves, calves; 10,000 VND/chicken; 20,000 VND/duck.
The slaughter fee is supported with 7,000 VND/pig; 14,000 VND/buffalo and 200 VND/poultry. Both types of fees mentioned above are funded 100% by the state in the first year of implementation and 50% in the second year.
To encourage investors to build concentrated animal slaughterhouses in the province in 2021-2025, each project will receive VND 5 billion in support from the state, 50% of which will be funded from the provincial budget. 50% support from district and city budgets.
Households that slaughter small animals in Tuy Phuoc District visit Nhon An Animal Slaughter Factory (An Nhon City) to learn about the guidelines to support concentrated slaughter. Picture: VDT
In addition, investments in the construction of electricity and water infrastructure, factories, waste treatment and the purchase of equipment within the project fence will be supported at a rate of VND 2 billion per project. Support investments in roads, power grid, water supply and drainage outside the project fence of VND 3 billion/project.
Thanks to numerous preferential measures, Quy Nhon Food Processing and Production Co., Ltd. upon completion, put into operation the concentrated slaughterhouse in the Nhon Binh three district area (Quy Nhon city). This industry continues to invest in a factory in Nhon An Township (An Nhon City).
This company continues to invest in concentrated animal slaughter factory in Hoai Tan District (Hoai Nhon City), this project has been handed over by local government. Hoai An, the capital of pig farming, also has Quy Nhon Food Processing and Production Co., Ltd. invited to this district to set up a concentrated slaughterhouse.
Cattle slaughter is carried out in concentrated slaughterhouses to ensure food hygiene, safety and veterinary hygiene. Picture: VDT
Small slaughterhouses overcome problems
In mid-June 2023, the concentrated animal slaughter factory in Nhon An (An Nhon City) started operations, providing small-scale slaughter to about 150 households in An Nhon City and five northern townships in Tuy Phuoc District, according to the resettlement plan approved by the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province.
According to Mr. Phan Van Khiem, head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuy Phuoc District, there are currently 44 households practicing cattle slaughter in Phuoc Son, Phuoc Hoa, Phuoc Thang, Phuoc Quang and Phuoc Hung communes, most of which do not have a certificate of veterinary hygiene conditions.
“When the central slaughterhouse was first put into operation, the small slaughterhouse owners were forced to change their habits, so there were certain reactions. However, this is a mandatory requirement to ensure food hygiene and safety as well as product traceability. Therefore, despite the difficulties, Tuy Phuoc District will also make efforts to convince people that this is an inevitable direction of development. , Mr Phan Van Khiem shared.
There are currently 110 households in the city that need small-scale slaughter and relocation, according to Phan Long Dung, deputy chief of the Economic Department of An Nhon City. “Currently, the functional department of the city of An Nhon has met to finalize and implement the list,” said Dung.
Mr. Nguyen Van Minh, owner of a slaughterhouse in Nhon Loc township (An Nhon city), bought a small truck to transport pigs to the central slaughterhouse. Picture: VDT
Mr. Nguyen Van Minh, owner of a slaughterhouse in Nhon Loc township (An Nhon City), said: “It is about 21 km from my house to the slaughterhouse. After the operation, the meat has to be taken to Nhon Loc, Nhon Phuc and Nhon Tho markets for long-distance delivery to customers. But I understand that this is a general development trend, so I can’t help but do it.”
On the advice of community officials, Mr. Minh bought a small truck to transport the pigs to the central slaughterhouse and then transported the meat for local consumption.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Vinh Hang, Vice Chairwoman of Nhon Loc Municipal People’s Committee, said: The difficulty of Nhon Loc is that it is far from the central slaughterhouse and it is therefore very difficult to mobilize the relocation of smaller slaughterhouses. But after much dissemination and mobilization efforts, to date, nearly 70% of households practicing slaughter in Nhon Loc have registered to operate at the factory.