Establishment of the farmer interested club of Mong Cai pig production pptx

With the goal of contributing to support farmers to transfer the economic structure in agriculture and creating the Mong Cai breeding region in Hai Lang district - Quang Tri province, we

Appendix 1

Report on

“Establishment of the farmer interested club of Mong Cai pig production”

In recent years, pig production in general has faced many difficulties, leading to decreasing pig population Besides the epidemic diseases have occurred continuously such as PRRS, foot-and-mouth diseases etc., so the farmers experienced difficulty to confront the market Livestock products are created with small amount and pressed output prices by business man when there are more products In addition, the food safety can not be controlled

With the goal of contributing to support farmers to transfer the economic structure in agriculture and creating the Mong Cai breeding region in Hai Lang district - Quang Tri province, we have proposed to establish the farmer interested club of Mong Cai pig production to meet the supply of Mong Cai breed with high quality for the farms in Hai Lang area as well as other regions

The purposes of establishment of the farmer interested club of Mong Cai pig production

- To connect households raising Mong Cai pigs in Hai Thuong and Hai Phu communes to share their experiences in raising Mong Cai pigs

- To consult livestock product consumption

Contents and methods

Contents

- To establish the farmer interested club of Mong Cai pig production (the Mong Cai pig farms joining the project are voluntary to participate)

- The club activities are organised regularly and effectively

- To set up the planning for each activity of the club

- Brainstorming method: A method of collecting different ideas about a certain topic

in short time with high speed and collecting opinions should not criticize or evaluate

- Group discussion method is one method of operation of the group with active participation of members The group members discuss specific questions and contents that were planned in the group activities and the project staff or group leader only act as the organizer and guider and the evaluator

- Reality observing method: a method requires the group members to observe real examples and based on that they should draw the lesson-learned

The group members can observe and analyze the advantages and disadvantages as well as offer solutions to overcome the disvantages

Similar to the group discussion method, the project officers only guide, observe and support during observing

1 Established 3 Mong Cai pig raising interested clubs in Hai Phu and Hai Thuong communes

- The Mong Cai pig raising interested Phu Hung club in Phu Hai commune and the Mong Cai pig raising interested An Khe club in Hai Thuong commune were established on 24thOctober 2008

- The Mong Cai pig raising interested Thuong Xa club in Hai Thuong commune was established on 26/10/2008

- Three Mong Cai pig raising interested clubs operated effectively and shared experiences

of pig raising together

2 The club activities

2.1 Equipment and capital

- Each project group is equipped for a bookshelf, books (Pig raising manual, Chicken raising manual, Duck raising manual, goat raising manual, etc.) and newspapers (Agricultural newspaper and agricultural magazine) This bookshelf is put in the group leader’s house

- Capital is contributed by the club members and CARD project The CARD project funded 82% and the club members contribute 18%

2.2 The club activity situation: During establishing pig production interested club, members have

developed rules and regulations of the club The club activities have based on the rules and regulations The clubs organize regularly two meetings per month Each group has held two

meetings from established date to January 2009

The first meeting (held from 27th – 30th November 2008):

- Each group unified the activity rules and regulations Two poor members in each group were supported a loan within 01 years

- NIAH staff trained the club members on the use of EM product in agriculture such as cultivation and animal husbandry sectors (feed processing and environmental sanitation) Animal waste is composted by EM and compared to the traditional manure composting

- To support EM product to compost animal waste

- The project evaluation: all members of 3 groups prefer to learn new techniques applied

in animal husbandry to reduce environmental pollution However, the learning level depends on each group: due to members in Phu Hung club did not know what is EM product, they applied reservedly; members of two clubs in Thuong Xa commune knew

EM product, but they only applied it in crop production and observed the effect of EM product on crop production; members of An Khe group used EM product in the dead animal treatment, they obtained new technique quickly and applied in environmental sanitation

The second meeting (held from 4th to 6th January 2009)

Each leader report the group activities:

• Phu Hung group:

The situation of livestock production:

Three households had pigs infected heavy diseases with symptoms such as cough, heavy breath, fever (including households: Tram, Phu and Cuc) The NIAH staff together with veterinary officials in Hai Lang district conducted to take disease samples and sent to the regional veterinary office to analyze

Animal waste was treated effectively by EM product Households are very welcome and support the use of EM product for animal waste treatment, because animal waste composted time is faster (animal waste is composted by EM product within 15 days and it can be brought to use), reducing feacal odor The household proposed the project to continue supporting EM product

• Dai An Khe group

Three households had dead pigs and two households had sick pigs with symptoms of cough, heavy breathing, high fever A household named Mr Dan had a Mong Cai sow supported by the project gave the first birth with 11 piglets

Households like to use EM product, so they propose the projects to continue providing

• Thuong Xa group

The situation of livestock production:

Households had dead pigs suh as: Mr Trang (1 pig); Ms Lien (1 pig); Mr Cuong (2 pigs) Households had sick pigs such as: Mr Trang (2 pigs), Mr Cuong (1 pig)

Households they propose the projects to continue providing EM product for them

A household (Hoa Thoi) built biogas system and this biogas system has been operated well

NIAH staff have trained farmer on respiratory disease and PRRS disease

NIAH officers delivered Tet gift and provide EM product for each group member Besides NIAH officers also reminded them on the environmental hygiene, as well as informed the households about house hygiene checking (faecal container, and wastewater path)

Evaluation of the project officers: although farmers called commune veterinary staff to treat their sick pigs (7-10 treated days), the number of sick pigs within two months is relatively high and some of the sick pigs were died The households would like to use EM product in animal waste treatment

Exists:

- All most pigs of the households only vaccinated following the vaccination schedule of the veterinary districts (2 times/year), so the vaccination for pigs following the age is necessary

- Market price changes continuosly Feed price is high, while pork price is constantly, resulted in high pressure for farmers

3- Directions and suggestions for next group meetings

- To maintain the group activities and periodic meetings (one time/2 months)

- To discuss to find pork consumption market

- The leaders have responsibility for the group activities: every 02 - 03 group meetings with officials of the project the leaders have to organize themselves the meeting at least 1 time (the project staff do not participate in this meeting)

- To ccontinue consulting and guiding framers about diseases that pigs are easily infected

- To provide EM product for farmers and instruct farmers to raise earthworm

APPENDIX ONE: EXAMPLES OF THUA THIEN HUW FARMER

CLUB MEMBERS SELECTED FOR FINAL PROJECT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES

PROPOSAL FOR DEMOSNTRATION PIG FARMS IN THUA

THIEN HUE

1 General information of farmer

Name of farmer: CAO THO THANH (Quan), 52 years old and married

Village: An Do

Commune: Huong Chu,

District: Huong Tra

Province: Thua Thien Hue

2 Starting pig husbandry on farm: The farm was selected by CARD researcher

group in 2006 for development a model on large land area IN An Do village by side of rice field; he is very active in pig husbandry, after three years, now he has

3 sows with all in pregnancy period They will make a jointed farm with another farmer in CARD group, who has damaged by PRRS in 2008 and Mr Le Dinh Nam lost all of sows and pigs, so they moved to Mr Thanh’s area, they would like

to develop a demonstration farm for area with 10 sows included 3 sows from CARD, so we would like to support them for this ambition in 2010

3 Project successful farms: Since 2010 the housing systems was improved with

a new treatment system for reduce environmental pollution and integrated with garden culture to reduce Nitrogen and Phosphorus emission CARD project supported for improved the housing system with good ventilation and replace breeding stock with 3 more gilts in 2010

Own investment

Breeding stock for

PROPOSAL FOR DEMOSNTRATION PIG FARMS IN THUA

THIEN HUE

1 General information of farmer

Name of farmer: NGUYEN THI DIEP, 54 years old and married

Village: No Thuan Hoa

Commune: Binh Dien,

District: Huong Tra

Province: Thua Thien Hue

2 Starting pig husbandry on farm: This is a average farmer was selected by

CARD researcher group for development a pig husbandry model on large land

areas ownership of private in a highland region, she is very active in husbandry

with rice alchohol making and use by-products for pig raising and mixed pig diets

on farm, with her husband on farm and they are happy to cooperate with CARD

project during of 4 years They have 7 childrens and they are grow-up and 3

children are still in schools There is a little experiences in sow keeping and unit

They have receipt a herd of breeding stock of Mong Cai local breed in 2006 and

start to raising 6 gilts under guidelines and manual of CARD researcher group

Duration of 4 years until now, she has 8 sows, average age around 3 -4 years old

With successful years of 2008 & 2009, she obtained more than 20 weaned piglets

per year per sow and all of piglets were raised on her farm for fatteners to sell

unitil 80 -90 kg per head She is a farmer can make dietary composition on farm

and reduce feedcost for farm

3 Project succesful farms: Housing systems were made in new system in 2006

under supported by CARD, 50% funds from CARD project for the infrastructures

and 02 creepfeed boxes by HUAF experts for suckling piglets In generally, her

farm can improve in 2009 with more water supply system and farrowing crates in

pens and sow areas

Own investment

Time

Ventilation systems and

curtains

PROPOSAL FOR DEMOSNTRATION PIG FARMS IN THUA

THIEN HUE

1 General information of farmer

Name of farmer: NGUYEN VAN LAP, 52 years old and married

Village: No 10

Commune: Thuy Phuong,

District: Huong Thuy

Province: Thua Thien Hue

2 Starting pig husbandry on farm: This is a late farmer that was selected in

2008 for a new development of pig farm on a upland area with a large area of land

with fish pond system for integrated farming, he is very active man for husbandry

and fish raising of mixed farm between Local Mong Cai breed and cross F1 breeds

between Mong Cai and Yorkshire breed for sows He is a person of

self-opinionated man and after 2 years under supervision of Dr Duyet and Dr Linh,

addition a young CARD staff, Mr Phuong he started to change ideas for

integrated farm and adding more fish species as polyculture pond and use manure

for fish

CARD project staffs to advise him to follow the guidelines and manual to raising a

pig, a new housing system was improved in 2008 with a small funds from CARD

project Since 2009, we supported him to change ventilation systems and water

supplies for pig housing

3 Project succesful farms in 2000 & 2010: A new housing area was made for

expand area for sows and fatteners A farrowing, pregnancy and dry sow system

was made and showing the sow keeping in reculation system and moving by

reproduction phases on farm

Own investment

Time

Ventilation systems and

curtains

Disinfection areas (lime pit) 0,5 mils 0,5 mils Jan 2010

PROPOSAL FOR DEMOSNTRATION PIG FARMS IN THUA

THIEN HUE

1 General information of farmer

Name of farmer: TRAN THI TUYET, 42 years old and married

Village: No 01

Commune: Thuy Duong,

District: Huong Thuy

Province: Thua Thien Hue

2 Starting pig husbandry on farm: This is a poor farmer was selected by CARD

project group for development a piggery on a large land area of private owneship,

she is following religious of Catholic custom, so keep more slience and work very

hard They have 5 childrens and their children are still in schools Lack of

experiences in sow husbandry and investment She has receiving a group of

breeding stock of Mong Cai local breed in 2006 and start to raising 5 gilts under

guidelines and manual of CARD researcher group Duration of 4 years until now,

she has 14 sows, included 5 breeding stock pigs for replace in 2009 With

successful years of 2007 & 2008, she obtained 20 weaned piglets per year per sow

but weaner piglets were showed in lower weights at 35 – 40 age- days Now she

will became with experiences in herd management and care of suckling piglets

3 Project succesful farms: Housing systems were made in new system in 2006

under supported by CARD, 50% funds from CARD project for the infrastructures

and creepfeed boxes by HUAF experts for suckling piglets, a new ventilation

system approach in 2007 by improving of advice from Australian experts Since

2009 & 2010, the size of farm was expanded into 2 housing system and a new one

for development with saparated areas of sleeping and exercise areas for sows and

piglets, biogas for environment pollution in the community, water system and

disinfection areas for housing and pigs by visitors when became a demonstration

Own investment

Time

Recover for Typhoon 2009 5 mils 2.5 mils 2.5 mils Dec.2009

PROPOSAL FOR DEMOSNTRATION PIG FARMS IN THUA

THIEN HUE

1 General information of farmer

Name of farmer: TRAN TRONG QUAN, 43 years old and married

Village: Khuon Pho

Commune: Quang Tho,

District: Quang Dien

Province: Thua Thien Hue

2 Starting pig husbandry on farm: This is a average farmer was selected by

CARD researcher group for development a model on small area in a lowland village, he is very active in husbandry with a rice alchohol making and use by- products for pig raising, with his husband on farm and they are happy to cooperate with CARD project during of 4 years They have 5 childrens and two of them are growth-up and 3 children are still in schools Mr Quan is a commune staff and his wife mainly is working on farm for pigs and ducks raising Normally, every year with flooding and water flock on area, so they have to made a higher floor of housing and avoid the damage from flood CARD project support him to get 6 gilts for beeding stock with Mong Cai local breed, duration of 4 years, he has successful work and earning more money from pig husbandry and his wife is happy to say “we would like to follow the CARD project with technical assistance” Now he has 7 Mong Cai sows With aims in biosecurity farm, he is trying to make a better works for his farms and local communities in low areas

3 Project succesful farms: Since 2009 the housing systems were improved with

a new treatment system for reduce environmental pollution in the village community to reduce Nitrogen and Phosphorus emission CARD project supported

a biogas with volume of 9 m3 and liming areas for protection and disease control system in 2009 & 2010

Own investment

Time

Recover for typhoon

in 2009

Disinfection areas

(lime pit)

Report on

“Activities of clubs "The same interested in raising Mong Cai pig"

In Quang Tri, Year : 2009

1 Results obtained from 10/2008 to June of 2009

1.1 Establishment of Famers Clubs “The same interested in raising Mong Cai pig

production”

October of 2008, 3 farmer clubs "The same interested in raising Mong Cai pig" was established in three villages: An Khe, Phu Hung and Thuong Xa by the decisions of the Chairman of Hai Thuong and Hai Phu Commune Members of each group consists

of households are involved in the project CARD-004/05VIE of each village, there are clear regulations for the operation of the group To support the initial activities of the group, the project was to establish a fund to support group activities, a risk fund for sick and died pigs, book sheds, supplying materials on pig production areas and monthly support Groups to buy 02 news paper on Agriculture and Technology

Three Mong Cai pig raising interested clubs operated effectively and shared

experiences of pig raising together

1.2 The club activities

Each group has organized the 02 meeting

* First meeting ( 27/11-30/11/2008):

The NIAH team was training for members on the use of bio-product EM in agriculture: farming and animal husbandry (food and environmental hygiene) Support for household products EM to compost manure

* Second meeting (4/01-06/01/2009):

- Team Leader reports the pictures of the group

- The NIAH staff was training for households on 02 diseases: respiratory diseases and diseases “Blue Ear”

- Distribute gifts to farmers by NIAH staff on the occasion of TET and continue to provide products EM for each member Besides also remind them about hygiene and environment, informed households will have to check hygiene cages (hole incubation and path of wastewater) The farmers enjoyed using microorganism in matters cages

2 Some achieved results in 2009

2.1 Consulting and support to build biogas systems

In order to ensure environmental hygiene and development of sustainable breeding pigs region, one of the important thing is building biogas systems to waste treatment and provide gas for the family The project has consultanted and supported

to households who raising pigs with large-scale 5 or more sows and 20 pigs meat/1 household) to build biogas system.It was very difficult at the begining to mobilize households with large-scale to build biogas (some farmers in the commune wasn’t

successful in buiding biogas systems before), but now after seeing a good effect some

other households asked for supporting to build

The bio gas system is operating very well, gas is generated not only sufficient for home cooking, but also cook food for pigs, lighting, heating etc Technical built bio- gas is always improving, so the building bio-gas in the updated technical construction

better than the first

2.2 Consulting and support on hygiene, prevention and waste treatment

Sustainable livestock development without affecting the health of humans and animals is one of the problems concerned for implementation In addition to support for multiple pig households to build biogas systems for waste treatment and supply of gas for families, the project have been carried out to instruct households in waste treatment by EM biological product, has provided free EM product to households Consultant on the impact of environmental pollution around the pig cages to the health of humans and animals also said the benefits of implementing new technologies to reduce pollution

Guiding the way to compost manure in the holes to kill the pathogen and increase efficiency of using manure for crop Help farmers to improve wastewater slot so that limit environmental pollution

Combined with the District Veterinary staffs allocation antiseptics for project’s

households

Distributed more than 300 doses of free vaccin Ecoli to the farmers to prevention piglets diarrhea, these vaccin not only be used for households under the project but also was distributed to farmers in the district of Hai Lang (through Hai Lang district veterinary stations)

2.3 The anniversary 1 year of establishment of Farmer clubs “The same interested

in raising Mong Cai pig production”

The 5 of November, 2009: On the occasion of 1 year establishment Farmers groups,

we held a celebration to assess the results achieved after one year operation of the group, and in this ceremony we have organized a contest of knowledge pig raising beteen three groups Results of a first prize for farmers Club "The same interested in

raising Mong Cai Pig in Dai An Khe", the second prize is for two rest groups (the

programe of ceremony and content of questions and answers of the competition please see attached files)

2.4 Consulting and support for raising Mong Cai pigs

- Consulting technical on AI for all sows Currently, most farmers can do themselves

on AI for sows at their farms

- Observing and evaluating productivity of pigs breeding sows/male MC: Households have recorded data on reproduction of sow to the “Sow note book” However, some farmers recorded very well (Mr Cuong in Thuong Xa, Mr Dan in Dai An Khe, Mr Danh in Phu Hung …) but some others did not complet because level of their knowledge is limited