Moong Van Chun confidently raises commercial livestock thanks to full vaccination

Making a difference in the highlands

The Nam Can highland strip (Ky Son district, Nghe An) faces numerous challenges. This is the last point on National Highway 7, the road is long and difficult, the terrain and weather are unfavorable. These are major obstacles to the locality’s development. Considering the context, applying the traditional livestock farming model, which depends heavily on natural factors, is certainly not easy, and Nam Can is a prime example.

During its heyday, the buffalo and cow fattening business brought sky-high profits to the people here, with many households earning hundreds of billions of VND as easily as flipping their hands. Unfortunately, the market later plummeted, combined with risks from natural disasters and epidemics, pushing many households into poverty. Unable to cope with the situation, they were forced to quit.

Unlike the majority, Moong Van Chun, a Khmu man residing in Khanh Thanh village, has maintained an astonishing level of stability in terms of livestock production. In any circumstance, this man still regularly earns high profits from his livestock. Avoiding being in a passive position, not only raising buffalo and cows, Chun has also proactively expanded his goat herd, identifying this as a key factor in the family’s economic development.

This choice was well-founded, stemming from the characteristics of being “suitable” for the steep mountainous terrain. There were not many people raising goats in Nam Can at that time, hence little competition. Chun was like a pioneer, quickly creating shortcuts and taking the lead. He quickly established a large enough purchasing system and network, so product consumption was never a concern.

It looked easy on the surface, but to build up the achievements like today was not a story done in just one or two days. The journey demands patience. At first, Chun only invested in raising... 2 female goats. Later, he continued to increase the herd in a very small amount.

By 2018, after a long enough period of care, realizing that the goat's physical condition was completely suitable for this land, especially almost immune to diseases when fully vaccinated, Chun decided to mobilize capital to go all-in, both expanding the scale and increasing the total herd exponentially, officially applying the commodity farming process from then on. The bold calculation brought sweet results. Just by raising goats alone, each year his family earned a net profit of hundreds of millions of VND.

The “hero” of the Khmu people

From the achieved results, Chun’s family decides to reduce the rice growing area to concentrate land for developing commercial livestock farming. On a scale of 25 ha, he dedicates a part of the land to grow elephant grass to proactively feed buffalo and cows. The remaining area is zoned and fenced carefully for grazing purposes. The cattle enjoy a large environment so they grow quickly and achieve good quality.

Thanks to his resounding marks on the agricultural front, Moong Van Chun has been honored many times as a good farmer at all levels, and his important contributions to the community have been duly recognized by local authorities. Doing good on his part while spreading positivity to society, Chun basically excels in everything.

In reality, Chun’s introduction to his version of livestock farming model has directly created stable jobs for many local farmers. Every year, Chun helps poor households with capital, materials, and guides them on farming procedures and techniques, thereby creating motivation and confidence to overcome adversity.

“Since converting from traditional agricultural production to commercial livestock farming, Moong Van Chun has made a big difference in the locality. For Nam Can commune and the Khmu ethnic group, Chun is one of the notable spotlights,” said Tho Ba Re, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son commune.