Hanoi (VNA) - New technologies from the fourth Industrial Revolutionwill be applied in livestock breeding in order to produce safe and high-qualityoutput while improving the husbandry sector’s competitive edge, according tothe husbandry development strategy for the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2045.

Under the strategy, which was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc onOctober 6, Vietnam aims to be among regional countries with modern livestockproduction, with professional farms and farming households meeting food safetyand quality standards for domestic consumption and export.

The animal husbandry sector envisions average growth of 4 to 5 percent during2021-2025 and 3-4 percent in 2026-2030. The total carcass weight is to risefrom 5-5.5 million tonnes in 2021-2025 to 6-6.5 million tonnes by 2030.

By 2025, the country expects to produce 18-19 billion eggs and 1.7-1.8 milliontonnes of milk, which are to rise to 23 billion and 2.6 million by 2030. Thistranslates into output per capita of 50-55 kilos of meat, 180-190 eggs, and16-18 kilos of milk by 2025, rising to 58-62 kilos, 220-225, and 24-26 kilos by2030.

Regarding disease-free cattle and poultry zones, the country plans to build atleast 10 district-level facilities by 2025 and 20 by 2030.

The husbandry sector is to become a modern technical economic sector that is industrialised,from production, processing, and preservation to market development, by 2045.

The national strategy states that Vietnam is to be among the leading SoutheastAsian countries in terms of livestock production capacity. Key products,including meat, eggs, and milk, must be produced at farming facilities that arefriendly with the environment.

It targets having all poultry and cattle products and more than 70 percent ofprocessed food provided by concentrated slaughterhouses over the next 25 years.

In a bid to realise these goals, specific measures have been detailed in thestrategy, including completing policies on livestock development, enhancingcapacity to prevent disease and protect the environment, promotinginternational cooperation, improving breeding varieties and quality, anddeveloping a support industry, among others.

State budget funds will prioritise technical infrastructure for research, humanresources training, food safety, and the preservation of indigenous animalgenes.

PM Phuc asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to join handswith relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to carry out the strategy./.