Animal husbandry cooperative in Shanggao County of Jiangxi Province avoids risks for pig farmers

In the face of the situation of low pig market and high feeding costs, animal husbandry cooperatives in Shanggao County have taken measures to stabilize the pig market and avoid risks for pig farmers.

On the one hand, the cooperative adopts the way of keeping warm together to reduce the cost of breeding. Opened up a new way to buy feed, directly from the manufacturers to distribute to pig farmers. According to the existing breeding scale of 200000 live pigs in Shanggao County Animal Husbandry Cooperative, the cost can be saved more than 7 million yuan. In the face of the pig market crisis, more and more pig farmers choose to join cooperatives to avoid risks. This year alone, 62 new members have been added, reaching 460. On the other hand, accelerate the "transformation" and provide venture capital support for pig farmers who want to change careers. Since the beginning of this year, the cooperative has raised 10 million yuan in start-up loans for its members to encourage them to contract fish farming in reservoirs and construction sites in other places, so as to enhance their ability to resist market risks. Xiao Jinze, a pig farmer, said with emotion: "I have been raising pigs for more than ten years and have experienced all kinds of disturbances." Although pig prices are so low at present, with the strong support of animal husbandry cooperatives, I think I can get out of the predicament. "