China large pig farms tie up with small ones in $7 bln plan to spice up hog output

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China large pig farms tie up with small ones in $7 bln plan to spice up hog output

SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (Reuters) - China's massive pig farms are lining up with small, family-based farm


SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (Reuters)China’s massive pig farms are lining up with small, family-based farms in a state-initiated funding of practically 50 billion yuan ($7.14 billion)to spice up hog productions hit exhausting by a lethal swine illness, the agriculture ministry stated.

Fifteen main pig farms in Beijing on Thursday signed 19 agreements with native governments in 16 Chinese language cities reminiscent of Liangzhou of western Sichuan province and Engshi in central Hubei, to boost pigs collectively, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated.

These initiatives are anticipated to supply greater than 22 million hogs for slaughter yearly and contain 33,000 poor rural households, the ministry stated, with out giving a timeline.

Huge farmers are inspired to take a stake in or lease medium and small farms, and will expedite executing these agreements by constructing quite a few standardized household-based farms, slaughter homes and refrigerating facilities, the agricultural minister Han Changfu was cited as saying.



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