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The joint venture of De Heus and Hung Nhon is eyeing to invest in a series of large-scale projects including livestock farming, processing, and raw materials development in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province.
Pham Anh Tuan, Gia Lai People’s Committee Chairman, recently met executives from the two companies to discuss cooperation plans and the expansion of high-tech agricultural projects in the province in the 2025-2030 period.
He stressed that Gia Lai fully supports high-tech, integrated production chain projects.
He noted the province lacks large-scale slaughtering, processing and feed facilities, and encouraged the companies to study investments in major processing plants linked to raw material areas and export markets.
Johan van den Ban, CEO of De Heus Group Vietnam & Asia (right) and Vu Manh Hung, Chairman of Hung Nhon Group, at a working session with Gia Lai authorities.
Livestock farm and feed mill
The joint venture is currently investing around USD 37.93 million in the DHN Gia Lai high-tech livestock farm with European technological standards in Gia Lai’s Ia Le commune.
Construction began in May 2024, with phase one already in operation, and the full project expected to be completed and operational by Q1 2026.
Once fully operational, the farm is expected to provide the locality and the central and Central Highlands regions with about 24,000 high-quality breeds each year.
To support disease-free raw material areas for local livestock development, De Heus has also operated a feed mill at An Nhon Industrial Park in Gia Lai since 2015, with a capacity of 150,000-200,000 tons per year.
The company plans to expand and add new projects to meet rising livestock production demand and help farmers market their products.
Future projects
Under its plan, the joint venture seeks to raise total investment in Gia Lai to about USD 106.2 million.
The future projects will be designed to meet international standards and export requirements for the EU, Japan, South Korea and the Middle East.
Gia Lai has significant potential for corn cultivation, and the two companies are currently purchasing about 100,000 tons annually, valued at USD 23-38 million.
The joint venture has asked provincial authorities to support policies and procedures to accelerate the development of large-scale corn-growing areas through linkages with local agricultural cooperatives, ensuring stable supply, traceability and sustainable livelihoods for farmers.
To optimize costs and supply high-quality feed to its farms and export markets, the joint venture also plans to build another feed mill in Gia Lai, seeking about 5 hectares of land in an industrial zone for a project worth roughly USD 30 million.
Hung Nhon separately plans to invest in additional high-tech breeding farms for poultry and pigs, proposing 25-50 hectares of land for projects with total investment of USD 30-38 million.
Hung Nhon Group
Hung Nhon Group, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, specializes in high-tech livestock farming, mainly in the Central Highlands and southeastern Vietnam.
The group operates across large-scale animal husbandry, feed production, biological products, and ISO- and GlobalGAP-compliant processing.
De Heus
De Heus, a global feed producer, has been a pioneer in developing integrated agricultural value chains and export-ready livestock and aquaculture products.
Since its entry into Vietnam in 2009, the company has steadily built a strong presence across Asia.
De Heus now operates 23 factories in Vietnam, including 14 ones acquired from Vietnamese conglomerate Masan.