Ho Chi Minh City charts livestock future with smart farming plan

A regional linkage model will be promoted, with the city supplying breeding stock and acting as a major consumption market. Surrounding provinces will coordinate production to ensure a stable food supply for urban consumers.

Growth targets through 2030

The strategy sets ambitious goals to reinforce the city’s role in modern urban agriculture:

• Production value: Average annual growth of 2-3%.
• High-tech farming: Accounting for 70-80% of total livestock production value.
• Livestock population: Targeting 1.37 million pigs, 98,000 cattle, and 25 million poultry birds.
• Breeding capacity: Annual supply of approximately 1.31 million piglets and more than 10,500 breeding cattle.
• Slaughter modernization: Around 70-80% of livestock and poultry to be processed through centralized industrial slaughtering systems.

Circular agriculture solutions

To achieve these goals, Ho Chi Minh City will implement five key strategic initiatives:

• Technology-driven zoning management: Develop digital maps to clearly define permitted and restricted livestock zones. Also, accelerate construction of a 200-hectare High-Tech Agricultural Park in An Nhon Tay Commune, specializing in livestock breeding.
• Production restructuring: Gradually reduce and eventually eliminate small-scale backyard farming in residential areas. Encourage the creation of new-generation cooperatives to strengthen value chain linkages and support modern livestock production.
• Science and technology breakthroughs: Apply artificial intelligence (AI) and genetic technologies in breeding programs. Also promote circular economy models that convert livestock waste into organic fertilizers to reduce environmental pollution.
• Disease control and export readiness: Strengthen grassroots veterinary networks and establish disease-free zones that meet international standards for both domestic consumption and export markets.
• Digital transformation: Develop a GIS-based livestock database system and support farmers in marketing products onto e-commerce platforms.

Toward full industrialization by 2045

By 2045, Ho Chi Minh City envisions a fully industrialized livestock sector. Meat, eggs, and dairy will be produced in closed-loop, biosecure systems supported by digital technologies.

This transformation will contribute to sustainable, ecosystem-friendly urban agriculture and reinforce the city’s role as a regional leader in livestock innovation.