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China: Eco pig farms look to the future
China's largest eco-friendly pig-raising farm, the 200
million yuan facility in Fengxian county, Jiangsu province, has more than 6,000
organically bred pigs.
In contrast to traditional pig farms, this farm is much tidier, thanks to
newly developed technology, which can compost pig manure. In the pigpen there is
a bed of micro-organisms, straw, manure and rice hulls which composts wastes
without leaving behind any foul smell.
Nationwide
networkThe owner of this eco pig farm, Nanjing-based Fu Teng
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, said it intends to build a nationwide
network of pig farms to raise 1.8 million pigs within the next five years. The
company currently has another two eco pig farms under construction in two
counties in Nanjing.
"Pigs raised in this way are much tastier because
they are cleaner, and are organically bred," said Meng Xianjun of the company's
sales and marketing department. He added that these pig farms are also more
productive than conventional types.
FutureAs
thousands of smaller pig farms are shut down by environmental pollution
reduction measures, companies like Fu Teng are promoting what they see as the
future of pig farming in China.
Aside from the environmental benefits,
eco pig farms are also cost efficient. Fu Teng finds that it can save 75 to 90
percent of water consumption and 30 to 50 percent of labor power, compared to a
conventional pig farm.
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