Is ecological pig farming in rural areas promising? An interpretation of support policies

Ecological pig farming is a new farming model proposed in recent years, and for rural areas, ecological pig farming has more prospects compared with intensive and factory farming. Ecological pig farming lets pigs grow naturally in a natural ecological environment according to their own original growth and development patterns, rather than artificially creating a growth environment and using growth promoters to make them grow rapidly in violation of their own original growth and development patterns.

The prospects of ecological pig farming

As people's living standards continue to rise, people are no longer satisfied with simply having meat to eat, but pursue what meat tastes better, paying more attention to nutrition, taste, health and many other aspects. Livestock and poultry products produced by intensive and factory farming methods have relatively poor quality and taste and can no longer meet the growing consumer demand of the broad masses of consumers, while the free-range ecological livestock and poultry raised in small quantities by individual rural households without full-price compound feed also cannot meet consumers' demand for ecological livestock and poultry products due to their low output and small quantity. Thus modern ecological pig farming emerged as the times require.

Ecological pig farming can achieve the purpose of improving pig farming efficiency and benefits through modern, most scientific farming methods. For example, fermented-bed pig farming rapidly transforms raw manure, urine and other farming waste through the synergistic fermentation of bedding material and livestock manure, eliminating stench and inhibiting pests and pathogens. At the same time, beneficial microbial flora can synthesize the bedding material and manure into sugars, proteins, organic acids, vitamins and other nutrients that livestock can eat, enhancing livestock disease resistance and promoting healthy growth of livestock.

Moreover, ecological pig farming, under the conditions of fully utilizing natural resources and actively using live bacterial preparations, mostly adopts a three-dimensional farming model to achieve the purpose of tapping potential, reducing consumption and lowering pollution. So in general, ecological pig farming in rural areas is very promising.

Does the state have policy support for ecological pig farming

1. The state has certain preferential policies for land use, water use and electricity use in animal husbandry.

2. Starting from 2005, China began implementing a subsidy policy for improved livestock breeds.

3. The state has a dedicated support policy for standardized large-scale livestock farming.

4. At present, China has a subsidy policy for animal epidemic prevention.

5. In addition to state support and subsidy policies, in fact, various localities have also introduced relevant support policies to develop distinctive industries. These support policies are not part of the general preferential policies formulated by the state and provinces, and differ from county to county and township to township. For details, you can consult the local Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau.

Therefore, in modern times, compared with traditional pig farming, ecological pig farming has more advantages whether in environmental protection or market demand.