1. Guillaume Duteurtre (Cirad Vietnam)
“Animal Productions. Food and feed future demand, consequences on land uses and food security”
Agrimonde-Terra Workshop
Paris, February 13th, 2013
Recent Trends in Dairy Production in Vietnam and their Consequences on Land Use
Guillaume Duteurtre (Cirad Vietnam)

3. Main livestock production in Vietnam (in 1000 tonnes)
1. The “livestock revolution” in Vietnam
Main livestock production in Vietnam (in 1000 tonnes)
Source : Hoang Kim Giao, 2012

4. Production and importation of animal feed in Vietnam (in 1000 tonnes)
1. The “livestock revolution” in Vietnam
Production and importation of animal feed in Vietnam (in 1000 tonnes)
Source : Hoang Kim Giao, 2012

5. Production of milk in Vietnam (in tonnes)
2. History of the milk “success story”
Production of milk in Vietnam (in tonnes)
Source : FAOSTAT

6. 2. History of the milk “success story”

7. 2. History of the milk “success story”
(data Year 2009)
Population millions
Consumption per capita 12 kg EL
Number of farms
Number of cows/farms 7
Total number of milking cows
Share of nat. prod. in total consumption 23 %

8. Factors related to market and consumption
2. History of the milk “success story”
Factors related to market and consumption
Milk consumption (kg/capita.an)
countries
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2007
France
219,5
235,2
281,6
287,2
272,9
260,5
China
2,5
2,3
3,2
6,5
11,1
28,7
Thailand
2,4
7,3
9,3
15,0
20,2
22,5
Viet Nam
1,9
4,3
1,1
2,1
11,2
11,9
Source : FAOSTAT, 2011 Supply of milk products - except butter

9. 2. History of the milk “success story”
Factors related to policies and institutions
Collectivist period
( )
The “đỏi mới” and family farms ( )
The “industrial trend”
(2008-??)

10. Factors related to policies and institutions
3. Recent trends
Factors related to policies and institutions
Dairy Development Plan ( )
Based on small-holder farms
With a lot of support from the Government (credit, services, AI, …)
Decision 10/2008 of the Government of Vietnam (2008-…)
“Livestock Development Strategy to 2020”
Priority to “quantitative development” (productivist approach)
Objective : to feed the markets and to reduce import
New investments of private firms
National
International

11. 3. Recent trends and consequences on land use
The « TH Milk company »
2010 : set up (350 millions US$)
Sept : 30,000 cows
… 2017 : 137,000 cows ?
1 500 Ha of land allocated

12. Planted Area in Son La Province (North Vietnam)
3. Recent trends and consequences on land use
Planted Area in Son La Province (North Vietnam)
(x 1,000 ha)
(source : DARD Son La)

13. Production and importation of animal feed in Vietnam (in 1000 tonnes)
3. Recent trends and consequences on land use
Production and importation of animal feed in Vietnam (in 1000 tonnes)
Source : Hoang Kim Giao, 2012

14. 3. Recent trends and consequences on land use
Transition in livestock farms
Rice cultivation Forages + Feed cultivation
Elephant grass + Maize (Cassava)
Transition in territories
Food cultivation Feed cultivation
Forest Land Feed cultivation
Maize + Cassava
Land re-allocations to industrial projects (CF TH milk)
Transition in the use of important feed-stuffs
in the use of imported feed stuffs
Mainly soybean meals (66%), + other meals and oilcakes, starch…
(Mainly from Argentina, India, US)