The development comprises a VND 3.1 trillion ($124 million) high-tech pig farm and a VND 515 billion ($20.6 million) animal feed plant. The two facilities are expected to form an integrated production chain and support local economic development.
Covering more than 106 hectares, the farm is designed to accommodate 16,200 sows and 209,000 pigs per production cycle, using modern technology and closed-loop systems.
The feed plant will occupy more than seven hectares and have an annual production capacity of 360,000 tonnes.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Duong Mah Tiep urged the company to allocate sufficient resources to keep construction on schedule and comply with regulations governing investment, construction, land use, environmental protection, workplace safety and disease prevention.
He stressed the need for comprehensive wastewater, solid waste and emissions treatment systems, alongside odour controls and strict biosecurity procedures.
Provincial authorities also called on the company to prioritise hiring and training local workers, support social welfare programmes and ensure residents benefit from the employment and income generated by the complex.
The company said it would develop the project into a model for smart, high-tech livestock farming in Gia Lai.
It also pledged to work with local households through technical assistance, production partnerships and agreements to purchase their output.
That support would include the gradual transfer of smart farming technology, high-quality breeding stock, disease prevention systems and Muyuan’s farm management expertise.
The provincial People’s Committee cited a projection that Gia Lai’s pig herd would exceed 1.68 million animals by 2025, placing it second nationwide.
By 2030, the province aims to have about 75% of its pigs raised on farms and in industrial operations, with more than 66% raised using high-tech methods.
Provincial authorities view large-scale investment as a way to shift livestock production from smallholdings towards concentrated farming, improve productivity and strengthen biosecurity.
Mr. Duong Mah Tiep said Gia Lai expected the complex to develop a value chain encompassing feed production, breeding, slaughter, further processing and distribution.
A meat processing plant is envisaged as a means of increasing the value of local products and supporting sustainable livestock development.
He said the province would help investors address difficulties within the law to facilitate the project’s implementation.
The ceremony was attended by provincial People’s Council Vice Chairwoman Huynh Thuy Van, representatives of provincial departments and local authorities, and Muyuan Group.
At the event, Thinh Phat–Muyuan Gia Lai donated VND 500 million ($20,000) to Po To commune’s scholarship fund for ethnic minority students.