June 24, 2026
 

Vietnam's Mavin Group proposes 45,000-tonne feed mill and 90,000-head pig complex in Lai Chau province

The revised June 2026 proposal expands the planned site to 150 hectares and adds a dedicated breeding centre targeting 60,000 piglets annually, as the province moves to shift from smallholder to concentrated commercial livestock production.

Mavin Group has presented an updated proposal to Lai Chau provincial authorities for a high-tech integrated livestock complex in Mường Than commune, comprising a 45,000-tonne-per-year feed mill, a high-tech pig farming system producing 90,000 market hogs and 5,000 breeding sows annually, and a raw material processing plant with a capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year.

The proposal, revised in June 2026, expands the planned site area to 150 hectares, up from the original 2021 submission. The integrated complex also includes an organic fertiliser plant processing 15,000 tonnes of livestock waste annually and a nearly 57-hectare biological buffer zone combining timber forestry with environmental protection. The project has been assessed as broadly consistent with Lai Chau provincial planning for 2021-2030.

A separate proposal for a high-tech pig breeding centre in Mường Kim commune is also under study, with a planned capacity of 4,000 breeding sows and annual output of 60,000 piglets across approximately 54-55 hectares.

The Mường Than project was first proposed in 2021 with registered investment of approximately VND400 billion (approximately US$15.7 million), but has not yet received investment policy approval due to land use conflicts with defence-designated land. Lai Chau provincial authorities have committed to applying flexible incentive mechanisms and facilitating surveys and investment studies.

David John Whitehead, Chairman of Mavin Group, said the company operates a closed-loop value chain from animal feed and genetics through to livestock farming and food processing. He said Lai Chau's land availability, climate conditions and agricultural development direction make it a suitable base for long-term investment in high-tech livestock operations.

Lai Chau currently has approximately 99% of livestock operations at household scale, with livestock density at around 0.2 livestock units per hectare of agricultural land — well below planning capacity, indicating significant scope for concentrated commercial development.