Modern Livestock Industry Park Boosts Rural Income in China's Gansu Province

Jiaozhuang Town in Yongchang County, Gansu Province of China has seen significant growth in its livestock industry since the establishment of the modern livestock industry park. The park has created an ideal environment for breeding, with spacious and well-ventilated facilities, and has enabled farmers to expand their scale of breeding. The town has also promoted high-quality development of the livestock industry, and animal husbandry has become one of the pillar industries, helping farmers increase their income and become wealthy.

Key Takeaways:

• The modern livestock industry park has created favorable conditions for farmers to expand their scale of breeding, with 28 high-standard farms built and 14 farmers raising over 1,700 cattle.
• The number of cattle farmers on hand has increased by over 50% compared to before the industrial park.
• The park has established a diversified livestock breeding model, combining individual livestock breeding and rearing, centralized fattening for larger households, and livestock trusteeship.
• A series of systems and mechanisms for management and profit distribution have been established.
• The park has extensively recruited local labor for livestock breeding, disease prevention, cleaning, and sales, effectively increasing local income.
• The target is to gradually expand the scale of breeding, enhance the technological content of breeding, and promote the resource utilization of manure and sewage.
• Animal husbandry has become one of the pillar industries, helping farmers in Jiaojiazhuang Town increase their income and become wealthy.
• The town aims to promote the high-quality development, integrated upgrading, and development, and ecological green development of animal husbandry.

Statistics:

• 28 high-standard farms have been built in the industrial park.
• 14 farmers are now raising over 1,700 cattle.
• The number of cattle farmers on hand has increased by over 50% compared to before the industrial park.
• The industrial park has raised the average income per capita of local farmers by significantly.

Sources:

• https://www.yongchang.gov.cn/zwyw/zwyw/xzdt/art/2025/art_0b5ebdde930f474d942dfde8546a3185.html