Vietnam: Upgrading the quality of bird's nests for official export to China

Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta is renowned for its thriving swallow farming industry, with over 1,720 facilities and plans to expand. The province is actively supporting this industry and has two companies approved for bird's nest export to China. One company, Tri Son Trading and Service Company Limited, has invested in a factory for refined bird's nest production and has a significant output from over 200 bird's nest houses across several provinces. A scientific and technological research project is underway from 2024 to 2025 to further improve the quality and added value of bird's nest products for potential export to China.

Tien Giang is a province with a thriving swallow farming and attracting industry in the Mekong Delta. Currently, the province has 1,720 swallow farming facilities, concentrated in the eastern districts with a number of more than 61%. However, recently, the western districts have also been developing this industry. Currently, the number of facilities exploiting new nests has reached more than 50%. Since 2023, the Tien Giang Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine has implemented a plan to support swallow farming facilities, preliminary processing and processing facilities to link production with consumption towards export to ensure traceability and disease safety. Accordingly, to proactively monitor Avian Influenza and Newcastle pathogens in poultry and swallows, the unit coordinated with the Veterinary Department of Region VI (Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) in taking samples for monitoring and disease safety for 30 ...