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Qin Yinglin (Chinese: 秦英林; pinyin: Qín Yīnglín, born 1965) is a Chinese agriculture tycoon, billionaire, Communist Party member, and the world's richest farmer. He is the chair and president of the pig farming company Muyuan Foodstuff and is one of the richest people in China.
Pigs are farmed in many countries, though the countries mainly consuming them are in Asia, meaning there is a significant international and even intercontinental trade in live and slaughtered pigs. Despite having the world's largest herd, China is a net importer of pigs as China consumes about 50% of global pork production. [9]
A devastating outbreak of African swine fever that has killed millions of pigs in China is changing attitudes in a country where farm hygiene has often been seen as lax by international standards.
Muyuan was founded by husband and wife Qin Yinglin and Qian Ying, who started their first farm in 1992. [2] By 1994, they had 2,000 pigs, and by 1997 they had 10,000. In 2000, Qin founded Muyuan Farming (牧原养殖), the company that would eventually become Muyuan Foodstuff. [3]
BGG is among about 100 farms enrolled in just such a state-led endeavour to wean China off imported stock and breed a self-sustaining herd to feed its 1.4 billion people. China pig breeders go ...
Multi-storey pig farms are a growing trend in China as the sector looks to modernize operations, but some fear it will lead to the spread of disease.
Pork is the most popular meat in China. Intensive pig farming leads to smog and water pollution in some Chinese regions. According to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, livestock farming is the leading cause of water pollution in the country. [25] A pig drinking water on a farm.
China's pig population and pork production mainly lie along the Yangtze River. In 2011, Sichuan province had 51 million pigs (11% of China's total supply). [33] In rural western China, sheep, goats, and camels are raised by nomadic herders. [34] In Tibet, yaks are raised as a source of food, fuel, and shelter.