Friesland Campina Viet Nam has receives the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit for contributing to the development of new rural areas during the 2010-15 period. — VNS Photo

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Dairy company Friesland Campina Viet Nam has received the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit for contributing to the development of new rural areas during the 2010-15 period.

The company's contribution included a programme for sustainable development of the milk industry in rural areas and a project run by the Viet Nam Red Cross Society to give cows to poor families.

The programme for the development of the milk industry began in 1996 to help farmers rear cows sustainably. The company has entered into partnership co-operation with farmers to supply animal feed and technical services to them, as well as help them get loans and scientific knowledge about breeding animals. Thanks to these efforts, the farmers have improved the quality of fresh milk and production efficiency.

Friesland Campina purchased 310 tonnes of fresh milk daily from 4,500 farming families nationwide this year. — VNS Photo

Friesland Campina purchased 310 tonnes of fresh milk daily from 4,500 farming families nationwide this year. In 2014, the company bought 104,507 tonnes of fresh milk, higher than 82,825 tonnes in 2013.

Additionally, the company has donated 180 cows since 2012 to the cow bank project run by the Viet Nam Red Cross Society that provides cows to needy families in poor districts and border communes.

The company has also directly managed and invested in sustainable dairy zones in Ha Nam Province under the "sustainable dairy development in Viet Nam" co-operation project between Ha Nam and the Netherlands government. — VNS