Orvia Vietnam to supply healthy and high-performing duck genetics

The joint venture leverages on the shareholders’ strengths and capabilities, particularly in Orvia’s genetics multiplication and selection know-how, Lan Chi’s state-of-the-art farming and hatching facilities and capabilities and De Heus’ over 100 years of nutritional experience and farm management expertise.

Orvia is known as one of the world’s largest duck genetics companies and is famous for their rigorous screening program for genetics selection. The parent stock is imported directly from France where Orvia’s headquarters and genetics centre are located. Accordingly, Orvia Vietnam is able to commit to the Vietnamese duck farmers the highest possible level of integrity and purity of breed.

Mr. Benoit Gourmaud, CEO of Orvia Group, shared: “The philosophy that drives Orvia is fuelled and powered by the spirit of enterprise and innovation, the satisfaction of our farmer customers as well as the satisfaction of our duck meat consumers. The joint venture between Orvia – Lan Chi – De Heus that we celebrate today is a clear attestation of a common trust in our abilities and our commitments to success in our enterprise.”

In Vietnam, the farms and hatcheries of Orvia Vietnam follow the strictest farm management and biosecurity standards and day-old-ducks produced are exclusively distributed via the nationwide distribution network of De Heus.

While the quality of the Orvia breed distributed on the market today is highly rated by duck farmers, Orvia Vietnam plans to launch a new and improved genetics line in Q4 2023, which is expected to become the highest performing duck genetics in Vietnam. Mr. Vuong Ho, Director of Lan Chi, added: “Lan Chi is passionate to work with Orvia, De Heus and Vietnamese farming businesses to build a safe and sustainable duck value chain without antibiotics residues in the duck meat for the Vietnamese consumers, in the same way how we have done it in genetics development”.

Mr. Johan van den Ban, CEO De Heus Vietnam, emphasized: “De Heus, Orvia Group and Lan Chi are here to bring Europe’s world-class duck breed, technology and know-how to Vietnam. We are committed to provide comprehensive solutions for our customers including healthy and disease-free genetics, high-quality duck feed, professional technical support on-farm, access to finance and connection of farmers to the consumer markets.”