With the rapid development of China’s economy, the livestock industry has been intensifying its efforts to restructure and accelerating the pace of industrial transformation and upgrading. Whether from the perspective of its mission or the strategic layout of rural revitalization, high-quality development in the livestock industry must incorporate the important model of a circular economy.

In 2019, Guichuan Lianhang assisted Orient Hope — a large private enterprise ranked among China’s Top 500 that integrates agriculture and heavy chemical industry into a circular economy — in establishing operations in Zhidan County. The company plans to invest 2 billion yuan over the next five years to build a pig farming project with an annual output of 1 million head.

"Hope" Soars

The Industry’s Momentum Surges

This marks Orient Hope’s first large-scale integrated livestock farming project in Shaanxi Province. From the construction of ground-level facilities to the completion of multi-story buildings, it is the only project in the province to adopt a multi-story pig farming model. This approach not only maximizes the efficient use of land but also propels local pig farming toward large-scale development.

Headquartered in Pudong, Shanghai, Oriental Hope ranked second among Shanghai-based private enterprises in the “2020 Top 500 Chinese Private Enterprises” list. After more than 30 years of development, it has become a mega-scale private enterprise group integrating agriculture and heavy chemical industries, with leading competitiveness in its sectors and an annual output value exceeding 110 billion yuan.

In recent years, Orient Hope has accelerated its efforts toward green, ecological, and circular integration. The company has invested in large-scale, modern circular pig farming industrial chain projects in Suining, Sichuan; Zhangjiajie, Hunan; Liangping, Chongqing; and Huichuan, Guizhou, among other locations. With its under-construction capacity rising to 3 million head, the company is significantly accelerating its development in the field of modern circular pig farming.

The successful signing of the project would not have been possible without the professional and efficient services provided by Guichuan United. Upon understanding the actual needs of the Oriental Hope project, the investment promotion team immediately began researching the current state of the livestock industry in Zhidan County. They evaluated and compared information regarding resource advantages, production costs, and breeding bases, collected a large amount of materials and data, developed multiple investment plans, and provided highly valuable recommendations, playing a crucial role in the company’s decision to establish operations in Zhidan County.

A Shift in Perspective Opens New Horizons

Promoting Fruit Production Through Livestock Expands Opportunities

To adapt to new circumstances and meet evolving demands, Zhidan County has shifted away from outdated mindsets, leveraging its natural endowments and adopting forward-thinking development strategies. Guided by green development principles, the county has established a strategy centered on “large enterprises leading the way, new entities driving implementation, ecological operations, and circular development,” prioritizing the transformation, upgrading, and enhanced efficiency of the livestock industry.

Today, the local pig farming industry, with a scale of one million head, has become a new growth engine for the county’s economy, maintaining a delicate balance between economic development and the ecological environment.

Oriental Hope Group’s philosophy of green and environmentally friendly development aligns perfectly with that of Zhidan County. Together, the two parties have built the project into a modern, efficient, eco-friendly, and healthy model of large-scale agricultural industrial circulation. This win-win cooperation has gotten off to a good start, paving the way for smoother future development.

Currently, the project has been completed and put into operation, with the county’s total hog inventory exceeding 1 million head. Furthermore, building on the robust foundation of its dominant mountain apple industry, Zhidan County has thoroughly researched the allocation standard of “one mu of fruit trees, two pigs, and three tons of fertilizer,” providing an ample supply of organic fertilizer for the county’s 300,000 mu of mountain apple orchards.

To this end, Zhidan County has actively built a modern agricultural production system centered on “fruit and livestock integration and circular development” based on a new farming model prioritizing fruit and livestock. This system rationally recycles materials and energy, resolves the conflict between livestock industry development and ecological conservation, promotes the comprehensive, sustainable, and healthy development of the livestock sector, and helps farmers increase production and income.

With 12 years of deep expertise in the investment promotion sector, Guichuan Lianxing has built a project database of over 500,000 entries and accumulated extensive experience in investment attraction. Leveraging a professional service team, rigorous project evaluation, and an “Internet+Investment Promotion” model, the firm assists government-run industrial parks in attracting major projects characterized by advanced technology, strong industrial relevance, and high economic returns, while also providing ongoing industrial consulting and management services to support future development.

Moving forward, GuChuan United will closely monitor the progress of project collaborations, continuing to serve as a bridge connecting investors with investment platforms to resolve development challenges faced by both government and enterprise sectors. Furthermore, the investment promotion team will continue to leverage its strengths in targeted investment attraction, focusing on attracting large-scale and high-quality projects to support the rapid and coordinated development of the regional economy.