Transforming Challenges into Success: The Journey of Pham Thi Nhan

On a sunny April morning, Pham Thi Nhan, born in 1992 in Duy Trinh Commune, Quang Nam, embarked on her daily farming routine on her expansive 3,000-square-meter property.

She took care of her animals, ensuring they were well-fed and comfortable, while classical music played in the background, creating a peaceful environment for the thriving black fowls that produced around 2,000 eggs each day.

Once a banker in HCM City with a promising career after graduating from HCM City Banking University in 2015, Nhan’s life took a dramatic turn. During her first pregnancy in 2018, she suffered a stroke, leaving her with enduring health challenges, including a slight facial deformity and vision issues. This led her husband to leave his job to support her and their child in Quang Nam.

“I felt hopeless and insecure, believing my opportunities had vanished,” Nhan reflected on her difficult times.

In 2019, seizing a chance for a fresh start, Nhan and her husband took a loan to purchase a local farm. They began with 200 pigs, but a swine fever outbreak devastated their efforts, resulting in a loss of nearly VND500 million.

Determined to succeed, Nhan pivoted to raising black fowl, a nutrient-dense breed that was unfamiliar in Quang Nam. She traveled to the Mekong Delta to acquire 3,000 chicks and implemented a clean farming strategy.

Initially, Nhan faced challenges; her young chickens were timid, and the local climate posed difficulties. To enhance their environment, she and her husband developed a closed-loop farm equipped with air conditioning, heating, innovative bedding, and a classical music system that played for eight hours daily.

“Black chickens are quite sensitive; stress can diminish their appetite and egg production. The music calms them down, leading to better flock harmony and egg quality,” she noted.

Today, her farm produces around 2,000 eggs each day, which are sold to supermarkets and shops in nearby cities, as well as online. The manure from her fowls is also sold to coffee plantations in the Central Highlands, generating an average monthly income of VND150 million.

In 2021, her “Hao Nhan” black fowl eggs gained recognition with a provincial 3-star OCOP certification.