Silver Goose

Silver Goose

　　The Silver Goose is an outstanding local breed in our province and county. Its meat is delicious, tender, and flavorful, while its feathers are white, fine, and soft, offering excellent insulation—earning it the title of “Jiangxi’s No. 1 Down Feather.” Our county has a history of raising Silver Geese for over 700 years and boasts abundant forage resources as well as feed materials such as wheat, corn, potatoes, and soybeans. In early 1998, the county Party committee and government implemented the industrialization of the Silver Goose as a pillar industry to strengthen the county and enrich its people. A preliminary industrial chain has been formed, covering breeding geese, incubation, farming, processing, and sales. The sector employs over 400 specialized technical personnel, and its processed products have won the “Gold Award at the 5th International Food Expo” and the title of “1998 Jiangxi Quality Food Excellence Product.” This project serves as a leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization. From the date of operation, the benefiting local government will reward the enterprise with 100% of the agricultural specialty taxes it pays for five years, and 50% for years six to ten. For enterprises with annual tax payments exceeding 100,000 RMB, the benefiting local government will reward 50% of the local retention portion of their value-added tax for three years, and 30% for years four to five. Enterprises that directly purchase and process agricultural products (including primary products) from farmers may enjoy a 10% reduction in input VAT based on purchase vouchers approved by tax authorities. They may also benefit from other relevant preferential policies and incentive measures offered by Guangfeng County.

Market Forecast: With the improvement of living standards and changes in dietary habits, the demand for goose products is growing rapidly. As a renowned local specialty product, it has broad potential in both domestic and international markets. Currently, live Silver Geese and processed products are sold to Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and other regions, where they are highly favored by merchants. Annual sales volume is approximately 1 million geese, and the figure is doubling year by year.

Project Scale: There is cooperation interest across the entire Silver Goose industry and its various segments, including breeding farms, incubation stations, farming operations, product processing, sales, live goose sales, goose product trading markets, goose feed processing, and service sectors such as feed supply and comprehensive goose disease prevention clinics. The overall plan is to breed, process, and sell 10 million geese by 2005.