A dairy goat breeding farm in Longxian County in Shaanxi Province has provided jobs that are helping to lead 437 households in the county out of poverty.

Dairy goats at the farm in Longxian County, Shaanxi Province on December 6, 2018. [Photo: VCG]

Lvnengmuye, a dairy goat breeding company, invested 380 million yuan (55 million U.S. dollars) into the project in 2015 to get it started. As of this year, a total of 720 million yuan has been invested in what is by far the biggest dairy goat breeding farm in Asia.

Dairy goats at the farm in Longxian County, Shaanxi Province on December 6, 2018. [Photo: VCG]

The 116 acre farm currently has 14,000 dairy goats, and can produce more than five tons of goat milk a day when it is operating at full capacity. The farm is equipped with leading genetic screening and embryo transplant technology.