Is there money to be made in dairy cows you ask. It's indeed an unusual investment but one that we're happy with knowing that we are not only helping ourselves but helping others who are less fortunate as well.
This lobang came to us in April last year. Mr. Danny Fausto DVF Dairy Farm (Gatas ng Kalabaw) Chairman and Mr. Ding Bagasao ERCOF (Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos) Chairman came to Singapore with the offer, basically:
a) Investor provides funds to buy the cow
b) The cow will be assigned to a Farmer who will provide his farm for the cow's use, take care of the cow (feeding, cleaning, offspring delivery, etc)
c) DVF Dairy Farm will buy the cow's milk and deposit the sale amount to the Investor's account; Also, the DVF Dariy Farm will make its bull stock available for the impregnation of the Investor's cows and extend technical assistance to the Farmer to ensure proper milking hygiene
d) ERCOF will send reports to the Investor as to the status of the Investor's cow(s), the milk sales deposits and liaise with the farmer
As you can see, this is a partnership among 4 entities: the Investor, Farmer, DVF Dairy Farm and ERCOF. And a win-win partnership at that.
- Investor gets a % of the milk sales. No farm or muscle work required.
- Farmer gets a % of the milk sales and shares in the ownership of the cow's offsprings e.g. 1st offspring owned by Investor, 2nd offspring owned by Farmer, 3rd offspring owned by Investor, etc.
- DVF Dairy Farm gets a % of the milk sales in exchange for assistance to the Farmer and getting the milk supply.
- ERCOF gets a % of the milk sales. In exchange, ERCOF will liaise with the farmer and DVF Dairy Farm for the Investor.
As an investor, the projected pay back period for your investment is 2.4 years based on milk sales and the value of your herd.
DVF Dairy Farm itself is another story. Mr. Danny Fausto has our respect and admiration for helping the farmers (through DVF Dairy Farm) and for his advocacy for the Philippine dairy industry. If you want to know more about this entrepreneur whom we have the privilege of partnership with, read his book 'Dare to Dream' (available in the Philippines at National Bookstore outlets) or click on below media publications.
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Milk flows from the rice granary
Sun Star Cebu: Dariy farm seeks hike in traffic on foreign milk
Nueva Ecija Journal: Talavera milkman's tale of success launched
AgriAsia: DVF raises hopes for a viable RP industry
Philippine Star: Carabao milk is a good anti-cancer supplement
Channel News Asia: Poor Philippine farming community milks its way to success
To know more about DVF Dairy Farm mission and vision, products and outlets, please visit their website.
If you are interested in this investment opportunity and want to know more, please don't hesitate. Leave us a comment with your email address or call us at +65 9863 7328. Or email us at pinoylobang@yahoo.com.
Photo above shows one of the 3 cows we now own, the Farmer / Caretaker and ERCOF Chairman Mr. Ding Bagasao.
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