The first China Goat Industry Development Summit Forum was held in Haimen, a county-level city in Nantong, Jiangsu province on Dec 12. It also marked the opening of the 7th Haimen Goat Festival. 

The forum aims to share the best practices in goat breeding and production in various regions at home and abroad, promoting fine breeds of goat, advanced technology and high-quality products, and methods of speeding up industrial modernization.

Liu Qiangde, deputy secretary general of the China Animal Agriculture Association, hosts the first China Goat Industry Development Summit Forum in Haimen, Nantong, Jiangsu province on Dec 12, 2018. [Photo/ WeChat account: sheep-caaa]

The attendees tour a local goat farm in Haimen  after the forum on Dec 12, 2018. [Photo/ WeChat account: sheep-caaa]

Haimen's animal husbandry has ranked top in Jiangsu province in recent years. The goat industry has made the city a more prosperous place.

The attendees took a tour of local goat farms in Haimen after the forum.