(HBO) – Safe agricultural production applying high technology in a bid to introduce quality products meeting food safety requirements has been rolling out in Lac Thuy district and proved effective.
Workers of
Truong Thinh Hi-tech agricultural investment JSC in Thong Nhat commune (Lac
Thuy) take care of the melon.
The model to grow melon in plastic greenhouses of Truong Thinh Hi-tech
Agricultural Investment JSC in Thong Nhat commune applying high technology in
Lac Thuy district rakes in high economic value and quality compared to
traditional production methods.
The company built five
greenhouses of 2,000 sq.m each on an area of 34 ha, which specialises in
growing Japan’s melon Ichiba. All the greenhouses are self-operating via a
control centre and applying modern cultivation techniques. After one year, the
model brought about high economic value and quality amongst all products while
meeting food safety regulations.
Nguyen Van Quang from
the company said that based on the GlobalGAP standards, the company keeps a
close watch on the quality and use of water, plant growing media, seeds,
fertiliser and technical procedures.
Workers have undergone
training and received food safety certificates. Ichiba melon has earned
positive feedback. Technical workers examine quality of each fruit after
harvest and paste origin tracing stamp with QR code. At present, the fruits
have been sold at fruit shops and supermarkets in Hanoi, Hai Phong and Thai
Binh. Products with origin tracing stamps have high prospects for exports in
the future. The model brings in nearly 400 million VND (17,570 USD) in profit
annually.
Vice head of the
district’s office of agriculture and rural development Hoang Dinh Chinh said
that local authorities encourage firms to operate in the district. In addition
to Truong Thinh, the Hoa Binh GAP JSC has built a 1-ha greenhouse to grow melon
varieties. Firms in other sectors also proactively works to apply achievements
in science and technology and raise public awareness of organic agriculture to
ensure food safety for high economic value, he added.
Over the years, the
district has paid heed to agricultural development, issued incentives for
investment and called on co-operatives to transform. It also worked to merge
small fields into larger ones and apply scientific and technological
achievements in production, as well as urge local farmers to grow products of
good quality which ensure food safety requirements, towards the safe and
sustainable agricultural development./.
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Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
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