HBO – Nguyen Hong Yen, who manages the Linh Dung organic farm in Dong Ngoai hamlet of Vinh Tien commune (Kim Boi district), is considered the first Vietnamese planting organic citrus. His farm’s citrus fruits were recently recognised by the NHO- QSCERT as organic products in conformity with Vietnam’s organic agricultural requirements TCVN 11401:2015.
Nguyen Hong Yen (right) is the first Vietnamese receiving
NHO- QSCERT certificate for organic production facility TCVN 11041:2015.
Along with research and
tests, Yen has applied organic cultivation techniques in his citrus trees at
the 3.2ha farm. According to him, the soil here is used for forest plantation
and not affected by chemical cultivation. Citrus trees are watered with clean
spring water and cared with organic and biological fertilisers, pesticides and
herbicides.
With organic cultivation
methods, Linh Dung farm’s citrus fruits are recognised with five yeses, five
noes, and three safe, including having organic certificate, having food safety
certificate, having field diary, having clear origins and having packing and
label; no stimulants, no chemical fertilisers, no preservatives, no chemicals,
and no genetically modified organism; and safe for producers, consumers and the
eco-environment.
After three years, Linh
Dung has become the first citrus farm in
Vietnamreceiving the certificate of the NHO-QSCERT –
Vietnam’s leading organisation on
assessing and certifying Vietnamese organic standards TCVN 11041:2015.
At present, the farm is
harvesting lemons with an output of more than 4 tonnes and sold at the price of
30,000 VND per kg at the orchard. The farm’s total yield of oranges, grape
fruits and lemons is expected to reach 35 tonnes a year, which are registered
to be purchased by businesses.
However, to ensure his
organic products reach hands of consumers, Yen uses smart stamps which are
applied for the first time in agricultural products of provincial farms.
Together with organic
products, Yen is also providing consultations on GAP and organic cultivation
systems and serving visitors to the farm.
With his citrus orchards,
Yen becomes the first Vietnamese person planting organic citrus trees./.
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