For producers and consumers’ health

The Agricultural Extension Vegetable Garden is a place for farmers to learn and exchange farming experiences

The garden has about 1,200 square meters of cantaloupes grown in 3 greenhouses, including about 2,400 Reiwa and green Ichiba varieties imported from Japan.

The motto of the Agricultural Extension Vegetable Garden is "For the health of producers and consumers". Accordingly, the garden focuses on clean production and product quality. The garden uses high-grade fertilizer of YARA Company. The garden uses high-grade fertilizer of YARA Company. Therefore, the cantaloupe keeps its green leaves until harvest; they are sweet and have the typical aroma of Reiwa or green Ichiba. Besides, they can be stored for 15 days after harvest without any change in quality.

Mr. Hoang Nhu Cuong - officer of the Provincial Agricultural Service Center said: "We cultivate scientifically from planting to harvesting in order to minimize the cross-infection of pests and diseases and do not leave fertilizer residues in the products when harvested".

In addition, the pest management follows the "4 rights" principle; isolation period is over 25 days before harvest to ensure quality and safety products. We mainly use microbial products, bio-organic fertilizers and organic pesticides such as sumitri preparations, garlic powder, vermicompost. During cultivation, the garden absolutely does not use growth stimulants or banned pesticides.

Thanks to the correct implementation of the process, the garden's cantaloupe always grows well. After only 65 days of planting, the garden harvests over 1 ton, each fruit weighs from 1.2 to 1.6 kilograms, the selling price is 30,000 VND/kilogram. However, safe agricultural production also has many potential risks due to the impact of prices, quality of inputs, consumption markets, etc. This requires farmers to know how to apply science and technology to production to have a successful crop and ensure product quality. In addition to clean production, the Agricultural Extension Garden also creates conditions for farmers to visit, exchange experiences and learn the application of science and technology in growing cantaloupe and vegetables in the direction of safety and biology.

Currently, the use of clean agricultural products is an indispensable demand of consumers. The extension vegetable garden is partially meeting this demand. In addition, it also creates more motivation and confidence for farmers who intend to produce organically but do not dare to invest./.

By Le Ngoc - Translated by P.Ngan

Souce: https://baolongan.vn/vi-suc-khoe-nguoi-san-xuat-va-nguoi-tieu-dung-a142776.html