Slow implementation of support policies for flower growers in Hung Dong

(Baonghean)Although the High Quality Flower Growing Project in Hung Dong has been approved, for more than 2 years now, high quality flower growers in Vinh City have not yet received enough support money under the project...

Ms. Tran Thi Thinh in Trung My village, Hung Dong commune, has been growing flowers for 20 years and confided: “From 2009 until now, we have been growing high-quality flowers. However, orchid and chrysanthemum varieties are very rare, we have to go to Hanoi and Nam Dinh to buy seeds. For many years, we have been able to buy seeds but the season has been delayed. Besides, the price of flowers depends on the market. The price of lily seeds is 26,000 VND/bulb, when the weather is favorable, it is 50,000 VND/plant, sometimes only 5-7,000 VND/plant. Chrysanthemum seeds are 1,500 VND/plant, sold for an average of 3-5,000 VND/plant”. According to Ms. Thinh, for nearly 3 years now, although the application for support has been completed, the family has not received any money.



Hung Dong farmers wish to stick with the flower growing profession.

To ensure the effective cultivation of high-quality flowers, Mr. Tran Ngoc Quyet's family has invested over 50 million VND to build a greenhouse (with modern tubes) to protect seedlings, invested in land improvement, and designed a suitable electricity and water system. However, currently, the cultivation of this type of flower in his family has stagnated. According to him, growing high-quality flowers is very difficult in terms of seed sources, season, and techniques, and is also risky. Meanwhile, since 2010, the city's support mechanism has not been implemented, so not only he but also other flower growers are no longer committed to investing in growing these types of flowers.

To find out the reason, it is known that since 2009, through a survey of high-quality flower planting in Vinh City and the area, flower growers here have had access to the Project "Production of high-quality disease-free chrysanthemum varieties". The project was implemented by the Department of Planning and Investment (originating from the Institute of Science and Technology - Agriculture) to replace old chrysanthemum varieties or diseases, caterpillars, and drawing charms... in 3 large flower growing hamlets of Hung Dong, namely Trung My, Yen Xa, and Yen Vinh; in which, people benefited 40% from the project. The scope of the project is to provide 10,000 seedlings to people, which will be distributed to 3 large flower growing households in Hung Dong to supply 105 flower growing households.

The project has encouraged and motivated the movement of growing high-quality flowers among the people. By 2010, Vinh City People's Committee issued Decision 1256/QDUB. TPV with the content of supporting 25% of the price of flower seeds, 20% of the price of microbial fertilizers and pesticides. Mr. Pham Van Thanh - Head of the Agriculture Department of Hung Dong Commune, said: According to the calculations of flower growers, since the end of 2010, the whole commune has completed the synthesis of documents with the level of support for growing high-quality flowers for growers based on the Decision of the City People's Committee of 87 million VND, not to mention the project acceptance, people have spent tens of millions of VND to buy invoices according to the requirements of the documents. However, up to now, Hung Dong flower growers have only received the first support level of 9 million VND. The commune has sent the people's questions to the City People's Committee many times, but so far there has been no answer.

In Vinh City, Mr. Tran Van Son - Head of the City's Finance and Planning Department said: "The project with a plan to plant 20 hectares of high-quality flowers was supported by the city with 80 million VND, 1 hectare was supported with 4 million VND. However, the implementation process only reached 8.3 hectares. The reason for the delay in payment of support is that the commune only organized field acceptance but did not accept each household but only accepted the whole. Therefore, the city has no basis to pay each household.

I think the City People's Committee and related departments need to review and have solutions to implement the policy promptly to help Hung Dong flower growers have the conditions to invest, turning the flower area here into a key flower and ornamental plant area of ​​the city.