Get rid of greed to have clean agricultural products

To have clean agricultural products that meet VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards to serve consumers is not difficult, but the prerequisite is that producers and traders must accept to put aside greed and not focus on profits.

Making clean agricultural products is not difficult.

“Dirty” agricultural products often do not cause immediate harm to the health of consumers, so the general mentality is still indifferent and takes them lightly. That is the main reason why “dirty” agricultural products still exist, even “live well” and show no signs of “failing”.

To have clean agricultural products, producers and traders must put aside their greed for profit.

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According to Mr. Le Van Cuong, Director of Da Lat GAP Company (Da Lat City, Lam Dong), producing clean agricultural products is not difficult. The important thing is whether producers and traders can control their greed for profit to set the goal of bringing clean agricultural products to consumers.

Economically, agricultural production using biological and organic methods costs 3-4 times more. Clean agricultural products brought to the market are often fresh, soft, sweet, etc. While using chemical methods, although the yield is very high and the profit is high, the quality is not good, pesticide residues, and the impact on consumers' health is undeniable.

Harvest clean tomatoes

Currently, some large-scale clean agricultural enterprises in Da Lat have successfully built the Global GAP standard (full name is Global Good Agricultural Practice), which is a positive sign. Along with that, consumers have become aware of protecting their health and that of their families by using clean agricultural products with clear origins.

Agricultural production is carried out in greenhouses to prevent insects and diseases, and to minimize external impacts. They have had to establish a strict and continuous food safety inspection and monitoring system, starting from the preparation of the farm to the harvesting, processing and transportation to consumption.

Protect yourself, then the community

Mr. Nguyen Cong Thua, Director of Anh Dao Da Lat General Agricultural Service Cooperative, said that most of the high-tech vegetable production facilities in Da Lat have signed long-term contracts to supply agricultural products to stable and reputable consumers. Their biggest concern is that agricultural products from China are flooding the Vietnamese market, causing Vietnamese agricultural products to have times when no one buys them and no one takes them.

More dangerously, Chinese agricultural products often appear fresh and delicious due to the use of many chemicals and preservatives, so many consumers in Vietnam, out of greed for profit, have introduced them as high-quality agricultural products from Da Lat. This has caused consumers to be deceived, buying expensive products with “dirty” quality. The above fraudulent behavior has tarnished the brand of clean vegetables from Da Lat.

Meanwhile, according to Mr. Lai The Hung, Head of the Lam Dong Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, consumers cannot distinguish between clean and dirty agricultural products with the naked eye. Mr. Hung advises consumers to choose to buy clean agricultural products at supermarkets and reputable points of sale with clearly listed origins.

Growing clean vegetables in greenhouses

Currently, most establishments in Da Lat only produce clean agricultural products, many of which are reputable and branded with the label "Da Lat agricultural products".

“In Da Lat, there are even businesses that have committed to compensate and reward customers who discover that their agricultural products do not meet Global GAP standards. Thus, the production of clean agricultural products is increasingly focused on,” said Mr. Hung.

According to Hoang Hanh - Thanh Sa/nongnghiep