Every day, farmers use many plant varieties of unknown origin.

(Baonghean.vn) - Tan Ky district has dozens of large and small dealers selling all kinds of plant varieties, however, most of the product quality is "floating".

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Inside the stores selling pesticides and plant varieties in block 6 of Lat town, Tan Ky, there are always a number of varieties without labels or origins.

Many stores sell pesticides and plant varieties in Lat town (Tan Ky) in large quantities, but more than half of the varieties do not have labels or origins.

A shop owner also provides customers with company-branded, quality products. If you buy labeled corn, the price is more than 80,000 VND/kg, and if you buy the product in a sack (without a label), the price is 65,000 VND/kg.

Seeing the customer hesitate, the store owner calmed down: "Don't worry, this type has pink chemicals to protect it, so don't worry. If you buy a lot, I'll give you the label."

Unlabeled "horse tooth" corn variety is sold in sacks at a pesticide and plant variety store in block 6, Lat town, Tan Ky.

Inside Lat market (Lat town, Tan Ky), many people sell plant seeds in the middle of the market with many types of mustard seeds, kohlrabi, cabbage, lettuce... at cheap prices, but most of these types do not have product labels. Seeds packaged in bags with clear labels and addresses are more expensive.

Various types of vegetables are sold at Lat market in Tan Ky town, many of which are of unknown origin.

Although many seeds have unknown origins and brands, people still buy them to plant. The germination rate of these floating seeds has not been checked or evaluated. Typically, in Nghia Binh commune, over 150 hectares of corn are planted every year, but only over 70% of the people get seeds from the cooperative, the rest are bought floating on the market.

Mr. Nguyen Van Trinh - Head of Tan Ky Plant Protection and Cultivation Station said: In Tan Ky area, for rice and corn varieties alone, we can only meet about 60% of farmers' demand, the rest is mainly bought from outside.

Seed packets like this are out of control.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Thuc - Head of the Tan Ky District Agriculture Department shared: The issue of managing plant varieties is still difficult, the district established an interdisciplinary inspection team but only discovered a few cases of expired labels. We recommend that communes get plant varieties from reputable seed suppliers, ensuring quality, with labels and specific addresses.

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