Nghe An: Over 450 pesticide businesses operating illegally.

(Baonghean.vn) - According to data from the Provincial Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, there are currently 588 establishments trading in plant protection products in Nghe An province, including:133 establishmentsCertificates of eligibility to trade in this product have been issued, and 70 applications are currently being processed for certification.

Accordingly, there are currently over 450 businesses in the province that have not been granted certificates of eligibility to trade in plant protection products. To control the business activities of plant protection products, the Crop Production and Plant Protection Sub-Department conducts annual inspections of trading establishments and companies trading in plant protection products in the province.

In 2015, the Sub-Department imposed administrative fines totaling 56 million VND on 5 branches of companies selling substandard plant protection products. In the first six months of 2016, the Sub-Department imposed administrative fines of 8 million VND on plant protection product trading establishments in the province for violations such as: not having a certificate of eligibility to trade plant protection products, trading products not on the approved list, and storing plant protection products together with other goods.

People come to buy pesticides at a pesticide trading facility in Nam Dan district.Photo: Quang An

According to an official from the Legal Department of the Provincial Plant Protection Sub-Department, during the production season, when crops are heavily affected by pests and diseases, many people, even without a certificate to trade in plant protection products, secretly engage in this business to meet seasonal demand.

This situation makes it difficult for authorities to detect and handle violations. Meanwhile, the authorities in some localities have not paid sufficient attention to the management of the pesticide business. This is a worrying issue, given that many substandard pesticides are appearing on the market.

Xuan Hoang