Vinh City builds over 50 hectares of safe vegetables following VietGAP standards

Quang An• September 16, 2020 07:10

(Baonghean.vn) - Building safe vegetable production areas following VietGAP standards will help Vinh City market and neighboring areas consume vegetables with guaranteed quality, stable output, and increase income for vegetable growers in the city.

Nông dân xã Nghi Liên sản xuất rau an toàn trong nhà lưới. Ảnh: Quang An

Ms. Pham Thi Thao, a vegetable grower in Nghi Lien commune, said: "Producing vegetables according to VietGAP standards must follow a very strict process. At first, we were not familiar with it, so we were still confused when implementing it. After that, with the enthusiastic guidance of professional staff, we have now mastered the processes. Everyone is excited because this method helps vegetables achieve high productivity, high quality, and stable output. Currently, in the areaVinh cityhas been focusing on directing and developing safe vegetable production areas following VietGAP standards in Nghi Lien and Hung Dong communes with 3 areas, totaling over 50 hectares. Photo: Quang An

In the production areasafe vegetablesHong Lien hamlet, Nghi Lien commune has an area of 9.4 hectares with about 54 households directly producing, under the management of 2 cooperatives and Nghi Lien commune People's Committee. Currently, this area has linked with businesses to consume products for people. The infrastructure here has been invested quite synchronously, there are many models of quality vegetables, tubers, and fruits, favored by the market. Photo: Quang An

Nghi Lien commune residents apply advanced irrigation technology in safe vegetable production. Photo: Quang An

The safe vegetable production area in Trung Lien hamlet, Nghi Lien commune has a total area of 28 hectares. The commune People's Committee has included it in the planning of a concentrated safe vegetable production area following the direction of large-scale VietGAP, submitted to the Vinh City People's Committee and Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for approval. Photo: Quang An

The vegetable production area of Vinh Xuan hamlet, Hung Dong commune has a total production area of 13.5 ha/17.9 ha with a total of 70 households and 135 direct laborers working year-round. This is a vegetable production area approved by the Vinh City People's Committee for new rural construction planning in Decision No. 7199/QD.UBND dated December 30, 2011. In the photo: People in Vinh Xuan vegetable area plant winter vegetables. Photo: Quang An

Nông dân xã Hưng Đông chăm sóc rau xanh. Ảnh: Quang An

Currently, Vinh City People's Committee is assigning responsibility to Hung Dong Commune People's Committee to urgently develop the Project "Building and developing safe vegetable production areas in Vinh Xuan hamlet, Hung Dong commune, Vinh city, period 2020 - 2025" to gradually have legal bases to support and invest in essential items, aiming to form a safe vegetable production area in the direction ofVietGAPin this area in the coming time. Photo: Quang An

Người dân TP.Vinh phấn khởi vì rau xanh được mùa, đầu ra ổn định. Ảnh: Quang An

Mr. Tran Quang Lam - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee said: The formation of safe vegetable areas following VietGAP is an inevitable trend, especially for an increasingly developing urban area with a large consumer market like Vinh City. Large-scale vegetable production following VietGAP will help people in the city in particular and other localities to have a source of food with guaranteed quality, meeting the increasing demand of the market. In addition, this method will help ensure the output of agricultural products, increasing income for farmers... Photo: Quang An