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Update news organic fertilizer
Nguyen Ngoc Huong of HCM City’s Cu Chi District and her collaborators have jointly set up a start-up to produce freeze-dried powders from vegetables and leaves.
Vietnam produces 50 tons of crop by-products yearly, but most of it is burned and not used as another resource.
VietNamNet Bridge - At the Lagos Conference in 2016, Vietnam was reported as ranking 10th worldwide in air pollution.
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese farmers have been overusing chemical fertilizers, but within five to 10 years, organic fertilizers are expected to be more commonly used, experts say.
Agriculture is the livelihood of 70 percent of Vietnamese. However, high prices, unequal quality, and the lack of information about products have all made it difficult to compete with Thai products of the same kinds.
VietNamNet Bridge - Soil, water and air pollution have increased as a result of agricultural production growth in the last few decades.
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has identified organic agriculture as the way forward, and why the development and promotion of the product is key to achieving their goals.
VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists warn that the overuse of inorganic fertilizers will bring long-term consequences like land degradation, pollution and high toxic residue in agricultural products.