Crop protection concerns MARD and agriculture sector
(VOV) - Representatives from 63 provinces attended a conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on January 29 to outline key tasks for the upcoming year to ensure higher yields of crops for export and protection from environmental threats.
Speaking at the conference in Hanoi, Le Quoc Doanh, MARD Deputy Minister, said the ever increasing pressure on effective crop protection means farmers are facing a growing challenge to producing the high quality food international consumers want.
Most importantly, the government and the agriculture sector need to continue to be proactive in implementing regulations relating to pesticides and installing the latest in technological innovation to protect crops, he said.
The agriculture sector also needs to be clear on the consequences of short sighted decisions on issues such as disease, pest and weed resistance, and fully realize that the overuse of chemicals holds the potential to destroy sustainability for the sector.
Nguyen Thanh Liem, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Vinh Long called for developing plant disease forecasting systems to improve quality and combating environmental factors of farm produce.
Vinh Long is now one of localities which has had the most productive cultivation zones for fruit exports in the country.