Vietnamese farmers confused about usage of fruit-ripening chemicals
Monday, February 19, 2024, 19:18 GMT+7
A voter in Dak Lak Province expressed concerns, stating that numerous fruit ripening chemicals are extensively used in the Vietnamese market, yet many of them lack proper licensing or user guides.
This situation poses challenges for farmers who wish to employ these chemicals, said the voter, from Vietnam's Central Highlands region.
Due to the rampant sales of fruit-ripening chemicals, the voter proposed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issue detailed instructions on the usage of such agents.
The voter also urged the ministry to make a list of banned chemicals.
Responding to the proposals, the ministry said in its recent dispatch that no post-harvest farm produce preservatives on fruits have been permitted in Vietnam in line with Circular 09 dated 2023 passed by the agriculture minister.
The current list of allowed crop protection agents excludes any fruit preservative, the ministry underlined.
However, the ministry tasked the Plant Protection Department with considering and creating favorable conditions for organizations and individuals to register these preservatives and add them to the list of permitted chemicals.
The ministry also encourages organizations and individuals to register the use of post-harvest farm produce preservatives on fruits.
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