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Khanh Hoa: 80% of rice, vegetable and fruit trees will apply IPHM

(VAN) By 2030, Khanh Hoa will strive for over 80% of rice, vegetables and fruit trees with IPHM to reduce the amount of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
Khanh Hoa strives that by 2030, more than 80% of rice, vegetables and fruit trees will be applied IPHM. Photo: KS.

Khanh Hoa strives that by 2030, more than 80% of rice, vegetables and fruit trees will be applied IPHM. Photo: KS.

The People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province recently issued a decision on the implementation of an action plan to promote the application of integrated plant health management (IPHM) on the main crops and key crops in the province in the period of 2023 - 2030.

Accordingly, Khanh Hoa province sets a target that by 2030, over 70% of communes will have a core group of farmers with knowledge, skills and effective application of IPHM. They also have the ability to guide other farmers to apply IPHM, evaluate the effectiveness and disseminate the results to the community.

Strive to have more than 80% of rice, vegetable and fruit areas apply IPHM; 70% of the province's key crop area serves agricultural restructuring with the application of IPHM. This includes the evaluation of the effectiveness and dissemination of the results to the community. Thereby reducing the amount of pesticides and chemical fertilizers by 30%; over 90% of communes collect pesticide packaging after use in accordance with regulations...

IPHM application aims to actively prevent plant pests, reduce input costs, reduce toxic chemicals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase productivity, product quality, production efficiency, food safety assurance, environmental protection, and adaptation to climate change...

Author: Kim So

Translated by Hoang Duy

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