The story of gardeners in Ben Tre province uprooting thousands of baskets of raspberry chrysanthemums grown for Tet 2025 shows the dynamism of gardeners?
People in Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province uprooted thousands of flower baskets - Photo: MAU TRUONG
Previously, Tuoi Tre Online published an article "Ben Tre gardeners regretfully pull out Tet flowers" reflecting the situation of some gardeners in Ben Tre pulling out thousands of pots of chrysanthemums that were slow to bud.
Preliminary statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cho Lach district, Ben Tre, show that there are about 145,000 pots of chrysanthemums that are slow to bloom, all of which are concentrated in Long Thoi commune, where there are about 1 million pots of chrysanthemums.
Gardeners are very active, dare to do and dare to take responsibility.
Looking at the images of gardeners transporting truckloads of fresh, blooming chrysanthemums to be dumped, many readers expressed their sadness.
"It really breaks my heart," reader nguy****@gmail.com expressed. Reader Nguyen Song Giang felt "so sorry for our farmers."
However, looking at it from a positive perspective, reader Thien commented: "It shows that gardeners are very decisive and dynamic. They dare to do and dare to take responsibility. If they are just superficial and wait, how can they make money?"
From an economic perspective, TVT readers agree: "Farmers are now quite alert and clear-headed, quickly making decisions once they understand the situation clearly.
Just like businesses boldly stop operations to cut losses, avoiding sinking deeper into debt burden".
Analyzing further, TVT readers put forward two hypotheses and said that the gardener had chosen the right direction: "In the first case, if left, it would take about two more months of hard work and increase costs, the debt after Tet would not be 25 million VND like now but would be 40 or 50 million VND.
In the second case, if they stop now, the debt will definitely only be 25 million VND, and after nearly two months of working, they will have money to spend during Tet and pay off the debt. So choosing option two is wise and appropriate."
A reader named Nhan suggested to the gardener: "We should leave a small number to see if we can sell them in time for the full moon of January, and to monitor and test this variety.
See how long it takes for this variety to flower, whether the flowers are beautiful or ugly. And there is also something to sue the variety supplier to recover the capital and damaged costs."
Whose responsibility is it?
The baskets of raspberry chrysanthemums were uprooted by people and started to wither - Photo: MAU TRUONG
Getting to the root of the problem, reader Nguyen Giang wrote: "This is the fault of the seedling seller. At most, we can file a class action civil lawsuit. Seedling sellers often cannot control the seed source, so it is often an unintentional mistake."
Besides, many readers asked the agricultural agencies of Cho Lach district to protect the gardeners.
Reader nguyen…gmail wrote: "At this time, the agricultural department really needs to promote its role."
Another reader was more harsh: "Oh my god, I feel sorry for the people. Before sowing seeds, why didn't the Department of Agriculture survey or support the people at all?"
However, many other readers think that we should stop blaming others. The reason is that if people decide to plant, no one can stop them.
According to reader Trang, "it's because of the breed, the fertilizer, and the weather. Even if the officials come down, they won't be able to do anything."
Reader Nguyen Huu Phuoc also said that "people arbitrarily go buy seeds from other places and secretly sow them. If they don't say anything, who will know and give instructions?"
Explaining in more detail the process of choosing varieties for gardeners, reader Kid1 shared: "People usually buy from familiar agricultural supply stores. Farmers don't ask the agricultural extension department, so why are they blaming the agricultural department?"
Speaking with Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Tran Huu Nghi - Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cho Lach district - said that the district's agricultural sector has learned about the above incident and sent officials to the gardens to investigate.
"Currently, some gardeners have removed the chrysanthemums. However, according to initial research, these slow-blooming chrysanthemums all have origins imported from other places, so the growth cycle of the flowers may be different from the traditional chrysanthemums in the locality.
We are continuing to investigate the official cause and recommend that people, if they accidentally plant this type of chrysanthemum, try to keep it for another 10-15 days. If the flowers are still slow to bloom by that time, we will find a solution," said Mr. Nghi.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nha-vuon-ben-tre-phai-nho-bo-hoa-tet-tiec-dut-ruot-nhung-the-hien-su-quyet-doan-nang-dong-20241114105236718.htm
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