Agricultural waste in the province has not been collected and treated thoroughly and poses many risks to sustainable development.
Ms. Tran Thi Khuong, Ding Plei village, Truong Xuan commune, Dak Song district, reported that her family has a fairly large farming area, the main crops are coffee and pepper.
Every year, she has to use agricultural supplies and pesticides to prevent and control plant diseases.
Although there is not much waste from agricultural materials such as bottles, jars, and packaging, it accumulates from year to year, so the volume is increasing.
She collected and left it in one place, but after a long time it can easily become dangerous and cause toxic waste to seep into the environment.
She does not know what next steps to take to ensure the safety of her family and the community. She worries: "I am very concerned if agricultural waste is dumped indiscriminately into the environment. I see many cases of haphazard dumping. If there is a unit or business that contracts to collect and process it, then I can feel secure."
Ms. Khuong's concerns are common to many farmers in the province. Dak Nong's agriculture plays a pivotal role in economic development. The agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors account for nearly 40% of the province's economic structure.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, every year, farmers in the area use about 2.6 million tons of various fertilizers and more than 500 tons of pesticides.
The amount of waste from packaging, bottles and agricultural materials is very large. If not collected and treated properly, it can easily lead to environmental pollution, causing negative consequences for life and production.
In recent years, the provincial authorities, sectors and organizations have implemented a number of plans and models for classifying and collecting agricultural waste. However, in reality, the treatment of agricultural waste has only been at the tip of the iceberg and has not yet reached the final destination of treatment.
Mr. Phan Van Minh, Nam Da commune, Krong No district said that in the commune, there are some models of collecting agricultural waste. However, the models only stop at the collection level and do not know how to handle it.
He said that the State needs to have a mechanism to mobilize the role and responsibility of production and business units in collecting and treating hazardous waste to reduce pressure on the community.
In order to find the right direction for agricultural waste, recently, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has organized seminars and conferences with the participation of many units, organizations and individuals inside and outside the province.
Speaking at the Community Agricultural Extension Workshop on Collecting and Treating Waste in Coffee Production in Gia Nghia City held at the end of October, Mr. Le Quoc Thanh, Director of the National Agricultural Extension Center, said that properly and thoroughly treating agricultural waste is a big challenge for the agricultural sector.
This activity requires specific support in terms of mechanisms and roles from relevant parties such as the State, enterprises, and international organizations in supporting and mobilizing resources to effectively collect and treat production waste.
The National Agricultural Extension Center will connect with relevant parties to develop and specify a process for collecting and treating waste in agricultural production. The first step is a model for collecting some of Dak Nong’s key industrial crops such as coffee, pepper, etc.
It emphasizes the final factors of waste being treated according to the process, properly, ensuring safety, benefits for producers and the community in a closed value chain. In this chain, the roles of who, what, responsibilities and rights will be clearly assigned to achieve efficiency and sustainability.
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