Yen Bai: farmers trained in building models of gathering packages of pesticides

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Yen Bai: farmers trained in building models of gathering packages of pesticides

Saturday, November 26, 2022

YBO - A training course on building models of gathering bags and packages of pesticides and strengthening the management of plastic waste in agricultural production activities and residential areas has been held in Yen Phu commune, Van Yen district.

Members of farmers’ union of Yen Phu commune receive bines for waste classification at households.

The course, which jointly organsided by the provincial Farmers’ Union and the Rural Environment Centre of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, benefited 150 members of the farmers’ unions of Yen Phu, Yen Hop, Vien Son and An Thinh communes.

It aims to raise members’ awareness of the importance of protecting the environment, reducing waste, and efficiently and economically using natural resources.

Participants have been provided with knowledge on rural environmental protection in new-style rural area building, and knowledge and skills to classify waste and turn organic waste to organic fertiliser at households.

On this occasion, members of the farmers’ union of Yen Phu commune received 96 bines for waste classification at households, three waste collection trucks and 30 containers of packages of pesticides donated by the Vietnam Farmers' Union.

Minh Huyen

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