Tran Yen’s farmers treat pesticide packaging waste

Society

Tran Yen’s farmers treat pesticide packaging waste

Friday, May 14, 2021

Since 2015, localities in Tran Yen district of Yen Bai province have pooled internal resources from local people to build over 1,000 tanks storing pesticide packaging bags.

Residents put used pesticide bags into a tank on paddy fields

Luong Manh Hung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Minh Quan commune in Tran Yen district, said in the past, after spraying pesticides, residents often threw away packing, bottles and jars containing pesticides on banks of ditches and rice fields. Many threw them into irrigation ditches, which harmed humans’ health, the environment and water resources.

To meet environmental criteria in new rural development, the commune built 40 tanks to collect pesticide packaging bags on an area of 240ha of rice and perennial crops while raising public awareness of environmental hygiene, especially disposing pesticide waste in right places.

Ha Van Tuyen, a farmer in Nga Quan commune, said: "It is inevitable to use pesticides in agricultural production. Previously, we mostly burned them to treat packaging, but was very toxic. Now we store them in tanks, then other units come to collect and process them so that the environment is better protected".

Tran Yen district has over 23,000ha of annual and perennial crops. Since 2015, localities have pooled internal resources from the public to build over 1,000 tanks to collect pesticide packing bags, ensuring 3 ha of rice per tank and 10 ha of perennial crops per tank. At the same time, it urged residents to not abuse the use of pesticides and put their bags into tanks after spraying.

At the same time, sectors and localities raised farmers’ awareness of using pesticides according to the principle of "four right” (right type, right dose, right period and right way).

In order to improve environmental criteria after being recognised as a new rural district, Tran Yen signed a contract with Phu Ha Environment Co. Ltd to treat pesticide waste, thus mitigating their impacts on the surrounding environment. The move was also welcomed by local residents.

Other news

By 2025, Yen Bai aims to achieve a trained labor rate exceeding 70%

Nghia Lo Ethnic Minority Boarding Vocational School is among the most reputable vocational training institutions in the province.

In 2025, the province has set a target to create employment for 20,000 workers, with a trained labor rate reaching 70.2%. Of this, the proportion of workers receiving training for three months or longer and obtaining certificates or diplomas is expected to reach 40.1%. Additionally, Yen Bai aims to recruit and train 18,000 new vocational trainees and transition 7,000 workers from agricultural to non-agricultural sectors.

Yen Bai has over 700 family, lineage, and school library models

Yen Bai Province currently has over 700 family, lineage, and school library models. (Students from Suoi Giang Primary and Secondary Ethnic Boarding School reading books during recess.)

Yen Bai Province currently boasts more than 700 library models, including 17 family and lineage libraries, and over 690 community and school libraries.

Yen Bai has 114 workers working in South Korea

Yen Bai intensifies career counseling, guidance, and activities to provide information and raise awareness about labor export initiatives.

In 2024, Yen Bai province sent 114 workers to South Korea under the Work Permit Program for foreign workers and the pilot program for sending seasonal workers to South Korea, which is part of the cooperative efforts between localities of the two countries.

Yen Bai City strives to achieve 56 digital transformation targets by 2025

Youth union members assist residents in installing applications on smartphones.

Yen Bai City aims to complete 56 targets outlined in its Digital Transformation Plan for 2025. The city has committed to mobilizing all available resources and implementing synchronized solutions under the motto: “Innovation, Creativity, Determination, Discipline, Efficiency.”

Society