Hundreds of farmers in Dak Nong are facing difficulties due to the fall of pepper gardens and dying. More notably, according to the functional sector, the area of infected pepper is likely to spread.
The pepper garden of Mr. La Van Thanh's family has died nearly 1,000 roots.
Pepper died in mass, farmers worried
Mr. La Van Thanh, living in Quang Son commune, Dak G’Long district has more than 1,500 posts planted since 2012. In recent years, his pepper garden is very lush, uniform, promising bumper crops.
Mr. Thanh said, according to the plan, this year is the first year that pepper gardens enter the business period, that is, give stable income. However, since the end of the rainy season in 2016, a series of pepper roots in the garden suddenly yellowed, withered and died in a series. Within more than 3 months, nearly 1,000 pepper root died. Although his family has used many types of tree sprays, it is not effective.
Mr. Thanh said that in order to plant 1,500 pepper posts, he and his wife not only devoted all their efforts and capital but also borrowed hundreds of millions of dong to invest. Unexpectedly, when he thought that he was about to pay his debt, his spending started … to die.
The remaining pepper, about 500 cylinders, also suffered a decline in productivity. Now, to repay the debt, he only has to sell some land. As for the direction to deal with the dead pepper, I don't know what it is because I don't have the capital yet, as well as my mind.
Also according to Mr. Thanh, up to now, after more than a few months of the incident, he still does not know the reason why the pepper garden died in mass. This made his family, and some nearby households, bewildered and worried.
According to the Quang Son Farmers Association, the whole commune now has more than 80 hectares of pepper died due to various reasons. This is a situation that has never happened before. The People's Committee of Quang Son commune is conducting comprehensive statistics on this issue to report to the competent authorities on handling and supporting farmers.
Similar to Mr. Thanh's pepper gardens, the pepper garden of more than 500 pillars of Mr. Vo Minh Binh's family in Thuan An commune, Dak Mil district has been infected and died from the end of the rainy season last year. Mr. Binh said that although his death was nearly gone for several months, he still did not know the cause. He suspected that the pepper garden was infected by water overflowing during the rainy season, but he did not know the details.
Also according to Mr. Binh, seeing the yellow pepper and wilting, he rushed to a plant protection agent to ask them to check and measure the pH of the soil to apply medicine and fertilizer suitable for treatment but ineffective. continue to die. Mr. Binh wants the authorities to soon identify the cause of death as well as make appropriate recommendations, limiting risks and damages to farmers.
Currently, hundreds of pepper gardens in Dak Nong area are also happening in a state of mass death, causing households to be miserable. The target of dying of disease outbreaks is becoming a hot topic, not only for pepper farmers but also for authorities, local authorities at all levels. This situation occurs when pepper price is only about 95,000 VND / kg, the lowest level in the past 5 years has made people more difficult.
The condition of death is still unknown.
Farmers need to be careful
Mr. Le Van Diep, Head of Dak Mil Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the leading cause of mass death was caused by people abusing pesticides, chemical fertilizers, causing pepper to be “disordered”. , “Poisoning” leads to a gradual death. Mr. Diep advised farmers to use fertilizers, pesticides of biological origin to help pepper grow more stable and sustainable.
According to incomplete statistics of Dak Nong Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, the whole province now has nearly 500 hectares of infected pepper that died quickly and slowly. Currently, due to abnormal weather, the disease situation on pepper is likely to increase sharply.
Mr. Nguyen Tuan Khai, Director of Dak Nong Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, shared three main causes of death in the province. Firstly, pepper farmers in some areas are not suitable for land and soil; The second is due to the unsatisfactory quality of seedlings and finally the unsafe cultivation process, from the treatment of land to disease prevention to the inappropriate use of fertilizers and pesticides. mix types and dosage.
According to Mr. Le Trong Yen, Director of Dak Nong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the immediate future, the Department will direct specialized units to coordinate with local authorities to focus on investigating and statistic of dead areas and identify causes for measures. timely support measures, helping farmers limit damage, especially for newly infected areas.
In the long term, the agricultural sector is promoting and speeding up the establishment of cooperatives and pepper growing cooperatives to enhance the connection between pepper farmers and scientists, technical experts and enterprises. … facilitate the transfer of science and technology as well as output for the product.
Source Hung Thinh (VNA)
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