The Plant Protection Department has removed 1,265 toxic active ingredients of plant protection drugs of 838 trade names of plant protection drugs from the list of drugs permitted for use in Vietnam.
The agricultural industry is moving towards the development of biological plant protection drugs – YOUTH PHOTO
On June 6, the Plant Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that there have been 1,706 plant protection products from 2017 up to now. In particular, in year 2 020 alone, the Plant Protection Department proposed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to remove 1,265 toxic and harmful active ingredients from 838 pesticide trade names that did not meet the regulations on management of protective drugs plants are removed from the list of plant protection drugs permitted for use in Vietnam.
The Plant Protection Department stressed that this elimination helps the list of plant protection drugs allowed to be used more streamlined and facilitates users in choosing safe and effective drugs. than.
Mr. Hoang Trung, Director of Plant Protection Department, said that Vietnam has surpassed the export mark of agricultural and forestry products over 40 billion USD, of which about 50% is the products of the crop industry. However, in order to export agricultural products, it is necessary to meet phytosanitary conditions and ensure food safety, particularly in residues of plant protection drugs.
To add value, Vietnamese agricultural products are oriented towards difficult markets in the EU, the US and Japan which have very high standards. But in order to export successfully, farmers must be instructed to use pesticides in a methodical manner in order for agricultural products to meet high standards.
According to Mr. Hoang Trung, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is aiming to increase the number of bioprotective drugs registered by 30% by 2025, increase the amount of bio-plant protection drugs used by 20%, increasing the model of using area to 3-5% and 15% increase in the number of enterprises innovating the technology of producing plant protection drugs.
Currently, in the list of plant protection drugs permitted for use in Vietnam, there are 1,084 active ingredients with 4,021 trade names, of which biological plant protection drugs have 231 active ingredients with 721 trade names, accounting for 18, 26% of the total number of drugs in the formulary.
According to Thanh Nien
