Cao Bang: Need to remove obstacles in granting growing area codes to production units

Nearly 3 months after Circular 27/2025/TT-BNNMT issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment took effect, the issuance of codes for growing areas, forest planting facilities, and medicinal plant growing facilities in Cao Bang still has many problems and has not been implemented resolutely and synchronously.

Ethnic people in Cao Bang province have converted their agricultural land to growing medicinal plants, bringing high economic efficiency.

The content of Circular 27/2025/TT-BNNMT stipulates that within 3 months from the effective date of the Circular, the Provincial People's Committee shall direct specialized agencies to issue codes for growing facilities... to organizations and individuals.

Nearly 3 months have passed since Circular No. 27 took effect, some individuals, businesses, and business households shared that the issuance of codes for growing areas and growing facilities for forest and medicinal plant growers is still problematic; the implementation of issuing codes for growing areas and growing facilities has not been drastic and widespread.

Meanwhile, the issuance of codes for growing areas and growing facilities is important if businesses and cooperatives that grow forests and medicinal plants want to expand production, business and export products.

A business applying for a code for a medicinal plant growing facility shared that since August, the unit has been applying for a code for a medicinal plant growing facility.

But up to now, the application for a code for a growing facility is still stuck. The Cao Bang Provincial Forest Protection Department requires the unit to provide invoices and documents related to the number of trees and area of ​​medicinal herbs grown.

Providing invoices and documents is problematic because medicinal herbs are grown from natural trees in the forest.

A representative of a forest planting enterprise in Bach Dang commune, Cao Bang province shared that the issuance of planting area codes to forest planters has not been implemented vigorously and widely, and there are still problems that need to be resolved.

According to some opinions, to remove obstacles in granting codes for growing areas, medicinal plant growing facilities, and specialized units can consider that for seed lots grown before Circular 27 takes effect, a mechanism can be considered to confirm the current status through field inspection records, replacing original invoices and documents to remove obstacles, both ensuring legality and creating convenience for businesses.

Enterprises also need to proactively coordinate, propose, provide transparent information and fully implement the process of applying for codes for growing areas and growing facilities.

The Department of Forestry and Forest Rangers organizes training courses to guide local forest rangers, enterprises, cooperatives, production and business households on documents and procedures for granting codes.

Lang Son Provincial Forest Protection Department organized a conference to deploy the issuance of planting area codes for forest and medicinal plant growers. (Photo: Collaborator)

The key program to protect and effectively exploit the forest economy implements the Resolution of the 20th Cao Bang Provincial Party Congress, setting the goal of prioritizing the development of medicinal plant growing areas with high economic value; protecting and developing the forest economy, associated with building the brand "Green Cao Bang".

Removing "obstacles" and early granting of codes for growing areas and growing facilities will contribute to "unleashing", creating favorable conditions and encouraging businesses, cooperatives and business households to invest in and develop forest economy, grow medicinal plants, and contribute to the successful implementation of the key program to implement the Resolution of the Cao Bang Provincial Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term.

MINH TUAN

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