Deputy Prime Minister requests handling of information related to durian

Durian in the West - Photo: KHUONG TAY DO

The Government Office has issued a document conveying Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha's direction regarding the press's reflection on "durian still struggling to deal with yellow O substance".

Previously, a synthesis of press information and public opinion related to the information "durian is still struggling to solve the problem of yellow O substance" reflected that the decline in durian exports is not only a matter of quality, but also clearly reflects the consequences of an unsustainable development process.

While Thailand is very methodical, managing from root to tip, durian production in Vietnam is almost entirely done by farmers themselves based on word of mouth experience. The technical process and which fertilizers contain cadmium are not widely publicized.

This makes it difficult for purchasing businesses to collect from many places, the quality of durian is uneven and it is difficult to control residue.

Even at the beginning of this year when China tightened the testing of gold O, Vietnam only had a few testing centers with enough capacity to conduct centralized testing in big cities, and no center in raw material areas could do the testing.

Mr. Nguyen Van Muoi - Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association - raised the issue that currently a large amount of durian is consumed domestically and sold to people to eat, but there is no unit to check the quality, which is a huge loophole.

Many opinions say that the durian industry needs to strengthen production, tighten quality control and build a close chain of links between farmers - businesses - management agencies.

Only when "clean from the root", can Vietnamese durian be truly sweet for a long time, maintaining its position in the hearts of international consumers.

Regarding the above content, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to study the above press information, proactively direct and handle according to assigned functions, tasks and authorities.

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