The explosion of mass tourism has allowed many people to visit new places without learning about the local culture or language. Many tourists only meet locals when cleaning hotel rooms. 16 months of closure because of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the tourism industry to suffer. However, this huge industry that holds hundreds of millions of jobs is not going to collapse. It will return with the hope of changing in a sustainable direction, for the better, South China Morning Post identify. Karon Beach in Phuket (Thailand) is deserted on September 30, 2020. Photo: SCMP. Report of World Travel and Tourism Council in September 2020 identified four major changes in the future of tourism: travel demand, health and hygiene concerns, digitalization trends, and sustainability. In terms of demand, visitors will shift to prefer things that are familiar, predictable and reliable, which means local tourism is boosted. That will be evident in major countries with solid tourism foundations such as the US, European countries, Japan and China. International tourists will pay more attention to local characteristics instead of rushing to any place containing the combination of “blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine”. Airline packages will become obsolete. Health and hygiene concerns do not stop at temporary levels. Attending events, especially indoor and crowded ones, is challenging. The pandemic has made foreign travel dangerous, especially for developing countries with weak health infrastructures. The cumbersome administrative procedures to check visitors during the epidemic season will hinder this demand. The trend of digitalization in tourism will interfere and influence in two opposite directions. On the one hand, social networks will help plan trips without human contact and reduce dependence on travel agencies. On the other hand, the need for reliable sources of information can also strengthen the role of travel agencies. In addition, digitalization will also raise concerns about data privacy in international travel. Finally and most importantly, sustainability is effectively addressed. Mass tourism has caused great harm to the environment, “polluting” the experience and enjoyment of trips. The beaches of Bali (Indonesia) or Boracay (Philippines) are much less attractive when filled with plastic waste and untreated sewage. Crowding along the Great Wall at the Badaling section with thousands of other hikers or queuing to conquer Everest lowers the excitement of the experience. The Chinese crowd the Great Wall as fears of an epidemic fade. Photo: CNN. Business trips will be limited but more purposeful, as deep knowledge of foreign markets and different cultures remains key to the success of international businesses. This affects the airline industry, but it’s not bad news. In the future, the tourism industry will probably still hold 330 million jobs and serve 1.5 billion people a year or even more. However, visitors will pay more attention to the local environment and culture. Small groups of traveling friends will be formed to replace crowded groups like “broken bees”.

Every time my mother sends me groceries, I keep the foam boxes in the warehouse. Once moving house, I was shocked because of the number of boxes piled up or lined up in a long line. Just looking at it is enough to know how much our mother took care of us. So I have to find someone who needs a Styrofoam box to grow vegetables to donate. My daughter often eats fruits that her grandmother chooses in the countryside and sends them by bus. Every time we go back to our hometown, the food “possessed” by our grandmother and “forgotten” is always full The first thing my mother did was to immediately call the bus operator on the My Tho – Saigon route to make sure that the bus was still operating normally. That’s it, she happily called to show her daughter. This year’s epidemic season, my mother has more experience than the previous one, so she reduced the amount of food sent to us. For example, green vegetables, because the last time they sent up too much, they got waterlogged because they couldn’t eat in time, or cut the number of banh tet in case they ran out of food. Snacks are also bought by mom, have someone deliver them to the door If there’s anything in the house, I send it all, if it’s lacking, I’ll buy more. Mother advised us: “In the epidemic season, we must eat and drink enough, not to pass the word”. Fresh fish meat, cleaned, preliminarily processed, divided into portions, just enough for each meal. When I cook, I just put it in the pot or defrost it to use. Food cooked by mother, ready to be put into each jar. The chicken egg box is always carefully inserted by the husk layer. The nursery yellow papaya was wrapped in several layers of newspaper, traveled a distance of more than 70 kilometers without being bruised. Accompanying the local food is always a “user manual” written by her mother on the calendar. Mothers are careful, taking care of their children’s meals, but their meals are just too small. One day during a video call, my daughter saw it was just a slice of braised fish with sliced ​​ripe bananas. When asked, my mother said: “That’s also delicious, and now that I’m old, my stomach is uncomfortable when I eat a lot”. With food boxes like this, we don’t have to go to the market during the epidemic season Fruits, vegetables, raw food, cooked food, all… Mom works hard to make yogurt for her children to increase their strength during the epidemic season My warehouse is often piled up with boxes my mother sends me My Tho has just begun the days of separation, and her mother still sends home goods to her children. Her daughter stopped, her mother said: “Let me send you peace of mind. I order people to deliver to my house, I try to limit going out”. This time, in addition to the food, there were two sets of toys. Grandma loves me all day and is bored at home, so I went to choose for her, ignoring her daughter’s teasing: “Mom brings firewood to the forest!”. Every year in the summer, she takes care of her daughter’s grandchildren and gives her hands free Grandma’s joy is to video call her grandchildren to help her remember Now the joy of the mother is the video calls of the two grandchildren. Every time we see her like that, we’ll always praise “the food sent from abroad is so delicious” and smile happily.

The first episodes of My Roommate Is A Gumiho extremely funny. Before witnessing Lee Dam fall in love with “Old Man” Gumiho who has practiced for 999 years, those who want to be “sustainable” but not yet “capable” can learn from her. Because Lee Dam has a whole basket of anti-hearing tips, driving away the bad guys! Tip #1: Don’t touch, don’t touch, roll evenly! This secret is very simple, just don’t give the listener the opportunity to put your shoulder, hand in hand, accidentally touch. In Lee Dam’s situation, the reason she didn’t want Gye Sun Woo to touch her was because he was in the year of the Tiger (tiger), and she had a conflicting jade fox (fox). But it’s clear that Gye Sun Woo wants to create a close relationship with the real Lee Dam, so now it’s always convenient to avoid both ways. Dodge left dodge right. Dodge again. However, sometimes this trick is quite hard, can cause a little scratch, that is when you have to lie down on the ground and roll evenly like Lee Dam in this situation. Gye Sun Woo reached out his hand to protect Lee Dam from being hit by a bicycle, but she was determined to measure the ground better. Raise your hand here! But I don’t know you, I just roll. Tip #2: Unruly appearance, scandalous behavior! Because he did not want his senior Gye Sun Woo to pursue him, Lee Dam planned to make him lose his sympathy, threatening him to run away. The first is to dress in a scandal: Old T-shirt has ruffled fur, collar is stretched, sneakers are worn out. Eat like a train with its mouth open… Eating avalanches and rivers, don’t give the other person a piece of it. Then there are scandalous behaviors such as eating loudly, eating greedily, talking loudly, telling bland jokes and then laughing loudly. This way will be especially “heavy” when inviting people to eat black soy sauce noodles, then reminiscent of the associated toilet congestion that makes people just want to… let go of chopsticks. Reminds me of “memories” of seniors helping me clear a clogged toilet. Confused men… Well, should we eat more then… Tip #3: “No” and “No” to all offers This method is super simple and easy to do, just say “No” to every suggestion of a stalker. Invited out to eat? Are not! Going to the movies? Are not! Will you go for a walk? No and no! What’s the point of dating, eating and drinking is true love. Tip #4: Have a super big box ready Rain is often the setting of quite a few romantic love stories. Usually two young people will stand together under the eaves, and then one will ask the other to cover the umbrella. If you want to get rid of it, the other person, whether or not he is carrying an umbrella, must know what tells him to forget. A classic allure. But what a shame it’s Lee Dam! Instead of saying that she had brought an umbrella, she also emphasized “my umbrella is bigger”, and then spread out a super big umbrella big enough for a whole neighborhood to crawl in like “sorry”. Those who listen will also “die in the heart a little”. But the answer is not canonical at all. There is also a super-terrible umbrella and acts like a “sorry”. Bonus: Call your crush “niece” Lee Dam may be the last boss to avoid hearing, but he’s not the only one because of his strength My Roommate Is A Gumiho . The “Old Man” Shin Woo Yeo is approximately 1000 years old, but there are few pieces of love on the shoulder because of the “lack of potential” too strong. Calling someone a granddaughter… but when people call themselves uncle… I was so surprised that I didn’t understand where I was wrong. “Old man” Gumiho, after using a gentle and handsome face to tell his daughter that she is also very special to me, that we have become relatives, the last sentence fell off the chair: She is like so is my niece. Until he was angry with Lee Dam, “grandfather” was still bewildered and did not understand where he was wrong. What a waste of 1000 years of living in the mundane “Gumiho”!

As the planet’s green lung, oceans produce more oxygen than trees and cover 70% of the Earth’s surface. However, overfishing, pollution, acidification, offshore drilling and other habitat destruction problems are harming oceans around the world. In celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8, Finless Foods, a company specializing in the production of plant-based and cell-cultured seafood alternatives, has announced a new product: Tuna of plant origin, to helping consumers advocate healthy oceans. The new product will be available in restaurants and food service channels in 2022. Create seafood alternatives with delicious flavors Finless products provide consumers with an alternative to traditional seafood to help create a more sustainable future and healthier oceans. Finless creates these alternatives through plant-based and cell-culture processes. To make plant-based tuna, Finless cuts and cooks vegetable ingredients. The ingredients are then seasoned to mimic the taste and texture of tuna. This plant-based tuna can be substituted for raw tuna in sushi and other dishes. To create cell-cultured tuna, Finless collects cells from high-quality tuna and provides them with nutrients (such as sugar, salt, and protein). The cells grow on “scaffolds” to create a tuna-like structure. Finless discovered a new plant-based tuna product by testing scaffolding options for cell-cultured tuna. Flavoring a selection of scaffolds using plants not only helped them with the experiment, but it also helped them realize they had made a delicious plant-based tuna. Finless continues to develop both plant-based and cell-based fish products. “Our cell culture product framework is still being worked on,” said Michael Selden, CEO and co-founder of Finless Foods. We are working on regulatory approval for cell-cultured tuna and plan to bring it to market in the coming years.” Michael Selden, CEO and Co-Founder of Finless Foods Explore options Consumers want healthier and more sustainable options than today’s wild-caught seafood. Selden says there are two main ways to explore seafood alternatives that will delight consumers: They focus on conventional products or exotic products. Popular seafood products that are favored and eaten by consumers are tuna, salmon and shrimp. But there are more exotic options that can also be pursued. “Seafood that is localized to a specific geographic region and has limited distribution is the perfect choice for products of cell or plant origin,” says Selden. For example, Japan has a species of eel that is only sold in the country because there is no farming and the supply is extremely limited. It can be produced through cell-based technology.” Selling alternative solutions Finless Foods now wants its sustainable food products to appeal to a wide variety of consumers beyond vegetarians and those interested in the ethical aspects of traditional seafood. However, to attract more people requires selling the product at the right price. Cell cultured tuna is currently priced competitively with bluefin tuna in restaurants and is considered expensive. Although the price of cell culture tuna is closer to the low end of restaurant bluefin than to the high end, it is still seen as difficult to afford for many consumers. Finless is working to reduce prices to make the product more accessible. “Over the next year, we plan to introduce prices below the price of bluefin tuna at all restaurants and, over the next two years, below the global wholesale price of bluefin,” Selden said. . By applying science to create delicious food, sustainable seafood production aims to help save the oceans from overfishing. Pricing these products appropriately will make it easier for consumers to switch to seafood alternatives more often.

With the book Sustainable gardening for Dummies , Donna Ellis offers readers an endless passion for gardening, and most of all, sustainable gardening. The book becomes more relevant during the free time of the epidemic season. Sustainable Gardening for Dummies by Donna Ellis. Photo: CARD What is “sustainable gardening”? The concept of “sustainability” has been mentioned a lot in recent times, but not everyone understands its application. The title of the book introduced the problem, then went into depth analysis of the aspects of “sustainable gardening” in the following sections: Basic understanding of sustainable gardening, sustainable garden design, construction Building healthy habits in a sustainable space, growing sustainable trees… Donna Ellis points out that “sustainable” means making the most of what we have and conserving all our precious natural resources, benefiting the planet, without harming the environment. Not only trees, but soil, water, and all care and irrigation activities can have a good or bad impact on the Earth. Understanding that, the author provides readers with information from general to in-depth, ranging from garden design, plant varieties, to soil analysis methods and formulas to determine the appropriate capacity. for the water tank. In particular, Donna Ellis confessed that she was a person who used to “rely on chemicals”, causing harm to the environment. Through the book, she reminds readers to limit the use of chemical fertilizers; instead, “take care of and protect the tree in a nature-friendly way”. Gardening in a small space Many people, especially those who live in the city “the land is tight, the people are crowded”, often say: “I only have a small yard, so I certainly can’t do anything”. They did not know that “just a small potted plant on the windowsill, a coriander plant is already a garden”. The book is designed in a smart structure so that anyone, from beginners to those who have been taking care of the garden for many years, can easily grasp the information and apply it right away. For example, readers can choose the topic “Designing a Sustainable Garden” (part 2) to learn how to create a space to grow plants on a small area of ​​​​land. The garden may be small, but the benefits it brings to the family and nature are huge. In addition, Donna Ellis provides interesting side-by-side insights and detailed reference figures. All are presented in a scientific way, easy to help readers grasp. If you are a nature lover, interested in environmental issues or simply want to start gardening then Sustainable gardening for Dummies is a handbook that should not be ignored, especially during this epidemic season. A small garden can improve the mood for gardeners, making the living space comfortable and pleasant, especially without taking too much effort to worry and take care of. Sustainable gardening changes not only people’s lives, but the planet’s. The book with suggestions and easy-to-follow tips, gives readers a passion for gardening and practical lessons to have a sustainable garden where plants and people can live happily, healthy.

People ride bicycles to celebrate Car Free Day in Brussels, Belgium, September 22, 2019. Photo: THX/VNA For more than two centuries, the bicycle has always been considered a sustainable means of transportation, with obvious convenience. For many people’s lives, bicycles are a simple but effective, practical, “affordable” tool. Today, the use of bicycles is also a solution to improve health and raise environmental awareness. In fact, bicycles are a tool to support the development of transport, education and health sectors. In some underdeveloped areas, bicycles are an essential means of life for people who cannot afford to own a motor vehicle. The bicycle helps people take their children to school, to work, to medical care, etc. In big cities, bicycles can become a bridge between public transport solutions. People can use bicycles to move between transit stations, bus stops or piers. For places where there is no infrastructure to serve the needs of fitness and sports, cycling is a way to help people exercise their health and flexibility. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), regularly cycling can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes or cancer. In addition, the use of bicycles clearly shows the trend of “clean transportation”, being environmentally friendly in today’s time. Bicycles can send messages about sustainable consumption and production, making a positive contribution to environmental and climate protection. Cycling can also help people develop creative thinking, have more awareness about society and the surrounding life. UN calls for attention to the role of bicycles On the occasion of World Bicycle Day 3 June 2021, the United Nations General Assembly calls on Member States to support the use of bicycles to promote sustainable development and strengthen social areas such as health, education and training. sex. The UN also emphasized the role of bicycle use in the process of improving health, preventing diseases, and ensuring social justice. Based on the important and practical values ​​​​of cycling for social development, the UN encourages countries to focus on the role of bicycles in domestic development policies and strategies. , regionally and worldwide. The United Nations urges member states to strengthen road safety and develop sustainable transport infrastructure with a focus on pedestrians and cyclists. To achieve the goals of reducing emissions, improving air quality and improving traffic, road infrastructure needs to meet mobility needs and ensure pedestrian and pedestrian safety. bike. The UN encourages Member States to adopt policies and measures that encourage and support the use of bicycles in everyday life. The United Nations General Assembly actively welcomes movements to promote “cycling culture” in Member States and around the world. Bicycles in Vietnam Photo: Manh Linh/Newspapers In her speech at the celebration of World Bicycle Day 2018, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga, former Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN emphasized that the bicycle is a close “companion” of the people. Vietnam in the past, present and future. During the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists, our army and people used bicycles to supply food and ammunition to the front lines. The image of bicycles on the road in support of the Dien Bien Phu campaign is a testament to the important role of bicycles in the struggle for independence of the Vietnamese people. The war ended, before the motorcycle became popular, the bicycle was the main means of transport for workers in the process of development, restoration and national construction. Currently, bicycles are still a useful means of transportation with low cost and high popularity throughout the provinces of Vietnam. In addition to the health benefits, cycling can also help young people express their own style and personality. Ho Chi Minh City has started piloting public bicycle rental systems through smart devices in District 1. This vehicle model is a solution to help people move around economically. and convenient between public bus points or in the city. According to Mr. Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, public bicycles play an important role in the development of public transport modes such as buses and trams because they can help reduce personal motor vehicles and connect railway stations, bus stations, or transit points in urban areas.

Building materials are made from plants (Image: CNET) A research team at the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Sciences has found a way to create durable, strong building materials that are still edible. These materials are very special as they are made from plants. Mashed cabbage leaves, seaweed and banana peels may not sound appealing, but they can be part of a recipe for sustainable building products. “Our goal is to use seaweed and leftovers to create sustainable building materials,” says Yuya Sakai, a sustainable building materials expert and lead author of an upcoming study on the material. building materials are at least as strong as concrete. But since we are using edible food waste, we were also interested in determining whether the recycling process affects the taste of the starting material.” The team tried a heat pressing technique commonly used to compress wood pulp into building materials. Instead of wood, they are vacuum-dried and then ground into a variety of foods and leftovers, including onion and fruit peels, as well as cabbage. “The processing technique involves mixing food powder with water and spices, then pressing the mixture into a mold at high temperature.” All the products obtained, except for the pumpkin peel, passed the group’s strength and endurance tests. Researchers have found a solution to the pumpkin problem. “We also discovered that Chinese cabbage leaves, which can be made into a material three times stronger than concrete, can be mixed with the material,” said Kota Machida, a collaborator on the project. made from pumpkin to enhance the effect”. The materials are still edible, although the team did not say whether they would be difficult to chew. Even exposing the material to air for four months does not change the taste and there are no problems with insects or rotting. The development of building materials from crushed food is still in the early stages, but perhaps one day you can build a place to live and then use it for food when it is no longer needed.

1. Tattoo care from the beginning: Tattoos are permanent but that doesn’t mean you neglect to take care of it. Some tattoo styles like white ink or watercolor tend to fade or even disappear. Therefore, you must not scratch the tattoo, moisturize with lotion, apply sunscreen, avoid direct sunlight on the image or take a bath that is too hot. Image: Tyazhin. 2. Avoid places with a lot of friction: Tattoos on hands and feet will often fade over time. Because these are the parts of the body that are in contact and friction with the environment. If you exercise, you should pay attention to where the most impact is to avoid getting a tattoo there. Image: Medium. 3. Avoid the sun: Newly made tattoos should not be exposed to the sun, while healed motifs need to apply sunscreen because UV rays from the sun can fade the ink color over time. Image: Byrdie. 4. Black ink tattoo: Black ink lasts longer, while colored ink like white, red or watercolor shows signs of dullness and fades after a long time. Image: Favim. 5. Cheap Tattoos will not be of good quality and short-lived. The appearance and durability of the tattoo depends on the skill of the craftsman. Good tattooists often mark the body at a higher price. Image: Allure. 6. Small and minimalist tattoo It’s a popular trend. However, experts say large patterns will keep the color more durable. We recommend using a traditional design that features black ink with dark lines and lots of negative space. Image: Tattoo Gallery, Weheartit. 7. Dot tattoo are created with tiny dots on the skin to form a design and they tend to last longer. Because the spacing between the dots creates a nice gradient effect with the weather. Image: Tattoogrid. Tattoos will lose their luster over time. If you do not want this phenomenon to happen, you need to take care according to the advice of experts, abstaining from certain foods and alcoholic beverages to ensure the tattoo is durable. Photo: The News Minute. King and queen tattoos for couples Beautiful tattoos help create a bond between you and your lover.

While footwear is certainly an interesting thing to look at, the story behind it is equally fascinating. The creation of this sandal is from the brand Ugo Paulon, by the rather secretive Danish designer, living in London, who likes to simply be Elise. She’s no stranger to indie labels, she’s been with Baserange for four years and recently collaborated with Ottolinger. Although Elise has been in the industry for a while, she doesn’t promote herself as much. She wants people to focus on her project rather than who she is because everything has a life of its own, in her opinion. The concept of “its own life” applies to how she actually manufactures the shoes. Elise started the project in June 2020 and has developed an innovative trend of classic shoes. “It was like a personal experiment to see how much product I could make from not buying anything new or using new materials,” she says. For her own distinct print, Elise re-dyed the fabric by hand. The only new material on the shoe is the outsole, which Elise is currently trying to figure out how to make from recycled rubber. Footwear allows Elise to create shapes that would not be possible on a garment. “I wanted to convey that they were like little pieces of furniture,” says Elise, which is a very 3D process for her rather than a 2D garment. Because the shoes are so feat, they can’t help but become the focal point of any outfit, the shape unmistakable. And the most important thing is to make everyone feel comfortable and smooth while wearing them. For street style followers, this snail-inspired sandal will be a unique highlight for your entire outfit. From the polite outfit will also become more suitable for meetings with friends by different shoes, to mini skirts or trousers to show off the oversized rope wrapped around the calf.

When having a good soil environment for plants, plant care is also very important, mainly fertilizing and pruning. Fertilization, it is necessary to follow the rhythm of the tree’s life. For example, a newly planted tree, its life cycle is the bursts of buds (buds). As for fruit trees, the tree’s life rhythm is: harvesting, creating buds, flowering and raising fruit. The following is the plant care process Dr. Tran Kim Tinh, lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture and Applied Biology – Can Tho University, introduces it to readers for reference. Plant ground cover grass. Photo: Minh Dam. First, plant ground cover grass. Keep the water in the ditch 50-60 cm above the ground. Sprinkler irrigation (small rays) or permeable irrigation. Post-harvest pruning of fruit trees. The tree is still small, after each bud, needs to be pruned, created a canopy and only produces 3-4 buds in a year. In terms of fertilizer use, organic fertilizers must be applied annually and only when needed to produce sprouts for seedlings. For fruit trees, fertilize when creating buds to use high nitrogen. When the tree is in the stage of growing young fruit, it reduces nitrogen and increases potassium. As fruit trees grow, farmers should further reduce nitrogen and increase potassium. Farmers should fertilize plants with organic fertilizer every year. (In the photo: Compost production at Clean Farm Company). Photo: Minh Dam. Common mistakes in farming Currently, on land crops, there are too many errors in soil preparation for planting and crop care. The prerequisite is to have the right soil physical environment for plant roots to develop. A lot of gardens, the preparation and management of the land is not right. Errors such as soil compaction are very common in all provinces. This leads to vegetable plants not growing evenly, corn not developing roots, orange orchards yellowing leaves, sleeping during the day. The structure of the soil (clump of soil) is not suitable, the lump of soil is too big for the roots to develop. Soil is compacted, reducing permeability. Keep water too high in the orchard. Use soil that is too acidic to grow fruit trees. Converting rice land to grow fruit trees, but there is no way to prepare the land properly. Improper watering. Planting trees buried roots too deep. Too much nitrogen fertilizer and foliar spray have too many growth stimulants, making the canopy unbalanced with the roots, the tree sleeps during the day. The soil structure must be suitable for the plant. Photo: Minh Dam. In farming there are mistakes, which can be easily remedied. For example, over-fertilizing nitrogen, spraying foliar fertilizers, but there are many errors in cultivation, which are difficult to overcome or even impossible to overcome, but must be cut down to replant. For example, in rice farming, farmers are advised to withdraw water mid-season, or to withdraw water several times in a crop. If farmers withdraw water by draining water from the field, this is a very dangerous practice. Because of doing so, the rice soil becomes acidic very quickly. Instead of recommending water withdrawal, it must be recommended to squeeze the water. That means adjusting the amount of watering so that by that point the field becomes dry. For upland crops, soil compaction is very dangerous, because when the soil is compacted, it is very difficult to overcome. The pH must be right One thing to be concerned about, the soil pH in the Mekong Delta is now seriously declining and depleted of potassium. Plants cannot absorb nutrients effectively when the pH is not raised to 6-6.5. Due to the serious decrease in organic matter in rice soil, when flooded, it is not possible to raise the pH. There are still many shortcomings in rice cultivation, when it comes to soil, that need to be studied. Soils in the Mekong Delta are seriously lacking in potassium and need to be supplemented with potassium, especially in the fruiting stage. Photo: Minh Dam. It is not enough, soil pH must be suitable and nutrients for plants must be sufficient in quantity and type. It has been shown in science that the mineral nutrients for plants must be sufficient in type (14 types) and in quantity, if one of the 14 types is lacking, the crop yield will decrease, even though 13 types The rest are high. In order for plants to absorb nutrients well, the pH of the soil must be suitable, preferably 6-6.5. Below pH 6, absorption of some nutrients is difficult and when the pH drops to 4-5, nutrient absorption is severely reduced. No plants grow normally under low pH and high pH conditions. For example, the pineapple tree can grow on acidic soil, but it is not normal. For sustainable farming, the following criteria should be considered and trained for farmers: Technical level of farmers, organic content in soil, soil pH in profile, soil texture, soil structure in analysis. area, irrigation capacity, drainage, fertilizer application process. Currently, there are still many issues that need to be studied to determine the soil properties that need to be addressed. The ecological characteristics need to be analyzed thoroughly, for ecological zoning. Minh Dam – Ngoc Thang ( write the)

Vietnam is valued as one of the world’s leading biodiversity countries In the face of a decline in biodiversity, the United Nations’ Biodiversity Commission (IPBES) has warned future pandemics will occur more often, kill more people and damage even worse. without a fundamental change in human behavior towards nature. Loss of biodiversity seriously affects people In fact, the use of natural resources for development activities has made ecosystems around the world degraded. Along with environmental pollution, biodiversity loss of ecological balance, climate change leads to serious health consequences, especially the recent epidemic situation, which profoundly affects the economy. global society. Thereby forcing people to recognize and raise their awareness of their actions with nature and with our own living environment. As we know biodiversity is important to humans, providing 18 basic services globally to sustain human activities and development. However, according to the assessment report on Biodiversity and Global Ecosystem Services of the Intergovernmental Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES Report), the ratio of forest cover per globally, coral reef ecosystems have the highest decline in survival index and 25% of the species studied are threatened with extinction; Many species groups are assessed as highly threatened with extinction, in which the group with the highest percentage of species at risk of extinction are amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. Besides, 3/4 of the land area on Earth has been seriously degraded due to human activities. Human impacts include unsustainable exploitation of the environment through deforestation, agricultural expansion, wildlife trade and consumption. These activities put people in increasingly close contact with wild and domestic animals, as well as the diseases they harbor. Accordingly, up to 850,000 viruses like the new strain of corona virus, exist in animals and can infect humans. Habitat destruction and insatiable consumption have made zoonotic diseases more likely to spread to humans in the future. Science has also shown that loss of biodiversity can promote disease transmission from animals to humans – on the other hand, if we keep biodiversity intact, it provides excellent tools to fight pandemics. As with diseases caused by corona viruses, US scientists found that about 75% of the intermediate hosts of many disease-causing viruses are primates, bats and mice. In 2020, a study investigating SARS-CoV-2 infection from 16 ferret farms in the Netherlands, was presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Related Diseases held online from 23-25. -9, indicating that the virus is capable of infecting humans and ferrets and vice versa. And in fact, in Vietnam, there are also emerging serious and zoonotic diseases with the potential to develop into a pandemic. In recent years, Vietnam has been affected by SARS, avian influenza type A (H5N1), influenza A (H5N6) and pandemic influenza A (H1N1)… Therefore, in recent years, ministries, branches and localities need to strengthen activities to control wildlife trade and exploit migratory wild species according to Directive No. 29/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister Government on some urgent solutions for wildlife management and related guiding and operating documents; manage and control invasive alien species; restore degraded ecosystems; protect the natural landscape and biodiversity. As such, “Human activities cause climate change and biodiversity loss, and lead to the risk of pandemics due to the impact on the environment. Changes in land use; agricultural expansion and intensification; Unsustainable trade, production and consumption have damaged nature and increased contact between wildlife, domestic animals, pathogens and humans. This is the path to the pandemic.” According to Dr. Peter Daszak, President of the EcoHealth Alliance emphasized. Join hands to conserve biodiversity Pano propaganda on International Day of Biodiversity May 22 22 Currently, in Vietnam, the Government, the Prime Minister and all ministries and branches are interested in sustainable development, green economy, harmony, and nature. That is one of the factors that ensure 50% success in our journey to save biodiversity in Vietnam. And Vietnamese people have also realized their great responsibility in nature conservation, reducing the demand for wildlife consumption, and environmentally responsible consumption. This is a very favorable factor, the opportunity for Vietnam to not be lost on the world biodiversity map. The theme of the International Day of Biodiversity 2021 is “We’re part of the solution – For Nature”, selected and launched by the United Nations on a global scale. With the aim of raising public awareness of biodiversity, science has proven that biodiversity is the foundation of economy, food security, livelihoods and human health. join hands of the whole society to preserve nature and biodiversity – that is to protect our own life on earth. In response to the International Day of Biodiversity, in 2021, recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has sent a written request to the central ministries, departments, branches and mass organizations; People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities; socio-political organizations, mass organizations; Associations, corporations, enterprises and related units are interested in, directing, guiding and coordinating in organizing response activities. According to Mr. Le Cong Thanh – Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, “Vietnam is also protecting and conserving biodiversity with many policies and measures such as environmental impact assessment, integration of Objectives require the protection and conservation of nature and biodiversity in the planning strategies, socio-economic development programs from the central to local levels. Zoning and establishing conservation areas for endangered species with genetic resources of plant varieties, domestic animals and wild species, restoring forest ecology, coral reef ecosystems, sea palm trees. Planting green and greening bare land and bare hills. Then plant trees in urban areas, industrial parks, traffic routes and have very encouraging results.” Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic around the world, the International Day of Biodiversity 2021 will be celebrated through an online campaign. And the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment proposed to implement synchronously strategies, projects, tasks and solutions on research and application of nature-based solutions, approaching ecosystems in the process of building formulation of national, regional and provincial plannings; establishment and effective management of nature reserves; promote the implementation of conservation and sustainable use models; apply the ecosystem approach in integrated management of coastal zones, river basins, sustainable forest management, focusing on the role and interests of the community. As we all know, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha once said that: “Biodiversity conservation is an ethical issue”. That further shows that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is not only the morality between people but also our own responsibility and morality with nature. Making each of us need to better understand our responsibilities when life needs a clean environment to live, needs clean food to eat but destroys nature by human hands. Therefore, once again, it is necessary to recognize and be more aware of how to respect and harmonize people with “mother nature” – only then all pandemics and natural disasters will limit the occurrence of people in the future. . Le Cong Thanh – Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in response to the International Day of Biodiversity: “Nature conservation, biodiversity conservation is the responsibility of each of us, practical actions are to plant more trees, say no to consuming wild animals, and actively protect rare and precious animals and plants. It is practical concrete action, small action, great meaning. Each person takes an action to spread and join hands to protect the environment. Protect life on our planet” “The health of people and ecosystems is increasingly connected. As humans encroach on nature and deplete vital habitats, the risks associated with disease are also increasing. Loss of biodiversity poses a threat to all aspects of life, including human health. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, let’s each contribute to protecting biodiversity to prevent future pandemics. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations

Explaining his decision, Elon Musk expressed concern that “the use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining is rapidly increasing.” Elon Musk has just announced, Tesla will “pause buying cars with Bitcoin”, because of concerns that the use of fossil fuels to mine Bitcoin is increasing rapidly. (Photo: Canva) “Tesla has stopped accepting car purchases with Bitcoin. We are concerned about the rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and trading, especially coal. Cryptocurrency is a good idea on many levels and we believe it has a promising future, but that cannot come at a cost to the environment. Tesla will not sell any Bitcoin and we plan to use it for transactions as soon as we transition mining to more sustainable energy,” Elon Musk wrote on Twitter. The recent announcement of billionaire Elon Musk on Twitter. (Screenshots) After Elon Musk’s announcement, the cryptocurrency market quickly “red” when the price of Bitcoin plunged below the $50,000 mark, losing more than 12% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin price this morning, this coin previously dropped below $47,000 after Elon Musk’s announcement. (Photo: CoinMarketCap) Elon Musk’s decision is completely opposite to what this billionaire has previously stated. In early February, Tesla announced that it had spent $1.5 billion to buy Bitcoin, as well as saying that it could invest in a number of other digital currencies in the future. (Photo: Daniel Oberhaus (2018) / Protocol) In addition, Tesla also announced that it will soon let users use Bitcoin to buy its cars. By the end of March, Elon Musk announced that users in the US could buy Tesla cars with Bitcoin.

Singapore Green Plan 2030 is the latest plan with the cooperation and efforts of 05 ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Sustainability, Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Transport) to advance to a greener and more sustainable Singapore, while offering more business opportunities and creating more jobs. A City Between Nature, Sustainable Living, Renewable Energy, A Green Economy and a Resilient Future By 2026, Singapore will build 200 hectares of new parks, which are about 8 times the total area of ​​My Dinh Stadium. By 2035, Singapore will have an additional 1,000 hectares of green space. At the same time, Quoc Dao will plant 1 million more trees with the ability to filter an additional 78,000 tons of CO2 for a clean air and plenty of shade. These are some of the key goals of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Singaporeans and future visitors can expect more nature-based recreational activities, such as hiking, bird watching at the upcoming Nature Parks: Rifle Range, Mandai Mangrove, Khatib Bongsu … Natural parks offer visitors an immersive experience in nature, and also act as green buffers to reduce visitor pressure on nature reserves. Roads in the industrial park will be dense with native trees and plants in multi-layered structures, mimicking those in tropical rainforest. This will make the shady routes wider, cooler and more comfortable for pedestrians. By 2030, the bicycle routes in Singapore will be widened from 460km to 1,329 km. At the same time, the Park Connector Network will be expanded from the current 340km to 500km by 2030 so that tourists and Singaporeans have maximum access to nature. This network will include the Round Island Route, the Rail Corridor and the Coast to Coast trail. Accordingly, all apartments will be within a 10-minute walk from the park. Park Royal Hotel on Pickering in Singapore is designed as a hotel in the middle of a nature garden (Photo courtesy of Trivago) Another prominent target is that 80% of tall buildings will be green. Park Royal on Pickering Hotel’s landscape in Singapore is designed to self-maintain and minimize resource use such as: rainwater collected from the upper floors will irrigate the lower levels of the trees through power without running pumps, while rooftop photovoltaic systems can power the lighting system, in hopes of creating the world’s first energy-free sky garden . In addition, when coming to Singapore, visitors can not help but see the magnificent and magnificent Marina Bay Sands when viewed from afar. This is the first MICE facility in Southeast Asia to achieve ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management System certification and is one of the largest buildings in Singapore to be awarded Green certification by Construction and Construction Authority (BCA). Mark Platinum, is committed to long-term environmental protection. Schools are also committed to contributing to this green 2030 plan with the goal of reducing carbon use by two-thirds. Mr. Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Transport, said: “We are the only country in the world to stop the increase in the number of transport vehicles. And we are also one of the few countries that has taken advantage of the water cycle and reused the last drop. ” Hopefully in the near future, when tourists return to Singapore, they will be more surprised and interested in a modern, modern country that is green, clean and friendly with the environment.

Illustration. https://kinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn The Munich-based Ifo Institute said: The German Automotive Industry Association has presented some potential challenges ahead, as the government attempts to eliminate diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles instead. for vehicles with low and zero emissions. In a statement released with the report, the research agency said: “It is estimated that about 75,000 German auto manufacturing workers will retire by the middle of this decade. But if by 2025, production of cars powered by internal combustion engines decreases to a predictable level under current emissions regulations, the shift to electric motors will have little impact. 178,000 employees ”. Ifo explains: the group that will be unemployed includes “workers producing product groups directly or indirectly dependent on internal combustion engines, with 137,000 of them working directly in the automotive industry” . “The transition to electric automation is a huge challenge, especially for automotive suppliers where mid-sized companies dominate,” said Ifo Chairman Clemens Fuest. “It is important to maintain skilled jobs in the manufacturing of internal combustion engines and electric vehicles without altering the structure,” he said. A real major transformation seems to be ahead. The German federal government has set a target of 7 to 10 million electric cars registered in the country by the end of the decade. In January, the German road traffic authority Reuters said: Battery-powered car sales were more than 194,000 vehicles by 2020, which had tripled over the same period last year. The executive branch of the EU, the European Commission wants to have at least 30 million zero-emission cars on the road by 2030 as part of the “Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy”. About 3 million new electric cars were registered last year, a record number and up 41% from 2019, according to the International Energy Agency. Oliver Falck, Director of the Ifo Center for New Industries and Technologies, sought to emphasize systemic change that has been and is taking place. “The evolution in production figures has shown us that very different parts are needed for electric cars rather than the internal combustion engines,” he said, noting that “this shift has yet to be reflected in the similar level in number of employees ”. https://kinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn

Compared to trying a variety of cosmetics to find the right one, a wise woman should learn more about skin, about ingredients and factors that work with her skin. This helps her avoid wasting time and money on ineffective products. To prevent skin from aging over time, there is nothing better than supplementing the body with collagen. Not only compensate the missing part, the type of Collagen used must also effectively stimulate the body to produce natural collagen and achieve the highest possible absorption. Skin beautification from the inside – improving trend at the cellular level! (illustration) If you learn more about modern Collagen technology, you will know that the current type of Collagen that is considered to be the most easily absorbed when put into the human body is Hydrolyzed Collagen. While conventional types of Collagen have quite large molecules, even though they are used a lot, they are not sure to be absorbed into the body, hydrolyzed collagen has a small structure and contains a higher amount of amino acids to help collagen absorption. orally up to 90% into the skin. Instead of trying more products, you become more wiser and choose the ones that are proven, with the recognition of beauty and medical experts. The first thing you should note is that the origin of the product’s ingredients, preferably from developed countries because the superiority of research and production technology will bring plus points for these products. Then, pay more attention to product certifications, research and testing. How to supplement Nano Collagen for better absorption? Supplementing with collagen from supplements has been shown to promote natural collagen production in the body. Accordingly, functional food products will supplement collagen in the form of nano peptides, short chains of amino acids that form collagen that the body can easily absorb. The supplementation of nano collagen not only promotes natural collagen production, but also helps correct some causes of collagen decline, such as inflammation in the body. Collagen has an effective anti-inflammatory effect, all thanks to its positive effects on gut health. Accordingly, collagen supplementation can help support the inner lining of the intestines, preventing nutrients from leaking out of the intestines. Amino acids such as glycine in collagen can also help fight inflammation, boost immunity. Nano collagen supplementation through supplements is a safe solution for those who cannot adopt a scientific diet. Water-based beauty solutions, supplemented with orally with top beauty ingredients, are bio-concentrated products, containing highly bioactive substances, with benign effects and safety, suitable for many types of health. sensitive body or skin. This combination of Cordyceps, Biotin and Nano collagen … is suitable for women aged 35+, this supplement from within brings effective beauty measures for problems such as: – Supplement collagen for skin and help skin produce more collagen, rejuvenate – Reduce wrinkles, smooth skin, youthful. – White skin – Increasing female hormones, helping children to be beautiful and feminine – Reduce stress, increase excitement, love life – Reduce hair loss In particular, if you use a water-based collagen with cordyceps, biotin with scientific doses, you will be surprised at the results obtained. Because the form of water is easy to drink, it makes it easier for the body to absorb and go to the body’s organs, quickly restore lost collagen, and restore new vitality to the skin as well as other organs. of body. Not only people with allergies or not using cosmetics, but pre-menopausal and menopausal women or over 40 need to use every day to combat aging and sexual problems.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the Opening Session of the Summit on Climate (Photo: VGP). At the invitation of US President Joe Biden, on the evening of April 23, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered an important speech on the topic “Economic benefits of Climate Action” at the Summit on Climate Post, held in the online form for two days April 22-23. State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that as a country heavily affected by climate change, especially in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam commits to take drastic action to respond comprehensively to climate change. including 9% reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions by domestic resources and up to 27% reduction with bilateral and multilateral international support. According to the President, Vietnam will continue to drastically reduce coal power, rapidly increase the share of renewable energy to 30% of the total primary energy supply by 2045, and domesticize international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to organize and implement the program to plant 1 billion green trees by 2025. The President also shared views of many countries on the benefits of a transition to a green economy, zero emissions, especially on job creation, ensuring energy security, and improving. competitiveness and sustainability of the economy, but also emphasized that developing countries still face many challenges in their transition due to difficulties in capital and technology. The State President emphasized that the transition must be fair, inclusive and equal in terms of opportunities and benefits of the people, so that no one will be “left behind”; urges developed countries to continue to lead the way in reducing emissions and increasing financial, technology, and green energy support, and building efficient, high-quality infrastructure associated with creating more jobs. developing countries, including Vietnam. The State President believes that the implementation of the logistics objectives is appropriate to the conditions of each country and integrated into the national development strategies and plans. During the two days of the conference, senior leaders of 41 countries and the Secretary-General of the United Nations made a speech, emphasizing that climate change continues to be the biggest challenge for humanity and showing determination. accelerate efforts to respond to climate change. Some major economies such as the US, China, Japan … have made a strong commitment to reducing emissions by 2030, declaring zero emissions by 2050 or before 2060. Many countries call on the international community to promote green growth, invest more in renewable energy projects. The United States and a number of countries are committed to increasing their financial contributions to the climate. For their part, many developing countries reaffirm the historical responsibility of developed countries, the principle of common but different responsibility, calling on developed countries to fulfill the obligation to make financial contributions and support. to assist developing countries in building capacity to adapt and mitigate to climate change.

A corner of the urban area west of Hanoi. Photo: DUY LINH The 17th Hanoi City Party Committee has just issued the Program No. 03-CTr / TU on “Urban embellishment, urban development and urban economy in Hanoi in the period of 2021 – 2025”. The program identifies the goals of rapid and sustainable development of the Capital towards a green city, a smart and modern city; ensure the harmonious link between urban and rural areas. Notably, the program sets out the task of developing the urban economy, developing Hanoi into a major trade and economic center of the region and Asia. Build modern and synchronous infrastructure Program No. 03-CTr / TU on “Urban embellishment, urban development and urban economy of Hanoi in the period of 2021 – 2025” is built on the basis of inheritance and promotion of achieved results. Program No. 06-CTr / TU on “Synchronous development, gradual modernization of urban infrastructure, strengthening management of construction order, land, environment, building a civilized city, modernization period 2016 – 2020 ”. Noting the results achieved in the period 2016 – 2020, but the city also admits some limitations such as the low urbanization rate, the uneven urban development and the potential; the uniformity of the urban infrastructure system is not high; The renovation and reconstruction of the old apartment building still has many problems … This is the basis for the Hanoi City Party Committee to offer solutions and tasks to make breakthroughs in urban construction and development. the period of 2021 – 2025. The program aims to quickly and sustainably develop the Capital towards a green, smart and modern city; ensure the harmonious link between urban and rural areas; to raise the quality and efficiency of urban embellishment, development and modernization in association with the sustainable development of the urban economy; to build typical works, architectural and landscape architectural spaces with the characteristics of the Capital. Ensuring the sustainability of the urbanization process, solving challenging problems posed in the urban development process. To accomplish the above-mentioned goals, the program sets out key tasks, in which priority is given to reviewing and implementing synchronous plans; to enhance urban embellishment and modernization towards modernization and improve living quality; to synchronously and modernize and expand the scale of the system of urban infrastructures, increase the proportion of land funds for urban traffic, quickly develop road and urban railway transport infrastructure; green, smart, modern and sustainable urban development; investment in expanding urban areas and satellite urban areas; urban management strengthened; urban economic development; strive to build Hanoi by 2025 into a major trade and economic center of the country and the Southeast Asia region. The program has outlined six key solutions. First of all, building and perfecting the system of mechanisms and policies; bring into full play potentials and resources, attach special importance to investment for in-depth development, promote investment socialization; to speed up the implementation of urban infrastructure construction projects and works, urban embellishment and development; to step up administrative procedure reform and consolidate the apparatus; improve the quality of the contingent of cadres and civil servants to meet their tasks; enhance the application of science – technology in embellishment, urban development and urban economy … Expeditiously deploy the tasks The successful implementation of the Program No. 03-CTr / TU of Hanoi City Party Committee will determine the appearance of the city and the quality of life of the people in the coming time. Departments: Construction, Transport, Industry and Trade play a key role in implementation. Currently, the Department of Construction is assigned by the Hanoi City Party Committee as the Program Standing Committee. Director of the Hanoi Department of Construction Vo Nguyen Phong said that the Department is urgently coordinating departments, branches and units to advise and build plans of the City People’s Committee to soon implement the program from the beginning of the second quarter to 2021. Regarding specific jobs, the Department of Construction will focus on completing the housing development plan in the area in the period 2021 – 2025, with a vision to 2030, with emphasis on social housing; focus on renovating and embellishing urban areas, developing technical infrastructure, improving the quality of life of people; completing the construction of a specific framework and mechanism project to accelerate the renovation and reconstruction of the old apartment building; embellishment of valuable architectural works; Deploying underground electrical and telecommunications cables on 300 streets in the old town area … For transport development – one of the most important issues of the program, the tasks are very heavy, especially raising the proportion of traffic land in urban areas to about 12 to 15%; to complete the system of ring roads and radial axes; solve the problem of urban traffic congestion. According to Director of the Department of Transport of Hanoi Vu Van Vien, recently, the Department has proposed a list of important traffic works that need priority in the period of 2021 – 2025. In which, there are six urban railway projects. Marketing; five ring roads; nine big bridges crossing the Red and Duong rivers; five highway improvement projects connecting the capital with neighboring provinces. If implemented on schedule, the traffic situation in Hanoi will see many positive changes in the coming time. Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung and Dong Da districts focus on the task of implementing six urban planning projects; towards the relaxation of the population, building more public works, renovating the old apartment building, focusing on building architectural planning management regulations; organizing the urban design of new open roads and some important roads … For district blocks, especially districts preparing to go to the district, they will promote the planning and construction of infrastructure to shape a modern city in the future.

Flag of the European Union at headquarters in Belgium. Photo: Reuters Reuters recently released a document showing that the European Union (EU) will introduce a series of conditions that force the transport, industry and construction industries to meet in order to be classified into the category. Sustainable investments in Europe. Besides, the EU has yet to decide whether to label gas and nuclear power as a “green” label. According to the document, the EU’s “sustainable financial classification” is a long list of economic activities and regulations that industries must meet in order to be labeled as a sustainable investment in the EU from 2022. This landmark regulation aims to make “green” activities more attractive to investors, while at the same time ensuring that a sustainable investment label is only granted to economic activities that comply. meeting the EU’s targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas is not mentioned in the draft regulations. European nations are divided over whether gas-fired power plants should be considered “green”, and the European Commission (EC) plans to tackle the fuel issue, along with electricity. kernel, in a separate proposal later this year or not. Draft regulations on “green labeling” include detailed definitions of what is considered sustainable investment in different sectors including transportation, energy generation from sources such as wind. and hydroelectricity, building rehabilitation and manufacturing of cement, steel and batteries. For example, emissions at cement plants must be below 0.72 tons CO2 equivalent to each ton of gray cement produced. Meanwhile, car production from now until the end of 2025 will be considered a sustainable investment if these vehicles emit less than 50g of CO2 per km. After 2025, only the production of zero-emission cars will be green-labeled./.

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Dr. Nguyen Ba Phu, Department of Crop Production (Faculty of Agriculture, Can Tho University) said that in recent years, many gardeners renovate mixed gardens and a movement to establish specialty gardens in some localities is emerging.

Efficiency and profits increase if farmers know to invest in the right direction and apply the right care techniques. Currently in the Mekong Delta, the provinces of Soc Trang, Hau Giang, An Giang and Can Tho city … organize many training programs on cultivation techniques, cultivation of specialty orchards in the direction of sustainability.

Local agricultural officers together with farmers implement the model of economical watering of durian gardens in Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province. Photo: HD

Although understanding and understanding techniques to build specialized gardens in a sustainable direction, some gardeners still have not changed their practice in a new way.

The farming methods, applying new technical advances, training the majority of farmers agree, and think in the right direction. If you do, the garden will be “solid”, sustainable and completely applicable.

However, there are still some gardeners who believe that applying methodical techniques, the tree will take long to produce high-yield fruits, it takes time, because the psychological pressure of “eating in the same place”, wants to follow the tree to produce fruit. profit quickly, high profit even only 3-5 years.

Therefore, when realizing that the market for fruit varieties is attracting products for one or two consecutive years with high prices, they rush to find seeds to buy and plant for them. Some people are even ready to cut down orchards that are giving fruit if after only one or two seasons the fruit price falls and it is difficult to sell.

For example, some gardeners planting persimmon tangerines (also known as tangerines) in Lai Vung district (Dong Thap) admitted: Since 2 years ago, there were signs of pests and diseases “raiding” many orchards.

However, some gardeners still accept to pour billions of capital into tangerine gardens, even dig soil up, buy land from the fields and pour it in to hope to gain silver in the tangerine season.

However, due to the wrong care and prevention of pests and diseases, the disease has worsened and the garden gradually deteriorates. Some farmers often spread word of mouth to each other about prevention and treatment.

Pink mandarin trees have two quite common diseases, for each root rot disease, they buy Ridomil to control plant diseases, and mealybugs buy Nokaph (medicine to treat nematodes and pests in the soil), even in gardens that are not diseased. also bought for prevention before, every 2 months and considered as “miracle”.

As a result, as now seen, many pink tangerine orchards get worse and worse, they have to ask for help from scientific staff to find the right gardening method.

The orchard selects citrus trees in Cho Lach district, Ben Tre. Photo: HD

Currently, Soc Trang province organizes a training program on the model of building a special-purpose orchard specializing in citrus trees for farmers. Thereby improving knowledge, updating farming techniques, applying new technologies in fruit production. This model is applied by growers quite popularly in the fruit export cooperatives.

It is an open way to improve garden economic efficiency. The local government acts as a bridge to create a link between agricultural cooperatives – businesses – scientists. In which the role of scientist will guide farming techniques for cooperatives farmers.

Technical solutions for sustainable fruit production in the Mekong Delta

Dr. Nguyen Ba Phu proposed a number of technical solutions for planting and taking care of fruit trees in the Mekong Delta.

Select and improve soil: Soil has a pH of 6-7. The soil must be loose and airy, able to hold moisture and drain well, the arable layer is thick (at least 0.5 m) and stable.

Seedlings from good, selected seedlings, preferably from the best clones. There is an appropriate propagation method, free of diseases (special attention is paid to green leaf yellowing disease and Tristeza on citrus trees).

About the planting type, should be planted in rows. Rows in the wind direction (Northeast – Southwest). Spacing between thin rows, on thick rows.

Preparation of growing tissue and planting: All the soil above and below the base of the tissue (0.3 m) is soil mixed with organic fertilizer (5 – 10 kg) and fused phosphate fertilizer (0.5 – 1 kg). The tissue diameter should be about 1 – 1.2 m. The tissue height should be about 0.3 – 0.4 m. When placing plants, pay attention to the surface of the pot to be level with the tissue surface and tighten the soil around the pot.

Applying the process of pruning properly, creating canopy will help fruit trees for good design and quality. Photo: HD.

Trimming, creating canopy: Apply right in the stage of silk, from a young tree. Trees for fruits outside the canopy (citrus, mango, longan …) need to create a canopy with hemispherical shape or open heart, according to the principle of 1 branch leaving 2-3 branches (equally good, sparse, balanced).

Cutting time: Old leaves, just before or after fertilizing, combine bud control at the same time. For fruit trees on the main branch (durian, jackfruit …), create a crown shaped tree (pine canopy), keeping a main stem, growing straight.

Choose to keep level 1 branches (branches growing from the main body) with criteria for good branches, horizontal growth, evenly distributed, 20-30 cm apart. Can bend level 1 branches, creating the shape of a spiral staircase. Pay attention to keep level 1 branches during the fruit harvest.

Hygienic pruning should be carried out throughout the planting period, especially after harvest.

Cut off branches reaching high and shade (control canopy), pests, dry branches, branches that are not capable of bearing fruit … Keep appropriate canopy. Always leave a space between the two rows to help the garden clear. Keep a reasonable height of the garden for easy care and intensive farming.

Fertilize: Plants need to be provided with 13 essential nutrients: Macronutrients (N, P and K); intermediate (Ca, Mg and S); trace elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, B, Mo and Cl). In the Mekong Delta, fertilizers containing S should be limited, since most of the soil contains S in high levels.

Lime: should use limestone (CaO) “phi”, fertilizing in the beginning of the rainy season, fertilizing with soil pH. If the pH is above 6.5, there is no need for liming; pH from 5.5 to 6.5, applying 500 kg of limestone / ha; pH from 4.5 to 5.5, apply 1,000 kg of limestone / ha; pH from 3.5 to 4.5, apply 2,000 kg of limestone / ha.

Organic fertilizer: Chewable and properly composted. During the incubation process, it is necessary to pay attention to the appropriate humidity (about 70 – 80%) and to mix the compost pile. Applying in the dry season, the amount of fertilizer is 10-20 tons / ha. Do not use together lime and organic fertilizers.

Inorganic fertilizers: Need to determine the type and amount of fertilizer depending on the needs of the plant. Plants have different nutritional requirements depending on the stage of growth and each stage of fruit development.

In the period of silk (trees without fruit), fertilizers (N – P2O5 – K2O): 30 – 20 – 10 or 30 – 10 – 10. The amount of fertilizer is from 50-100 g / time. Fertilizer time when leaves are old, should not be applied when the leaves are young. Need to fertilize according to the canopy, burial or watering.

Reasonable vegetation should be maintained in orchards. Photo: LHV

It is advisable to combine cultivating and improving lettuce with fused phosphate, organic fertilizer and sedimentation. Micronutrients can be added by spraying leaves at silk leaves, combined with pruning measures, helping plants to sprout simultaneously. The type and amount of manure can be decreased depending on the type of tree, soil area, density and yield of the previous crop.

Note: Apply according to the canopy (active root zone). The manure must be buried in the soil (using a hoe or machine to mix the fertilizer).

Fused phosphate fertilizers (Ninh Binh, Van Dien, Lam Thao) should be used, especially on low pH soils in the Mekong Delta. In addition to containing phosphorus, molten phosphate also contains Ca, Mg, Si and some trace elements.

Grass management: Should let the grass in the garden, weeding clean the part close to the base, around should only cut, leave the grass stump about 3 – 5 cm.

Water management and irrigation techniques: Water systems in garden ditches must be well ventilated and downstream. Regularly change the water in garden ditches.

Keep the water level in the ditch about 0.6 m from the trench surface during the dry season and 0.8 m. In the rainy season, limit watering to the leaves. Do not water after 3pm. Best in the morning. Maintain a suitable soil moisture of 70 – 80%.

Pest management: Adopt integrated pest management (IPM), make full use of farming practices. Apply biological methods. Using agricultural medicine is the last resort and must adhere to the 4 correct principle.

How to exploit fruit and flower processing: should exploit fruit concentratedly. Should not “pass” fruit (many sizes of fruit) on the tree. Depending on the natural conditions, choose the appropriate time to process the flowering so that the fruit has good quality, high yield, less pests and strong plants. Keep a reasonable number of fruits (pruning) depending on the growth situation (leaf set) of the tree.

It is possible to combine the use of soil “cropping” method (about 30 cm deep) to both treat flowering and improve soil porosity and ventilation.