PM pushes for organic crops; farmers need finance and markets
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told farmers in Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, to grow crops using organic methods after learning many of them have used chemicals which contaminated their plants.
Visiting farmers in Bo-O and nearby villages on Monday, the prime minister observed that these villages, which were previously the main suppliers of crops to Vientiane markets, used to produce good quality and tasty vegetables and other crops.
“But it has been reported that it is no longer like that,” he said, adding that some vegetables and crops were tested and found to be contaminated with chemicals.
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
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