Changing minds
Vũ Đức Sinh, deputy chairman of the Triêm Tây village farming co-operative, said the Green Youth Collective project brought about big changes for local farmers.
“Safety and chemical free farming has been a favourite of local people in the village in recent years,” Sinh said. Buyers are becoming more aware of the dangers of food with chemicals in it.
“Our ancestors made fertiliser from green leaves and cattle dung. It’s about coexistence between people and nature.”
Sinh said nearly 50 per cent of the village had been educated about organic farming, but more change was still needed.
“Local farmers thought the new process would waste their time with little results, but they have not yet recognised the importance of the environment, and clean and healthy food,” he said.