The Centre for Fishery - Agriculture - Forestry Extension under the Da Nang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Thursday, inspected and accepted the model "Developing hi-tech urban agriculture in narrow spaces in inner-city areas".

Participating in the model helps farmers produce vegetables in an organic way, treat household waste, and combine post-planting soil treatment to rotate crops and improve production efficiency. Photo: TRAN TRUC

Accordingly, the delegation from the centre paid inspection visits to 5 farming households in Lien Chieu, Son Tra, Hai Chau and Cam Le districts. Each household develops the abovementioned model of ​​50m² and is supported with such items as assembled pots, organic fertilizers, various vegetable seeds, automatic watering systems and iron shelves with a total cost of more than VND 25 million.

According to the Centre for Fishery - Agriculture - Forestry Extension, the farming households have experience and grasp the techniques quickly. However, because of indoor models, it is not convenient for visiting, studying and replicating the model, and it is difficult to transport raw materials, substrates, and soil to serve production.

In the coming time, the centre will continue to assign its staff to the households to provide technical guidance, monitor, and record model diaries to have a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of the model.

In addition, the households regularly clean the garden, compost waste and by-products during production and daily life; as well as continue to maintain and expand production to replicate the model and provide safe, quality, and diverse vegetable products.

Reporting by TRAN TRUC - Translating by M.DUNG