VietNamNet Bridge – The clean vegetable cultivation technology
invented by Associate Prof Dr Ho Huu An has not been utilized in reality,
because competent agencies have not given the “go-ahead” for the project.
“I would not feel regret if I
have to die now. But I will not have peace of mind if my clean vegetable
cultivation technology remains half finished. I feel guilty if the modern
technology cannot be applied to help farmers improve their production,” said Dr
An, who is now in a hospital bed.
An said that the project on clean
vegetable cultivation has brought great success, but also brought bitterness.
The vegetable cultivation scheme
invented by Dr An has been found as having great advantages. It does not need
soil to grow vegetables. Meanwhile, the technology can generate the vegetables
free of heavy metals, toxic substances and microorganisms existing in land and
chemical fertilizer.
The new cultivation method does
not take people much time to take care for vegetables. Especially, growers can
shorten the cultivation time and have higher productivity. With so many big
advantages, it’s clear that the new solution is superior to the traditional
method.
The scheme was put into
application in 2003, developed a from a scientific research work funded by the
Ministry of Science and Technology. However, the project has been “kept in
oblivion” over the last 10 years, while farmers continue growing vegetables on
soil and consumers keep complaining about the safety of vegetables.
Dr An said he cannot understand
why the project cannot catch the notice from competent agencies. “In general, a
project would be neglected if it is unfeasible, or because of the capital
shortage. Meanwhile, in this case, the new scheme is expected to bring big
benefits to farmers and consumers as well,” An said.
“The project was licensed. The
capital arrangement is not a problem. However, the advanced method still cannot
be utilized. Relevant ministries, including the Ministries of Science and
Technology, Agriculture and Rural Development, still keep quiet about the
solution,” he continued.
In order to invent the clean
vegetable cultivation technology, An said he had to do research and buy
equipment from the US with his own money. He also had to spend money to build a
laboratory for the implementation of the project, from which the clean
vegetable cultivation mechanism came out.
In 2003, An’s research work was
chosen as a national project funded by the State with the initial allocated
budget of two billion dong. After that, An signed a lot of technology transfer
contracts with institutions and individuals worth hundreds of billons of dong
in total.
At Techmart ASEAN + 3 in 2009
alone, a memorandum of understanding was signed with a partner which had the
total value of 74 billion dong.
However, An said after the
contracts and memorandum of understanding on technology transfer were signed,
the project has fallen into deadlock.
“I sent letters to relevant
ministries and branches, but they have never replied,” An said, expressing his
disappointment.
Dr An, former Lecturer of the
Hanoi University of Agriculture, has been well- known in Vietnam as the person
who created green cauliflower and brought it into Vietnam for cultivation in
1981.
This kind of vegetable has become
a favorite by Vietnamese people. However, it took the scientist 20 years and a
lot of money to develop the vegetable in Vietnam. The vegetable once faced the
indifference from farmers and consumers before it became so famous.
Kien Thuc
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