Transition Towards a Safer, Sustainable, and Professional Horticulture Sector in Vietnam

Vietnam’s greenhouse vegetable farming has advanced fast. Modern infrastructure and better growing techniques have raised yield, crop quality, and profit. Yet farmers rely on frequent chemical sprays to manage pests and diseases. This reliance puts food safety and the environment at risk.

Growing Momentum for Sustainable Practices

Stricter market rules and rising farmer awareness drive change. Vietnamese growers now favor Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM works with nature. It uses natural control methods and limits chemicals. This approach keeps pest numbers low while protecting nature and ensuring long-term farm health.

Key Components of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Problem Assessment: Identify a pest or disease and note its damage.
• Preventive Measures: Rotate crops, choose resistant types, use certified seeds, maintain hygiene, and optimize watering.
• Monitoring: Watch pests and diseases regularly.
• Decision Making: Act only when monitoring data calls for change. Give non-chemical methods top chance.
• Non-Chemical Control: Use natural enemies, traps, and pheromones.
• Chemical Corrections: Use pesticides only when needed. Pick the gentlest option and handle it safely.

Dutch-Vietnamese Collaboration: IPM Lam Dong Project

The Netherlands and Vietnam have paired up to push sustainable farming. The “IPM Lam Dong” project gets support from the Dutch-Vietnam Strategic Partnership Arrangement. The project starts in October 2025 and runs until the end of 2026. It will:

• Set up three IPM demonstration sites.
• Train farmers and give them hands-on help.
• Share knowledge and offer technical support for sustainable pest control.

Partners include Fresh Studio, Koppert, Da Lat University, and local agricultural authorities.

IPM Conference and Stakeholder Engagement

The official launch of IPM Lam Dong happened in Da Lat on October 8, 2025. More than 200 people from the government, research, business, and farming sides took part. Dutch suppliers like Koppert and Rijk Zwaan showed biological control agents. They displayed predatory wasps, bugs, and mites that work well against pests such as spider mites and whiteflies in sweet pepper crops.

Future Outlook

The IPM Lam Dong project aims to spread IPM among Vietnamese vegetable farmers. Its goals are to boost food safety and protect nature. Ongoing training, technology demos, and strong partnerships will keep the change lasting.

For More Information

Contact the Agriculture Department at the Netherlands Embassy in Vietnam:

• Email: HAN-LVVN@minbuza.nl | HCM-LVVN@minbuza.nl
• Follow updates: Netherlands Agricultural Network in Vietnam on LinkedIn

Sources: Agroberichten Buitenland, Fresh Studio, Koppert, Da Lat University, Netherlands Embassy in Vietnam

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