The two "key" characters in the case of 1,000 tons of fake fertilizer are Bui Minh Chanh (43 years old) - General Director of the United States International Fertilizer Group Joint Stock Company - VINA (Long An province) and his wife Nguyen Thi Cam My (41 years old) - General Director of Nam Duong Fertilizer Trading Joint Stock Company, Binh Dinh province.
The couple Bui Minh Chanh and Nguyen Thi Cam My are known as successful businesswomen, often showing off their rich life, driving expensive cars, and living in luxurious villas.
In 2022, Nguyen Thi Cam My won the highest prize in the contest "Shining the beauty of Binh Dinh women: Graceful - Brave - Talented" organized by the Binh Dinh Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Association in coordination with the Binh Dinh Provincial Women's Union.
With the "label" of a "talented" woman, Nguyen Thi Cam My easily deceived people and expanded her business activities in many provinces and cities across the country.
They have houses and luxury cars, but their wealth and assets come from dishonest work.
Fertilizers are released into the market, farmers do not know the truth from the lies, they just believe in the advertisements and buy them for use. The harmful effects of fake fertilizers are obvious, which is reducing productivity, farmers lose money. The long-term consequences are that the land is contaminated with chemicals from fake fertilizers, reducing quality, not to mention environmental pollution.
What is more frightening is the health of farmers when using this type of fertilizer. It is necessary to clarify the types of chemicals that Nguyen Thi Cam My and her husband "made" into fertilizer, in order to have recommendations on protecting farmers' health.
Not only a few farmers in one locality use fake fertilizers from Nguyen Thi Cam My and her husband, but many provinces and cities are affected by fake fertilizers, causing damage and environmental impacts on a very large scale.
Farmers who bought and used fake fertilizers from Nguyen Thi Cam My and her husband are the group of people who suffered direct damage, but it is difficult for them to receive compensation because it is difficult to have a basis to determine specific damage.
For many years, the rich have had bountiful harvests thanks to dishonest business practices, living lavishly and showing off their wealth, while farmers who bought their fake fertilizers have suffered losses. That's how ironic it is.
The law will strictly deal with those who produce fake fertilizers, but the consequences they leave on the land, environment, and people's health are unknown when they will be resolved.
