ĐÁNH GIÁ HIỆU QUẢ CẢI THIỆN KIẾN THỨC VÀ THỰC HÀNH ĐẢM BẢO CHẤT LƯỢNG DƯỢC LIỆU CỦA MÔ HÌNH NHÓM SỞ THÍCH TRỒNG CÂY THUỐC NAM TẠI 2 HUYỆN VĂN YÊN VÀ YÊN BÌNH, TỈNH YÊN BÁI

Abstract

Quality control of herbal medicine is an urgent requirement for sustainable development and is a concern in many countries, including Vietnam. The “Interest groups” model is one of activities to improve the quality of medicinal plants in Yen Bai province. Objective: to evaluate the effect of improving knowledge and practices of the “Interest groups” model on quality control in growing and collecting medicinal plants of farmers in Van Yen And Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province. Design: a three years intervention study on 62 people participating in the model, growing or exploiting medicinal plants, and participating in training programs. Results: 100% of the subjects have the concept of quality assurance and quality assurance standards; their knowledge level has improved significantly, Poor knowledge level decreased from 79% to 19.4%, Good level increased from 9.7% to 38.7%; the percentage of subjects practicing quality control in growing medicinal plants increased from 24.2% to 50%, in collecting medicinal plants increased from 14.5% to 40.3%; the percnetage of implementation of VietGAP standards increased from 16.1% to 19.4%, GACP-WHO from 6.5% to 14.5%; The rate of implementation of quality assurance and environmental protection measures both had positive changes compared to before the intervention (p<0.05). Conclusion: The “Interest groups” model has significantly improved the criteria of quality control herbal medicine knowledge and practicing.