With the viral affliction 
 
known as black streaked 
 
dwarf disease 
 
noted to be worsening as 
 
weather conditions change 
 
with global warming, 
 
thousands of hectares 
 
of rice, maize and even 
 
sorghum have been 
 
ruined in countries like 
 
Âu Lạc (Vietnam) 
 
and China. 
 
However, 
 
Hứa Quyết Chiến, an 
 
agriculture engineer from 
 
Âu Lạc, recently devised 
 
a method for protecting 
 
crops from this disease. 
 
Moreover, his solution 
 
has been formulated 
 
to be effective 
 
without harming 
 
the carrier insect, the 
 
white back plant hopper. 
 
Following years 
 
of research, Mr. Hứa 
 
realized that the more 
 
pesticides were used 
 
on crops, the more the 
 
insects became immune, 
 
and the more endangered 
 
the crops would become, 
 
therefore rendering 
 
the chemical approach 
 
futile in the long run. 
 
While inspecting 
 
infected fields in the 
 
northern provinces of 
 
Hải Dương, Thái Bình, 
 
and Hưng Yên, Mr. Hứa 
 
subsequently discovered 
 
that by injecting plants 
 
with salicylic acid, 
 
a compound found in 
 
the pain reliever aspirin 
 
which helps them 
 
naturally resist disease, 
 
the plants were protected 
 
and the insects 
 
also not harmed. 
 
His biological product, 
 
called Enxin 4.5, has
 
in fact been shown to help 
 
prevent 11 harmful insect 
 
diseases in rice plants 
 
and vegetables and 
 
is already being 
 
sought after in Bulgaria 
 
following 
 
successful trials there. 
 
With Enxin 4.5 helping 
 
 
save the rice fields of 
 
many local farmers who 
 
would otherwise have to 
 
uproot entire paddies 
 
to be rid of disease, 
 
Âu Lạc's Science 
 
and Technology and 
 
Agriculture and Rural 
 
Development Ministries 
 
recently awarded 
 
Mr. Hứa more than 
 
US$200,000 to 
 
expand its application. 
 
Our sincere accolades, 
 
Mr. Hứa Quyết Chiến, 
 
for your careful work 
 
in developing this safe 
 
and practical method 
 
to preserve 
 
valued food crops. 
 
May your endeavors 
 
inspire many more 
 
such benevolent products 
 
that protect the lives 
 
of other beings as well as 
 
our own health.
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