Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company mechanizes from planting to harvesting sugarcane

Joint Stock CompanyEyelidsa Song Con roadIn collaboration with CICA Vietnam Co., Ltd., organized the workshop "Comprehensive mechanization solutions and exploiting other values ​​from sugarcane".

Sugarcane harvesting machine was demonstrated by Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company on December 3. Photo: Cam Tu

At the workshop, delegates learned about solutions to comprehensively mechanize production from land preparation, planting, caring for and harvesting sugarcane to free up manual labor, improve crop productivity and quality, and increase production efficiency.

Delegates directly watched the demonstration of the Case IH sugarcane harvester made in India. The Model A4000 machine has a harvesting capacity of 15 - 20 tons of sugarcane per hour with a payment fee of only 170,000 VND/ton.

When operating, the reels will roll the sugarcane inside, then cut the stalks into small pieces and release them onto the truck for transport. Photo: Nguyen Chau

The advantage of using the machine is to shorten the harvesting time as well as to import raw materials to the sugar factory in a timely manner within only 2-3 hours after harvesting. The machine cuts close to the root, reducing the rate of post-harvest impurities below 8%. Sugarcane leaves are chopped by the machine and spread evenly on the field to create a layer of organic fertilizer and retain soil moisture, helping the next crop of sugarcane grow well. The machine is designed to be suitable for small sugarcane fields, single rows.

Mrs. Tran Thi Tuat, Vinh Thanh hamlet, Tan Xuan commune (Tan Ky) said: "Sugarcane is characterized by its heavy weight, requiring strong people to carry and carry sugarcane from the field to the car, so during the harvest season, we all have to rush to find and hire labor. In recent years, young workers tend to go abroad to work and work far away, so hiring labor to harvest sugarcane is very difficult. Therefore, when we heard that the factory would harvest sugarcane using a modern sugarcane harvester, we were very excited. The cost of harvesting sugarcane is 170,000 VND/ton, which we felt was very reasonable, much cheaper than hiring labor."

People in Tan Xuan commune, Tan Ky district actively take care of sugarcane. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Servicesugarcane harvestLast year, the company contracted a sugarcane harvesting machine to serve the people. The results showed that over 10,000 tons of sugarcane were harvested by machine, the problem of labor and cost for many households growing sugarcane with large areas has been solved. However, in reality, it still cannot meet the needs of sugarcane growers. Therefore, according to the leader of Sugarcane Joint Stock CompanyCon Riversaid that this year's sugarcane harvest, the company will contract 2 sugarcane harvesting machines to serve farmers right from the beginning of the season, to speed up the sugarcane harvesting process and reduce costs for sugarcane growers during the harvest.

Sugarcane leaf shredder for bio-fertilizer. Photo: Cam Tu