Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company increases sugarcane harvesting machines
(Baonghean.vn) - Last year's sugarcane harvest, Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company contracted 1 sugarcane harvesting machine for farmers, and this year it will add 1 more machine to speed up progress and reduce labor and costs for households.
As we enter this year's sugarcane harvest, preparations for vehicles and human resources are underway.Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Companyrush to complete
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| Sugarcane harvesting machine put into use by Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company. Photo: Nguyen Chau |
Servicesugarcane harvestLast year, the company contracted a sugarcane harvester to serve the people. The results showed that over 10 thousand tons of sugarcane were harvested by machine, solving the problem of labor and cost for many households growing sugarcane with large areas. However, in reality, it still does not meet the needs of sugarcane growers.
Faced with that situation, this year's sugarcane harvest, the company will contract 2 sugarcane harvesters to serve farmers right from the beginning of the season, in order to speed up the sugarcane harvest and reduce costs for sugarcane growers during the harvest.
The advantage of the sugarcane harvester is that each hour the machine can harvest 15 - 20 tons of sugarcane, many times more than manual harvesting. Thereby, it will shorten the harvesting time as well as the input of raw materials forfactorypromptly within 2 - 3 hours after harvest. The machine cuts close to the root to avoid spillage, reducing loss by 15 - 20% compared to manual harvesting.
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| Raw sugarcane is sampled for CCS measurement before entering the factory. Photo: Nguyen Chau |
Besides, in recent years, young workers tend to go abroad to work and work far away, hiring workers to harvest sugarcane is very difficult, therefore, sugarcane harvesting machines will solve the problem of labor shortage during the harvest season with lower costs than hiring.labor.
This year, the sugarcane material area of Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company covers nearly 6,000 hectares, in 5 districts: Tan Ky, Yen Thanh, Do Luong, Anh Son and Thanh Chuong; the average yield is estimated at over 51 tons/ha. This year, the company will start operating and purchase sugarcane from farmers from the end of November.
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