Consolidation of land and plot exchange to mechanize Tan Ky sugarcane growing area
(Baonghean) - From land preparation, care to harvesting in the sugarcane raw material areas of Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company, mechanization has been implemented. This requires localities to continue to consolidate and exchange plots to facilitate the introduction of machinery into sugarcane production.
Benefits of harvesting sugarcane by machine
In early December, farmers in Tan Ky district began harvesting raw sugarcane. Unlike before, this crop, Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company brought harvesting machines to serve the farmers. Therefore, sugarcane growers have less pressure of having to wait for workers to harvest sugarcane like before.
Excited about the sugarcane fields being harvested by machine, Mr. Nguyen Ba Quy - Deputy Director of Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company said: For the 2019 - 2020 crushing season, the Company started purchasing raw sugarcane from farmers from December 1. The good news is that since the trial run, the sugarcane harvesting machine has been working well, suitable for the sugarcane fields in Tan Ky. Therefore, more and more sugarcane growers are registering to harvest by machine, even though the machine is operating at full capacity.
Machine harvesting solves many problems, such as solving the current shortage of labor for sugarcane harvesting; minimizing sugarcane loss; sugarcane fields with roots are very convenient for care... Realizing these advantages, most households with sugarcane fields of 3 sao or more have registered for machine harvesting. However, due to the first trial run, the Company has only brought in 1 machine, so it cannot meet the needs of the people at present.
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| Harvesting raw sugarcane by machine. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Hundreds of people, including commune officials and farmers, were present at the field to witness the sugarcane harvesting machine. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghia Hoan commune, said that the commune had notified the secretaries, hamlet chiefs and households with large sugarcane areas to come and see the actual situation. This showed that most of the people present at the field witnessed and also consulted the price between harvesting by machine and human power and the way to calculate impurities.
However, people think that the price they have to pay of 170,000 VND/ton is acceptable, and that harvesting by machine has more advantages than harvesting by hand. Besides, to meet the requirements of harvesting by machine, sugarcane must be planted by machine, in double rows, so in the coming years, the locality will continue to encourage people to consolidate and change plots, creating favorable conditions for applying machinery to sugarcane production.
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| Converting land to create large sugarcane fields for high efficiency. Photo: Document |
Nghia Phuc Commune is a locality with a large area of raw sugarcane, so the commune government paid attention when it heard that the Company brought in a sugarcane harvesting machine for trial operation. Mr. Dang Xuan Nam - Chairman of Nghia Phuc Commune People's Committee said: In order for sugarcane to be harvested smoothly, it is necessary for sugarcane to be planted by machine. Therefore, in the coming time, the locality will continue to mobilize people to consolidate and exchange plots, creating large plots, creating favorable conditions for applying mechanization from land preparation, care to harvesting. Currently, Nghia Phuc has 50/160 hectares of sugarcane planted in a concentrated manner, applying mechanization.
Ms. Dang Thi Tinh in Xuan Son hamlet, Nghia Hoan commune also confirmed: Her family has 3 hectares of sugarcane left over from the first crop, which is ready for harvest. Through the test run of the harvesting machine, it was found that the sugarcane was cut close to the base, while if harvested by human power, the remaining base would be about 3-5 cm high, so not only would the yield be reduced, but the sugarcane left over would also sprout above the ground, which is not guaranteed. Moreover, harvesting by machine will be transported to the factory immediately, without having to wait many days like before.
Clip demonstrating pumps in sugarcane production and sugarcane harvesting by machineof Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company. Clip: Quang An, KT: Lam Tung
The area of concentrated sugarcane cultivation is not much.
Currently, the raw sugarcane growing area in Tan Ky has nearly 1,000 hectares planted in large fields in the coastal communes: Nghia Dong, Nghia Hoan, Giai Xuan, Tan Xuan, Nghia Phuc... However, according to Mr. Nguyen Ba Quy - Deputy Director of Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company, compared to reality, it is not much, because these coastal communes have about 2,000 hectares that can build large fields. Therefore, localities need to continue to consolidate and exchange plots to create concentrated sugarcane fields, facilitating the application of mechanization in production. The application of mechanization from land preparation to care and harvesting will help increase sugarcane productivity and reduce labor for farmers.
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| Applying mechanization from land preparation to care and harvesting will help increase sugarcane productivity and reduce labor for farmers. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
In the 2019-2020 crushing season, Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company started purchasing raw sugarcane for production from December 1. However, because the raw sugarcane market does not have a specific purchase price, the Company will initially pay sugarcane growers VND 780,000/ton without classification until December 15 (at the field), in addition to a support policy of VND 20,000/ton. After that, the Company will apply a specific purchase price, but the Company will apply a maximum price compared to the market price, in order to create conditions for sugarcane growers to have more income.
According to the plan, in the 2020-2021 crop year, the raw sugarcane area of Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company will plant 2,200 hectares of new sugarcane. In addition to applying mechanization to sugarcane production, in the upcoming sugarcane crop, the company will introduce some new sugarcane varieties such as: LK 9211, SRI 2... These new sugarcane varieties have characteristics of high yield, guaranteed quality, good root regeneration, and resistance to pests and diseases.
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