Experience from the point model

(Baonghean) -The initial results of the pilot implementation of the model of “building model fields” in Tan Ky district have been highly appreciated. From this reality, many experiences and lessons will be drawn to expand the model fields in many localities…

Tan Ky is the first mountainous district in our province to implement the pilot project of "building model fields". Accordingly, in early 2012, Tan Ky district built two model fields on an area of ​​60 hectares in two communes of Nghia Hoan and Nghia Dung. In Nghia Hoan commune, the model field was implemented in two hamlets of Lam Xuan and Xuan Son with a total area of ​​30 hectares structured with pure rice variety VTNA2; and in Nghia Dung commune, 30 hectares were selected in Cua Den hamlet to build a model field with LV 14 corn variety of Nghe An Agricultural Materials Corporation. Households participating in the model were supported by the company with 30% of the cost of fertilizers, pesticides, interest-free and guaranteed product consumption for the people. In addition, farmers were also guided on the seeding process, planting density, fertilizer amount...



Large-scale field model in Nghia Hoan district (Tan Ky)

Mr. Nguyen Ba Thuc - Head of the Agriculture Department of Tan Ky district said: Compared to the plain districts, Tan Ky has many difficulties in choosing locations to build model fields. Most of the production land has hilly terrain, relatively high slopes, and is not flat. Besides, people's cultivation is still fragmented and small-scale, the irrigation system has degraded and there are no conditions for repair.

In the district, Nghia Hoan and Nghia Dung are two communes with relatively flat farming areas, relatively high farming awareness of the people, and mechanization in many production stages. This is the choice for the district to direct the pilot implementation of building model fields. Mr. Ha Xuan Niem, Head of the Commune Agriculture Committee, said: “On a total area of ​​30 hectares, we have agreed to plant one type of variety. Thanks to the support of the company, the spring crop yield this year is higher than previous years. Specifically, each sao reaches 3 quintals or more (previously only 2.7-2.8 quintals/sao). Not only that, farmers are also trained in scientific and technological advances in plant care, so they can reduce labor days and investment costs. On average, each sao of rice yields a profit of 1,200,000 VND”.

The family of Mrs. Ha Thi Hoi in Xuan Lam hamlet (Nghia Hoan) is one of 155 households participating in the model. “At first, we felt very hesitant. Introducing a new rice variety into cultivation, then applying many new forms of production in association with businesses, so we were not familiar with it. But when the district and company officials analyzed and promoted the benefits, we participated very enthusiastically.” Recently, Mrs. Hoi’s family harvested more than 4 sao of rice, achieving a yield of 3.1 quintals/sao. Compared to previous years, this year, Mrs. Hoi’s family had a good harvest.

In Nghia Dung commune, 30 hectares of corn in Cua Den hamlet are currently green and promising to yield high yields. This is alluvial land along the river, so it cannot be cultivated during the rainy season. The whole commune has 50 households participating in the model, each household has an average of 0.4 - 0.7 hectares. Mr. Tran Quang Chinh, head of Cua Den hamlet, said: For households participating in the model, they responded most to the technical staff's instructions on how to prepare the land, sow, care for and fertilize corn. This is something we have only done with experience and groping. Therefore, the corn is currently growing very well. We have reduced many working days as well as production costs when participating in this model.

In fact, the construction of a model field in Tan Ky district is just the beginning. On an area of ​​30 hectares, using a type of seed and forming a link with businesses in supporting production costs and product consumption. From here, farmers have the conditions to apply scientific and technological advances and mechanization in production. The formation of a large model field will create a concentrated commodity area with high economic value, farmers know how to link production with the market, produce quality products, food safety, and protect the environment. The biggest benefit is creating new farming practices and production relationships between farmers with each other, with "houses" more closely connected, more for each other.

However, there are still many difficulties in practice, taken from a typical example in Tan Ky district. That is, the application of mechanization in production as well as post-harvest preservation is not yet synchronous. In the stages of planting and harvesting rice, manual methods are still used, and there is no centralized drying yard system or drying oven when harvesting in rainy weather. Besides, the irrigation system of Tan Ky district is currently seriously degraded. In Nghia Hoan, out of 13.5 km of canals, only 8 km have been concreted but have been severely damaged. The work of "consolidating and exchanging plots" is still in the process of implementation, so the fields are still fragmented and small, causing difficulties in mechanizing production and applying modern and advanced farming methods.

Pham Bang