Quynh Luu farmers sow rice in trays and transplant by machine to save costs.

This summer-autumn crop, Quynh Lam commune has applied the model.tray plating, transplanter into agricultural production on an area of ​​5 hectares in the field of village 9.

Applying this new model not only helps farmers save rice seeds, reduce costs, labor and planting time, but also increases productivity and production efficiency.

This summer-autumn crop, in Quynh Luu district, farmers apply tray sowing and machine planting on an area of ​​about 30 hectares. Photo: Thanh Toan

Mr. Ho Van Sinh - one of the households applying the tray-planting model in village 9, Quynh Lam commune said: "Tray-planting has many advantages, no need to worry about rats destroying it;People also have less trouble and less seeds. Normally, it takes 2 kg of seeds to grow 1 sao of pure rice, but this type only needs 1.5 kg.

This is the first crop of Quynh Lam commune implementing tray sowing. After 1 week of sowing, thanks to following the correct care process and regular watering, the seedlings have grown well, now have 2-3 leaves, it is expected that in about 5 days the seedlings will be taken to the field for transplanting by machine.

Growing rice in trays has many advantages: no need to worry about rats destroying it, less work, less seeds. Photo: Thanh Toan

Compared to the traditional method, sowing seedlings in trays reduces the amount of seeds per sao by half. Tray seedlings grow stronger than regular seedlings, overcoming the limitations of having to do seedlings outdoors, such as depending on weather conditions, avoiding the phenomenon of broken roots when transplanting seedlings in the field.

“Compared to planting rice in the field, planting rice in trays is much more effective. Firstly, we can take the initiative in watering and caring for the rice. Secondly, the planting process is very convenient, using a technology chain from land to watering, spreading rice evenly on the tray, the rice grows well and saves labor” - Mr. Ho Ngoc Truong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lam commune, Quynh Luu district added.

Compared to the traditional method, sowing rice in trays reduces the amount of seeds per sao by half. Photo: Thanh Toan

According to data from the District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,summer-autumn cropIn Quynh Luu district, farmers apply tray sowing andimplantationcovers an area of ​​about 30 hectares, concentrated in some communes such as Quynh Lam, Quynh Tan...

Currently, the price of machine planting ranges from 130,000 - 150,000 VND/sao (including labor and sowing costs), equal to 30% of the labor cost of manual planting that people have to hire. With these advantages, in the coming years this model will be replicated in the district so that farmers can benefit...