Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company applies technology in raw material area management

Quick information to farmers

During a trip to the sugarcane raw material area with agricultural staff ofSong Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Companyshows that although the work of agricultural officers is a lot, it is not as hard as before. Because from the tablet in hand, agricultural officers send text messages to the phone numbers of sugarcane field owners. From there, sugarcane field owners can promptly prevent pests and add fertilizer, or guide them on how to care for the field according to the recommendations of agricultural officers.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Thuc - agricultural officer checks for pests on the raw sugarcane area. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Cong Thuc - agricultural officer, in chargesugarcane raw material areain 4 communes: Nghia Dong, Nghia Hop, Nghia Dung, Nghia Binh said: Every day, he registers his work schedule with the company via tablet. Accordingly, he is responsible for checking each sugarcane field in the raw material area. If he discovers any sugarcane field infected with pests, or poorly developed, with lots of grass... he turns on the tablet to determine which family's sugarcane field belongs to, then sends a text message to the registered phone number of the household owner.

Through this, the householder can grasp the information, implement pest control methods, or take care of sugarcane according to the recommendations of agricultural officers in the fastest way. "Previously, agricultural officers had to send a message to each household to notify, which took a lot of time and effort, but now with just a tablet, after just a few seconds, the sugarcane farmer can know the information. Therefore, the sugarcane raw material area is prevented from pests and taken care of in a timely manner" - Mr. Nguyen Cong Thuc shared the convenience when the company applied Internet technology in the production of raw material areas.

When determining a household's sugarcane plot on a tablet, the agricultural officer sends a message to that household via Internet technology. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Huu Long - the owner of a sugarcane growing household in Hamlet 10, Nghia Dong Commune said: Since his family registered their phone number with the agricultural staff to apply information technology to the fields, his family has had to go out to the fields less often to check the sugarcane fields. The entire 8 hectares of raw sugarcane are divided into many plots, and are cared for annually according to the recommendations of the agricultural staff, through the SMS messaging system on the individual's mobile phone.

Every day, he checks his messages once or twice. If there is a message from the agricultural officer, he opens it immediately. If his family's sugarcane field is infected with pests or diseases, he will handle it according to the recommendations of the agricultural officer. Or if there is a lot of grass in the sugarcane field and the sugarcane is not growing well, the family will focus on taking care of it. Thanks to that, the family has less trouble than before, having to regularly go to the fields to check and find the agricultural officer to ask for solutions to prevent pests and diseases. Even during harvest time, the agricultural officer also informs the family of the sugarcane harvest schedule, no longer having to wait for paper registration forms like before.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duc - the owner of a sugarcane growing household in Hamlet 2, Nghia Hop Commune, said that the Internet connection on the phone between agricultural officers and sugarcane growers makes people feel more secure about their sugarcane fields. Because every day, there are agricultural officers checking the field, when there is any problem in the sugarcane field that needs attention, the agricultural officers will immediately text the family. Therefore, during the process of sugarcane growing, sugarcane growers can feel secure to do other work, without worrying like before.

Nearly 8,000 households registered to apply technology

All activities of agricultural staff are displayed on a tablet, after the Company applied Internet technology to raw material production. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The company has applied software to manage raw material production from the field to the scale, starting from 2018. Up to now, all information data of nearly 8,000 sugarcane growing households with an area of ​​nearly 6,000 hectares in the raw material area has been collected by agricultural officers in charge of the area and brought about clear results. All manifestations in the field are updated so that sugarcane field owners can take care of and prevent pests and diseases properly and at the right time.

Mr. Nguyen Sy Hai - Head of Raw Material Production Department (Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company)

TechnologyThis is also applied in the process of harvesting sugarcane, measuring the area of ​​sugarcane plots accurately. More clearly, thanks to the application of technology, the number of agricultural staff has been reduced from 36 people to 18 people. Sugarcane growers receive information quickly and accurately; agricultural staff reduces communication costs with farmers. At the same time, the company's leaders control the daily activities of agricultural staff at the base. During the sugarcane harvest, the company previously issued harvest orders to farmers by hand-held documents, but now it is notified by text message, creating convenience for both parties.

Xuan Hoang