The whole village admires the Tay Ninh farmer who invented the 4-in-1 cassava planting machine. He quickly planted 1 hectare.

The "4 in 1" cassava planting machine invented by Mr. Le Thanh Phuong in Tra Vong commune, Tan Bien district is one of the most advanced machines currently serving cassava planting (planting cassava, tapioca). He sells cassava planting machines in Tay Ninh province, the Southeast region, the Central Highlands provinces, the Northern provinces...

Cassava is the main crop of Tay Ninh with the total area of ​​the province reaching about 60,000 hectares. From production practice, Tay Ninh cassava growers have constantly researched and developed highly applicable equipment and machinery.

The "4 in 1" cassava planting machine invented by Mr. Le Thanh Phuong in Tra Vong commune, Tan Bien district is one of the most advanced machines currently serving cassava planting (cassava planting).

From the center of Tay Ninh province to Mr. Phuong's facility is about 15 km, getting out of the car and looking inside the workshop, I saw a farmer wearing short shorts and a discolored short-sleeved shirt.

Through polite greetings, he introduced himself as Phuong. He happily took me around and introduced me to the machines and equipment used in agricultural machinery production.

Surprisingly, the workshop has all kinds of machines for the production of agricultural machinery: CIC cutting machines, lathes, welding machines of all kinds...

Mr. Phuong shared, “I researched and did it myself. It took me a while to master the process of producing the product and then teach the workers... I only finished 6th grade, but because I love mechanics, I tried my best to do it.”

Mr. Le Thanh Phuong (blue plaid shirt, right), a farmer who invented agricultural machines and only finished 6th grade in Tra Vong commune, Tan Bien district (Tay Ninh province) with the "4 in 1" cassava planting machine he created.

Until now, people growing cassava are familiar with the traditional manual cultivation method; after plowing the land and making ridges, cutting the cuttings, digging holes and placing the cuttings.

But that is the way of small-scale farming, with households having small land areas of a few hectares,... The problem is that for cassava growers with large areas from a few dozen hectares to a few hundred hectares, manual planting is no longer suitable.

Because planting cassava manually will cost a lot of labor, and planting and harvesting cassava is seasonal.

At the time of planting and harvesting cassava, a lot of labor is needed, so applying machinery to the cassava planting and harvesting stages is very necessary...

Mr. Phuong took me to see the agricultural machines he produces such as: peanut thresher, 1-row cassava planter, 2-row cassava planter...

Mr. Le Thanh Phuong (blue plaid shirt, right) at the agricultural machinery factory, including the "4 in 1" cassava planting machine he invented.

Mr. Phuong's family's agricultural machinery factory is 1,500 square meters wide with more than 10 workers.

Every year, he produces over 200 machines of all kinds for agricultural production. His agricultural machines, including his "4 in 1" cassava planting machine, are sold in Tay Ninh province, the Southeast provinces, and the Central Highlands provinces.

In 2024, he began to receive orders for agricultural machinery manufactured by facilities in the northern provinces...

3 weeks ago I went to Mukdahan province, Thailand, to a store selling agricultural machines. I also asked carefully about cassava planting machines, but the machines in Mukdahan, Thailand are only single-row machines (planting 1 row, 1 bed).

When I first came into contact with the cassava planting machine, I also admired the inventor of this machine, which helps reduce labor, increase labor productivity, and cut down on planting costs.

Tay Ninh is truly the "capital" of cassava factories (the whole province has over 65 cassava processing factories). Tay Ninh's cassava growing area ranks second in the country, just after Gia Lai province, but the cassava output ranks first in Vietnam...

Perhaps because cassava growers in Tay Ninh have early applied industrialization to cultivation, making cassava yield higher than the previous manual cultivation method.

Walking around the factory, the story about the cassava planting machine became fun and natural, Mr. Phuong enthusiastically went to get chairs and drinks to invite us.

While sitting drinking water and looking at the newly-built cassava planting machine, Mr. Phuong seemed happy, his face radiant, his eyes shining with happiness.

Looking closely at every detail of the "4 in 1" cassava planting machine invented by Mr. Phuong, I thought back to the machine I saw in Thailand before. The Thai machine was simpler, more primitive, and could only plant 1 row.

Image of cassava field planted with "4 in 1" cassava planting machine of Mr. Phuong, a farmer who invented agricultural machine in Tra Vong commune, Tan Bien district (Tay Ninh province).

The cassava planter produced in Tay Ninh "by farmers" has more functions, can plant 2 rows of cassava, also comes with the function of fertilizing, spraying pesticides... depending on customer requirements.

It is true that in the creations that are invented from production practices, in the labor process, the effectiveness of inventions and creations is very practical...

Mr. Phuong used to be a cassava farmer, and also had to struggle with the productivity and efficiency of 1 hectare of cassava...

In production, he realized that labor directly affects the productivity of cassava farmers, depending on the laborers, which gave him the idea of ​​producing cassava planting machines...

Image of 3-month-old cassava bush planted with Mr. Phuong's "4 in 1" cassava planting machine.

Perhaps his initial thought was to produce a cassava planting machine to serve his own family, but after many trials, he encountered many obstacles and failures...

Thanks to his enthusiasm and determination, Mr. Phuong tried to seek knowledge and find machine components, and then the complete cassava planting machine was formed. Mr. Phuong's cassava planting machine was designed by him to be 4 in 1: making beds, spraying pesticides, fertilizing, and planting cassava.

In the story I mentioned copyright, he smiled brightly "I am willing to share the technique with anyone who wants to produce the machine like me, I am not afraid of losing the design... because I produce it myself, the technique is mine, my workshop... If anyone produces it manually, the cost will be very high and they will not be able to produce the machine I produce''

Talking about the price of a machine, he happily affirmed, "All those who buy my machine can get their money back within 10 days of use." Compared to the price of similar machines bought from Thailand, it is half, not including shipping costs to Vietnam.

Farmers invented a cassava planting machine, which helped farmers get used to machines in production, cutting costs a lot compared to traditional manual production before. Planting with machines makes the soil loose and porous, making the rows between plants easier to care for; fertilize, spray pesticides and even harvest.

Looking at the green cassava fields full of life, the plants starting to produce tubers, I asked the locals to let me uproot a clump of cassava in the cassava garden planted by machine using the vertical cuttings planting technique. Although it has only been nearly 3 months, tubers have formed surrounding the cassava cuttings...

At the end of the talk with Mr. Phuong "Farmer invented a cassava planting machine", it started to get dark and the street lights started to turn on.

On the long way back to Ho Chi Minh City, I was very happy and admired his hard work and diligence in researching knowledge to create perfect machines to serve agricultural production.

Source: https://danviet.vn/ca-lang-phuc-lan-anh-nong-dan-tay-ninh-sang-che-may-trong-san-4-trong-1-ao-cai-da-trong-xong-1ha-20250106132205313.htm