After 3 years of abandoning sugarcane cultivation, Mr. Hoang Van Ngoan's family in Khan Cau village, Chi Thiet commune (Son Duong) has returned to sugarcane. Mr. Ngoan happily said that his family received support from district and commune agricultural extension officers for seeds, fertilizers, and planting techniques, so growing sugarcane was relatively easy. This year, with favorable rains, sugarcane grew very well. By the end of 2024, his family is expected to earn hundreds of millions of dong from sugarcane.
Agricultural extension officer of Son Duong district (right of photo) guides people of Chi Thiet commune (Son Duong) to check for pests on sugarcane.
Bordering Chi Thiet commune, the staff of Hao Phu commune (Son Duong) also accompanies the people in developing the sugarcane material area. According to the local people, during the sugarcane planting season in February and March, on the weekends, 100% of the commune staff go to the fields to plant sugarcane with the people. The commune's agricultural extension staff also closely follow the fields, monitor the development of pests and diseases, and guide the people on how to prevent them.
Mr. Vu Van Tam, Dong Tam village, Hao Phu commune shared that his family planted 0.5 hectares of new land this year. Fortunately, the commune officials helped his family, so the sugarcane planting was within the right time frame. Next year, with the land and seeds, his family will expand the entire area of the fields and gardens, estimated to reach 1 hectare of sugarcane.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Khoa, an agricultural extension officer of Son Duong district, said that in the period of 2019 - 2021, due to many difficulties in the domestic sugar industry and low prices of raw sugarcane, many households in the area abandoned sugarcane cultivation and switched to other crops. However, up to now, the sugarcane industry has had less difficulties. Compared to many other crops, sugarcane is still the most traditional and sustainable crop when the processing plant is located right in the district. Wherever people harvest sugarcane, the company buys it, and the output is stable. For that reason, Son Duong district has focused on all solutions to quickly restore the raw material area. All agricultural extension officers from the district to the commune have joined in supporting farmers in harvesting and planting sugarcane.
According to the report of the People's Committee of Son Duong district, since the beginning of the year, the whole district has developed 370 hectares of sugarcane, exceeding the assigned plan by 80 hectares, bringing the total sugarcane area in the district to nearly 1,000 hectares. Localities with large new planting areas include: Hao Phu, Tam Da, Chi Thiet, Dong Loi... The district directed localities to continue to propagate and mobilize people to develop and expand sugarcane material areas.
Officials of Hao Phu commune (Son Duong) support people in planting sugarcane seeds.
Mr. Nguy Nhu Tien Dung, Deputy General Director of Son Duong Sugar Joint Stock Company, said that to reassure people about growing sugarcane, the Company has adjusted the raw material purchase price. From October 2023, the Company has adjusted the raw sugarcane purchase price from VND 1.05 million/ton to VND 1.3 million/ton, an increase of VND 250,000/ton; sugarcane seeds have been adjusted to over VND 1.4 million/ton. The price of raw sugarcane and the capital support levels for investment for sugarcane growers have also increased, in which the Company supports new planting and replanting of sugarcane with VND 45 million/ha; sugarcane with retained roots is VND 25 million/ha. Since the beginning of the year, the Company has invested VND 33 billion and over 6,000 tons of biofertilizer, a large amount of sugarcane seeds, and machinery and equipment to support land preparation to promptly meet the needs of people developing sugarcane material areas.
Thanks to the strengthening of support policies and investment incentives, farmers have become more interested in sugarcane. According to a survey by Son Duong Sugarcane Joint Stock Company and localities, by the end of 2023, about 400 hectares of sugarcane were registered for new planting, but up to now, 800 hectares of sugarcane have been planted, exceeding the plan by 200%, replanting over 240 hectares, bringing the total sugarcane area in the province to over 2,500 hectares.
In fact, in previous years, the sugarcane raw material areas were spread evenly throughout the province, many raw material areas were dozens, even hundreds of kilometers away from the factory, making harvesting and transportation very difficult. After being harvested, sugarcane was not transported immediately, reducing the quality of the sugarcane. Therefore, Son Duong Sugarcane Joint Stock Company has been adjusting the raw material development plan. Instead of expanding, the company will focus on the key area of Son Duong district and neighboring areas. In particular, the core of the raw material area is the communes located in the processing factory area such as: Hao Phu, Hong Lac, Tam Da, Dai Phu, Dong Loi...
Mr. Nguy Nhu Tien Dung also added that in the coming time, the Company will continue to mechanize and modernize the stages of land preparation, harvesting, and transportation to reduce labor for sugarcane growers; introduce sugarcane varieties with high yield and sugar quality to gradually replace degraded sugarcane varieties with low yield and quality; consolidate the chain of links with farmers in a synchronous manner from planning, production, and consumption./.
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