Mr. Nguyen Van Hanh, in My Hiep village, My Son commune (Ninh Son), said: Entering the 2023 - 2024 sugarcane crop year, thanks to the support of Bien Hoa - Phan Rang Sugar Joint Stock Company to invest in expanding production scale, many areas of local raw sugarcane have been revived. My family has converted 2 hectares of old mango garden to grow sugarcane, increasing the total sugarcane area to 4 hectares. Thanks to the proactive water source from Tan My Irrigation System, I have invested in a drip irrigation system for production, saving a lot of costs. The steps of plowing, spraying pesticides with drones, harvesting, etc. are all undertaken by the company, sugarcane growers leisurely wait for the harvest to be completed and receive money. This crop year, the yield and price of sugarcane are about 10% higher than the previous crop year, I planted 4 hectares of sugarcane and earned a profit of 160 million VND.
Bien Hoa - Phan Rang Sugar Joint Stock Company supports farmers in using machinery to harvest sugarcane.
Mr. Le Vinh Thang, Deputy Head of Raw Material Department of Bien Hoa - Phan Rang Sugar Joint Stock Company, shared: There was a time when the sugar industry faced difficulties, sugarcane prices dropped, farmers reduced their production area. To maintain the raw sugarcane area, in recent years the company has promoted agricultural extension activities, supporting farmers to effectively implement models of transferring science and technology into production. Quang Son Commune (Ninh Son) is located in an area affected by drought, to overcome the shortage of water for production, many households have proactively invested in and applied water-saving irrigation technology; in which, the model of watering with sprinklers is proving effective and being widely replicated in the locality. According to sugarcane growers, compared to the traditional pump irrigation method, water-saving irrigation helps maintain soil moisture according to the growth needs of crops. Mr. Le Tuan Anh is one of the households in Ninh Son district that effectively applies the water-saving irrigation model on sugarcane. To have water for 2 hectares of sugarcane, in 2021 he invested nearly 120 million VND to install an automatic sprinkler irrigation system. Because the amount of automatic irrigation water is regulated enough to keep the sugarcane moist, the water is not lost or overflowed, so a large amount of water is saved, besides, the sugarcane yield is 2 times higher than previous sugarcane crops. From the effectiveness of the model, in the 2023-2024 sugarcane crop, he expanded the water-saving irrigation model to 3 more hectares.
A breakthrough in sugarcane production in the 2023-2024 crop year is that Bien Hoa - Phan Rang Sugar Joint Stock Company has boldly invested in a pilot model of "Spraying foliar fertilizer combined with stem borer insecticide for sugarcane using drones" in Ninh Son district with an area of 149 hectares. Each hectare of sugarcane sprayed with foliar fertilizer or pesticides manually requires 4-5 people to work in 1 day, costing from 1.2 - 1.5 million VND, while using a spraying plane only takes about 15 minutes, costing 420,000 VND. In particular, the plane sprays pesticides in the form of mist and with the pressure of the propeller, the pesticide adheres quickly and evenly to the surface of the sugarcane leaves, the amount of pesticides is also reduced by about 30%. Mr. Nguyen Hao in Tam Ngan village, Lam Son commune said: In previous sugarcane crops, each time calling for workers to spray pesticides and fertilize, the cost was high, about 3 million VND/ha. In the 2023 - 2024 sugarcane crop, using airplanes to spray pesticides is very effective. My 19 hectares of sugarcane were sprayed in just 1 day.
In the 2023-2024 sugarcane crop, Bien Hoa - Phan Rang Sugar Joint Stock Company will expand the area of raw sugarcane to 2,400 hectares. To maintain and develop the area of raw sugarcane, the company has issued policies to support people in improving their land and converting from ineffective crops to sugarcane, with a support level of 1.5 - 5 million VND/ha. For the policy of increasing sugarcane productivity, the company supports irrigation for young sugarcane at 2 million VND/ha, 1 million VND/ha for root sugarcane, and 1 million VND/ha for supplementary irrigation; supports the propagation of disease-free sugarcane varieties, minimizing the risk of disease outbreaks; commits to purchasing at a minimum insurance price so that people can confidently invest in production.
The Sugarcane Industry has overcome difficulties thanks to the organization of large-scale centralized production applying new technology to create breakthroughs in productivity and quality. Sugarcane farmers throughout the province are therefore filled with joy in the new spring.
Mr. Tung
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