Current location:politics >>
Modern agricultural technologies aid sugarcane planting in south China
politics97People have gathered around
IntroductionFarmers operate on a sugarcane sowing machine towed by a driverless tractor that follows a satellite ...
Farmers operate on a sugarcane sowing machine towed by a driverless tractor that follows a satellite-planned route at a field in Wuxuan County of Laibin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 13, 2024.(Photo by Luo Wenwu/Xinhua)
NANNING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- As heavy rain clouds gather over Shangtang Village in Wuxuan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, drovers eye their buffalo herds in the distance and hasten their pace, while unmanned tractors maintain their steady advance across the sugarcane fields.
During this spring plowing season, farmers sitting behind the driverless sugarcane tractors, guided by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), drop sugarcane seeds at regular intervals. With the help of the automated tractors, the process of planting, fertilizing, and mulching can be completed in one go.
Modern agricultural technology and mechanization were a real game changer for Wuxuan County, one of China's major sugarcane planting areas. Today, the seeding of sugarcane is ten times more efficient than before.
Tractors now follow a pre-designed route planned by the BDS.
"With the help of BDS, we can control the deviation of the straight lines within two centimeters, as well as control the distance within five centimeters between each line, which can benefit photosynthesis and the absorption of nutrients and oxygen in sugarcane," said Wu Qihui, director of Wuxuan Bosheng Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative. "Also, the favorable ventilation is crucial to achieve high yield."
Having been planting this common cash crop in southern China for more than 10 years, local farmer Lu Ruwen joined the cooperative in 2020, which hires out agricultural machinery and equipment.
"It used to take a week to plant by hand my 20 mu (about 1.33 hectares) of farmland, but now just one day to finish all the work," he said. The whole process of sugarcane planting can be mechanized with all the of tools available in the cooperative, which help reduce at least 100 yuan (about 14 U.S. dollars) per mu, according to him.
In addition to the efficient equipment, quality sugarcane seeds are also crucial to boosting yields.
In the cooperative's breeding base, rows of tall, bushy sugarcane ready for harvest are the early-maturing, high-sugar variety introduced from the regional academy of sciences.
"Later they will be cut into 20-centimeter-long stalks and then disinfected in our processing workshop," said Wu, adding that their standardized sugarcane seeds are popular because of their higher yield, which can produce eight tonnes per mu.
With better policy support for agricultural production, local villagers are more and more willing to participate in the development of modern agriculture.
"The government also has corresponding subsidies for those who adopt mechanized farming methods or disinfected and healthy sugarcane varieties," explained Mo Tingjin, director of the Agricultural Mechanization Service Center of Laibin. "Many farmers can even plant sugarcane at zero cost with these subsidies."
(Editor:Fu Bo)
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Winds news portal”。http://liechtenstein.solascripturapublishing.com/content-88b199893.html
Related articles
Los Angeles hotel famous for Pretty Woman goes Back To The Future
politicsBeverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel occupies a building that found fame with the movie Pretty Wom ...
【politics】
Read moreIsrael presses on with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war
politicsFile photo: A girl carrying a bird cage reacts as people flee following an Israeli strike in Rafah i ...
【politics】
Read moreHong Kong denies entry to campaigner en route to Jimmy Lai trial — Radio Free Asia
politicsAn advocacy worker for the Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has been denied ...
【politics】
Read more
Popular articles
- Larrañaga, Kruger, Dunphy and Nolan to be honored with Joe Lapchick Character Award
- Ukraine aid worker Chris Parry died unlawfully alongside Andrew Bagshaw, inquest hears
- Five rescued after yacht runs aground on Banks Peninsula
- Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters praises US engagement in the Pacific
- This is the surprising risk of Ozempic NO ONE talks about
- Julian Assange too ill to attend as court hears of 'breathtaking' plot to poison him
Latest articles
The night that bra
Funding needed to take show aimed at disabled communities around Aotearoa
Spirit down Dash 3
Julian Assange too ill to attend as court hears of 'breathtaking' plot to poison him
Human remains were found at a former Hitler base, but decay prevents determining the cause of death
Pioneering observation satellite ERS
LINKS
- Country presses the accelerator on rail development
- Cricket bowled over by big
- SOEs playing big role in improving livelihoods
- Hometown hero soars in Shanghai
- Xinjiang delivers 740 billion kWh of electricity to nation
- HK's tourism continues rebound in 2023 with 34m visitors
- Xi Extends Condolences to Brazilian President over Deadly Heavy Rains, Floods
- Country presses the accelerator on rail development
- Xi Sends Congratulatory Letter to 2023 Beijing Culture Forum
- Xi Visits Flood