The mechanization level of sugar cane production in China needs to be accelerated

The mechanization level of sugar cane production in China needs to be accelerated

From December 10th to 11th, China Agricultural Mechanization Association, China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association and China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association jointly held the 2016 China Sugarcane Mechanization Expo in Liuzhou, Guangxi, exhibiting more than 100 well-known domestic and foreign enterprises and nearly 1,000 sets of machines. The comprehensive display of advanced machinery and technology for the entire industry chain at home and abroad has attracted a total of more than 20,000 visitors. In particular, on-site demonstrations of 40 sets of cultivating, seeding, tube and harvesting machinery fully demonstrated the achievements and beautiful prospects of the mechanization of sugarcane production.

Zhang Taolin, Vice Minister of Agriculture, pointed out at the opening ceremony that in recent years, China's sugarcane production costs have increased rapidly, planting and processing efficiency has declined, and market competitiveness has declined. This has seriously affected the stable development of China's sugar industry and the increase in sugarcane farmers. Receiving the bottleneck and accelerating the development of mechanization of sugarcane production is an important way to reduce production costs.

Zhang Taolin stressed that government departments at all levels, sugar companies, agricultural machinery service organizations, agricultural machinery production and sales enterprises, research and development institutions and the majority of sugarcane farmers should actively participate and promote together, promote domestic and international technical exchanges and cooperation, and promote the development and application of mechanization technology for sugarcane production. Explore the whole process of mechanized production technology and mode, and accelerate the mechanization process of sugar cane production throughout the country.

According to the “Production and Development Plan for Sugarcane Main Production Areas (2015-2020)”, the whole process of mechanization of sugarcane production will be promoted, with emphasis on strengthening the introduction and absorption of key equipment, joint research on key technologies, common technology and applied technology research, through independent innovation and introduction and digestion. Combining foreign advanced technologies, comprehensively improving the technical level and applicability of domestic sugarcane harvesters; piloting the establishment of a mechanized demonstration base for sugar cane production, vigorously promoting mechanized deep pine, planting, soil and harvest, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region clearly proposed to 2020 The comprehensive mechanization level of 5 million mu of “double high” sugar cane production reached 80%, of which the machine yield reached 50%.