Central farmers improve rice-harvesting technology
Thursday, 21/05/2015 08:28 (GMT+7)
Farmers in the central province of Nghe An are stepping into rice harvesting season. On the fields, rice-harvesting machines are used to improve production.
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Manual machines have become popular tools in harvesting rice. |
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On average, to harvest rice for some 360 square metres by machines, farmers have to pay VND100,000-120,000. |
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It takes under 2 hours to harvest one rod of rice with the machines. |
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Rice is dried onsite. |
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Machines become more popular to farmers. |
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Rice harvesting machines running by oil are popular in each farmer’s family. |
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Plucking rice off the ears helps farmers’ work easier. |
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Farmers transport rice from fields to homes. |
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Rice straw is used for cattle. |