An Giang promotes the application of scientific and technical advances in production

As a leading rice-producing province in the Mekong Delta, every year An Giang's rice production area reaches over 530,000 hectares and the output reaches over 3 million tons of rice. For agricultural production to ensure sustainability and high economic efficiency, An Giang is promoting the application of scientific advances in production.

Dynamic, bold

With the rice area leading the region, every year, An Giang farmers provide millions of tons of commodity rice to the market, contributing significantly to the country's rice export plan. In the face of strong advances in science and technology, along with the challenges of pests, many An Giang farmers began to change their direction, choosing solutions to advance scientific and technological advances to increase productivity and reduce price. export and increase economic efficiency. After many years of implementation, the 3-by-3 reduction program and the recent reduction in water-saving irrigation have brought about high economic efficiency. Average rice productivity has increased from 6.5 tons / ha to nearly 7 tons / ha.

Now, An Giang farmers invest tens, even hundreds of millions, to buy a combine harvester, a rice transplanting machine . is no longer a rare thing. Recently, Mr. Nguyen Loi Duc, a farmer in Luong An Tra commune, Tri Ton district, bought a flat-screen machine with 130 million VND laser, startling many people. The machine includes a signal receiving and receiving system, which allows the tractor to be placed behind the tractor to move to a flat field. Mr. Duc said: 'Since the prices of fertilizers, drugs, and varieties have increased, only the technical advances in the fields have been applied, the costs and productivity have been increased to increase profits. Applying flat-field machines will reduce production costs by about 30%. '

Engineer Tran Van Noodles, Head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Tri Ton district, said: 'Flat up the field by laser beam, applying 3 reductions 3, the last winter-spring crop, people have reduced their expenses. Production costs range from 500,000 to 1 million VND / ha '. Not only that, Mr. Duc was "stronger" when he invested VND 100 million to buy rice transplanters, with a transplanting capacity of 4 ha / day and only cost 6kg of seed / labor, saving about 50% of the cost compared to use a rowing machine.

Machines for flat-paneling with laser beams began to be noticed by An Giang farmers.

In mountainous fields in Tri Ton and Tinh Bien areas, farmers also quickly approached and applied scientific and technological advances to the field. Mr. Chau Soc On, Vice Chairman of Nui To commune, Tri Ton district, said: 'Currently, Khmer compatriots in Bay Nui have also changed their outlook, no longer produce traditionally. The whole commune has 1,300 hectares of agricultural land. People apply 3 reductions 3 on 100% area; use certified varieties and apply water saving irrigation over 400 ha. As a result, the past winter-spring crop, production costs decreased by about 15%, productivity increased from 5.8 tons / ha to 6.5 tons / ha '.

Towards a sustainable agriculture

The implementation of the project to develop the seed production and certified seed production system has brought into play the role of the community in the application of scientific and technical advances to production, improving the knowledge for technical and agricultural staff. people. After nearly 2 years of implementation, An Giang has developed a network of 193 units including cooperatives and breeding teams. The area of ​​rice breeding is nearly 3,500 ha, the yield of seed rice reaches over 19,000 tons, meeting 73% of the rice seed demand for the summer-autumn 2007 season. In addition to developing the breeding network to target 90%. the area of ​​production using certified varieties, the agricultural sector will increase the area of ​​application of 3 reductions 3 to 85%.

MA Mai Thi Anh Tuyet, Deputy Director of An Giang Department of Science and Technology, affirmed: 'In recent years, biotechnology has contributed to improving agricultural and aquatic production efficiency. However, the development of biotechnology is mainly just the application of biotechnology to create new varieties of plants, animals, breeding . In the following years, the province will promote public applications. biotechnology in production and life. Rapid application of biotech achievements has been successfully researched by research institutes and universities to increase productivity, quality and enhance the competitive value of products. In particular, focus on the field of breeding and breeding plants, producing biological products to stimulate growth and environmental treatment, preserving agricultural products, and strongly applying microbial fermentation technology, Industrial enzymes . '.

According to An Giang's plan to develop and apply scientific advances to production, from now until 2010, the province will focus on research and application of biotech achievements in production. In particular, attention is paid to the selection of breeding plants and animals with advantages, in accordance with local production conditions; apply technology in preserving and processing agricultural, aquatic products, clean production technology, post-harvest technology to increase productivity, quality and competitiveness of products. At the same time, promoting the reception of successful research results at institutes, schools and localities to deploy technology transfer and build experimental models, thereby summarizing assessment and replication in the area .

Thus, with the development of science and technology and acumen, boldly applying scientific advances to production, An Giang agriculture is taking a long step towards sustainable agricultural production. There are still many difficulties in initial investment capital, basic knowledge . making many farmers confused in actively approaching the scientific and technical progress. However, the reality is happening in the field plus the initiative of managers, the future is not far from An Giang agriculture to lead the region in applying scientific advances to production.

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