This is a Chinese made sugarcane harvester captured on December 2nd at the Kamphaeng Sheng campus of the Thai Agricultural University in the central Thai city of Pathum Thani. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong
Bangkok, December 5th (Xinhua) — Chinese agricultural machinery enters Thai farmland
Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shuting and Chang Tiantong
With the sound of the engine, Basesha, a farmer from Kampucheng County, Thailand, boarded a fiery red sugarcane harvester and attempted to operate this Chinese made agricultural machinery. After pushing the push rod, the harvester quickly rotates, and Bashesha is very excited: “This machine is very useful
This is the central Thai city of Phutthaya, an ancient city that is rich in crops such as rice, corn, and sugarcane. It is also the location of the Kamphaeng Sheng campus of the Thai Agricultural University. On the 2nd of this month, the Lancang Mekong Joint Innovation Center for Agriculture and Mechanization Technology (Zhongtai) was officially unveiled at this campus. In recent days, farmers have been coming in a continuous stream to see the agricultural machinery brought by Chinese people.
This is a Chinese made rice transplanter taken on December 2nd at the Kamphaeng Sheng campus of the Thai Agricultural University in the central Thai city of Pathum Thani. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong
In recent years, China Agricultural University and Thailand Agricultural University have closely cooperated to promote the transformation of agricultural machinery cooperation between China and Thailand from single technology sharing to full chain cooperation that integrates research and development, training, and maintenance. Starting from 2023, these two established agricultural universities will begin short-term project cooperation on mechanization of rice and sugarcane production. With the joint efforts of both parties, short-term project cooperation has gradually transformed into long-term cooperation. Joint Innovation Center, China Agricultural Machinery Training and Maintenance Center, China Thailand Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment and Intelligent Agriculture Technology Academy, and other institutions have been established on the campus of Agricultural University of Thailand. The approximately 600 square meter China Thailand cooperation zone includes a research and development center, offices, training classrooms, and agricultural machinery exhibition area. Rice and sugarcane demonstration bases have also been set up on the school’s affiliated farm.
On December 2nd, Cao Yinba, an associate professor of the School of Engineering at the Agricultural University of Thailand’s Kamphaeng Sheng campus in the central Thai city of Pathum Thani, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong
Cao Yinba, Associate Professor of the School of Engineering at the Kampung Sheng Campus of Thailand Agricultural University, said, “The cost and technology of Chinese agricultural machinery are very affordable, and we hope to introduce Chinese agricultural machinery in the long term.
At the Joint Innovation Center, Chinese and Thai experts collaborate on technology research and development tailored to the characteristics of Thai agriculture; At the Science and Technology Academy, one doctoral student and two master’s students from China are stationed in Thailand for technology promotion; At the agricultural machinery training and maintenance center, the after-sales problems of Chinese agricultural machinery can be centrally solved, providing practical support for Chinese enterprises.
At a training session held on the 3rd, Chinese technicians pointed to the illustrations in the manual and carefully explained the operating rules to local farmers. Didi Nai, a farmer from Ganpengsheng County, is exploring the use of a multifunctional tractor to lift hay stacks with a crane arm.
On December 2nd, Yang Minli, Director of the China Agricultural Mechanization Development Research Center at China Agricultural University, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency at the Gan Phong Sheng Campus of Thailand Agricultural University in the central city of Pathum Thani. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong
Yang Minli, director of the China Agricultural Mechanization Development Research Center at China Agricultural University, said that Chinese companies such as Wode have already achieved local production of agricultural machinery in Thailand. Since 2019, Wode Agricultural Machinery has sold over 2000 types of agricultural equipment in Thailand, including more than 1500 tractors and over 500 harvesting machines.
As one of the main leaders of the Sino Thai cooperation project, Yang Minli has been shuttling between China and Thailand for a long time and has become old friends with many Thai farmers. China and Thailand are really close, “she said with a smile.
On December 2nd, at the Gan Phong Sheng campus of the Thai Agricultural University in the central Thai city of Pathum Thani, Songchai Dong Chadi, the dean of the School of Engineering at the campus, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong
When it comes to the future, Songchai Dongchadi, Dean of the Engineering School at the Kampucheng Sheng Campus of Thailand Agricultural University, is full of hope: “If agricultural machinery cooperation increases Thailand’s rice production, we can also export more rice to China.” The Chinese people present all laughed, “We Chinese people also hope to eat more jasmine rice
This is a Chinese made harvester captured on December 2nd at the Kampung Sheng campus of the Thai Agricultural University in the central Thai city of Pathum Thani. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong
This is a photo of a Chinese made agricultural machinery taken on December 2nd at the Gan Phong Sheng campus of the Thai Agricultural University in the central Thai city of Pathum Thani. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Weitong