Current Situation Analysis of the Sugarcane Industry and Its Mechanized Application in Dehong Prefecture
As the second-largest sugarcane-growing region in Yunnan Province,Dehong Prefecture is crucial to the growth of local economic industrial development.However,the development of Dehong's sugarcane industry encountered the problems of slow mechanization in hilly and mountainous areas and low competitiveness with other cash crops,which seriously re-stricted the development of the local sugarcane industry.By investigation and analysis,during the 2021-2022 sugarcane crushing season,the planting area of sugarcane was 813 000 mu with an agricultural output of 3.89 million tons,an input of 3.64 million tons,a sugar output of 470 000 tons,and a sugar yield of 12.91%.Mechanized plowing and land preparation have been achieved with 99%of the flat land in the dam area equipped with machines.A total of 377 300 mu of mechanized soil cultivation accounts for 46.4%,and 96 000 mu of mechanized harvest accounts for 11.8%.The Longchuan Dam area alone accounts for 93.99%of the total mechanical harvest in the state.The current situation and prominent issues of the sugarcane industry in the sugarcane region were analyzed in this thesis with suggestions based on sugarcane industry policies,value-added extension,the integration of agricultural machinery and agronomic technology,and industrial services,aiming to promote the sustainable and healthy development of the local sugarcane industry.