By Fang Yuan (Faculty of Agriculture, Guangxi University)
Guangxi is a big province that produces sugar cane. During harvest time, the cane tastes sweet but the cutting of sugar cane is hard-work. Tying up the harvested sugar cane with limited labor available, can be a challenging problem. In some sugar cane farms, we noticed that a tying device made by the local farmers could effectively and efficiently resolve this problem. They use a welded rack to store the sugar cane first, pressed them down with a lever and rope, and then tied them together, before putting them back on the ground. With this labor-saving technique the tied-up sugar canes could then easily be transported. The device is practical, cheap and has a simple design! How creative these farmers are!
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