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Chapter 261 Food Crisis and the New Mission of Agricultural Machinery

Several consecutive years of natural disasters have caused large tracts of farmland to be damaged and food production to drop sharply.

There is food shortage in many areas and people are facing the threat of starvation.

Against this background, the recovery and development of agricultural production has become a top priority for the country.

As an important force in the field of agricultural machinery, Guangming Factory has been given a new mission.

Wang Dashan knows very well that at this critical moment, agricultural machinery can play a huge role in increasing grain production and alleviating the food crisis.

He led a technical team to the hardest-hit rural areas to conduct field investigations and surveys.

In a disaster-stricken village, Wang Dashan saw the villagers' faces full of sorrow and helplessness.

The land is barren and the crops are sparse. Many farmers look at the dry land and thin crops with helplessness in their eyes.

Wang Dashan talked to an old farmer: "Uncle, how is the harvest this year?"

The old farmer sighed deeply: "Oh, don't mention it. This drought is too severe. The crops in the fields are almost dying of drought. We don't have any good solutions, we can only watch helplessly. In the past, we relied on manual labor to farm, and the efficiency was already low. Now it's even worse with this disaster year."

Wang Dashan looked at the disaster-stricken land and secretly vowed in his heart that he must develop agricultural machinery that is more suitable for this harsh environment to help farmers overcome the difficulties.

After returning to the factory, Wang Dashan organized technical personnel to hold an emergency R&D meeting.

He proposed several research and development directions: first, to develop efficient water-saving irrigation machinery that can maximize the use of limited water resources for irrigation when water resources are scarce; second, to improve farming machinery so that it can adapt to the farming requirements of arid and barren lands and improve land reclamation and farming efficiency; third, to develop small, portable grain processing machinery to facilitate farmers to process small amounts of harvested grain locally and reduce grain losses.

Technical personnel responded one after another and devoted themselves to intensive research and development work.

Xiao Chen leads a team responsible for the research and development of water-saving irrigation machinery.

After repeated experiments and research, they designed a new irrigation system that combines drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation.

This system uses advanced pressure regulation devices and precise water control technology, which can automatically adjust the amount and frequency of irrigation water according to the water requirements of different crops.

At the same time, in order to adapt to the unstable power supply in rural areas, it is equipped with two driving modes: manual and solar, to ensure normal operation under any circumstances.

Xiao Zhang focused on improving farming machinery.

He optimized the design of traditional tractors and plows, adding special soil-breaking and soil-improving devices.

This improved farming machinery can easily break through the soil on dry and hard land, loosen the soil, and at the same time spread soil conditioners to improve the fertility and water retention capacity of the land.

In terms of grain processing machinery, Xiao Zhao led the team to develop a small multi-functional grain processing machine.

This machine is small in size and easy to carry. It can perform various grain processing operations such as rice milling, flour grinding, and husking.

Moreover, the use of energy-saving motors and efficient transmission devices greatly reduces energy consumption and processing costs.

During the research and development process, we encountered many difficulties.

For example, there is a shortage of new materials, the processing accuracy of some key components is difficult to meet the requirements, and there is a shortage of R&D funds.

But Wang Dashan and his technical staff were not intimidated by these difficulties. They looked everywhere for alternative materials, negotiated with suppliers to solve parts processing problems, and actively applied for R&D funding support from relevant state departments.

After several months of hard work, the first batch of new agricultural machinery was finally developed.

Wang Dashan immediately organized personnel to transport these machines to the disaster-stricken rural areas for pilot promotion.

In the pilot villages, villagers are full of curiosity and expectations about these new agricultural machinery.

After the technician demonstrated the operation of the water-saving irrigation machine, a villager said excitedly: "This thing is great! In the past, we had to carry water manually, which was tiring and wasteful. Now with this, we no longer have to worry about running out of water."

At the demonstration site of the tillage machinery, another villager watched the tractor easily plowing neat furrows on the dry land and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "This iron thing is really amazing. It can finish the work that took several of us a day in the past in just a short time."

With the successful application of new agricultural machinery in the pilot areas, Guangming Factory began large-scale production and promoted it to disaster-stricken areas across the country.

The widespread use of these agricultural machinery has effectively improved agricultural production efficiency and increased grain output.

In some areas, the once barren land has regained its vitality and the growth conditions of crops have been significantly improved.

However, Wang Dashan was not satisfied with this.

He realized that it was not enough to rely solely on the promotion of agricultural machinery, but also required systematic training of farmers so that they could master the operation and maintenance skills of these machines.

Therefore, Guangming Factory organized a professional training team to go deep into rural areas and hold agricultural machinery operation training courses for farmers.

In the training class, technicians patiently explained to farmers the structural principles, operating methods and maintenance points of agricultural machinery.

The farmers studied seriously and asked questions actively, and the atmosphere was very lively.

After learning how to operate a tractor, a young farmer said excitedly: "With these knowledge and skills, we will have more confidence in farming in the future. These agricultural machines are really good helpers for us farmers. Thank you Guangming Factory!"

Under the severe test of the food crisis, Guangming Factory made important contributions to the recovery and development of agricultural production by developing and promoting new agricultural machinery.

Wang Dashan and his team have continued to grow and improve in this process and continue to work hard to achieve agricultural modernization.