Before being selected as a typical rural industrial product of Duc Trong district in 2013, the carrot washing machine that prevents stem breakage, manufactured by Thanh Tri Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. in Lien Nghia town, had already been put into operation quite conveniently and efficiently by vegetable wholesalers and agricultural producers.
Mr. Le Thanh Tri, Director of the aforementioned company, said: Given the increasing prevalence of Chinese carrots with broken stems in the market, Lam Dong farmers have to preserve the carrot stems by washing them by hand after harvesting to help consumers distinguish them from Chinese carrots. Meanwhile, imported machines (mainly from China) designed to wash carrots cut off the stems. To replace dozens of manual laborers each day, in early 2013, Mr. Tri and his colleagues researched, assembled, and put into use a carrot washing machine that prevents stem breakage, achieving a maximum capacity of 1.5 tons/hour. With prices ranging from 60 million to 120 million VND per unit - depending on the materials used such as plastic, steel, stainless steel…
In 2013, Thanh Tri Company shipped and sold 30 carrot washing machines that prevent stem breakage and is currently continuing to install 3-4 units per month on order for farmers in Duc Trong and surrounding areas. The machine has a 6-month warranty.
