When Onions Reign Supreme in Nam Trung, Nam Sach District, Hai Duong
Mr. Nguyen Van Sanh, with his innate talent and three months of dedicated training, has invented an automatic onion slicing machine that boasts the productivity of 20 manual laborers combined.
The entire Nam Trung commune specializes in exporting processed onions. Every day, tons of onions and garlic are shipped to Taiwan. To achieve such a large output, the entire commune has to tirelessly slice and peel pungent onions, often to the point of tears. Mr. Sanh has produced over a thousand machines to assist the villagers, priced at just 700,000 VND each.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Sanh, separating the onion skin is not like husking rice. Rice grains are heavy and husks are light, making them easy to separate; however, onion skins cling tightly to the bulbs, making peeling difficult. It is even more challenging to separate the skin from the bulb while keeping the bulb intact.
The onions sliced by his machine are uniform and not crushed. This is an extremely difficult task, yet Mr. Sanh has accomplished it. Since the launch of his onion cutter, dozens of Chinese customers have come to place orders. In fact, Chinese buyers have flocked here to invest in growing and purchasing products, thanks to the significant and stable increase in onion slicing and drying productivity. The farmers of Nam Trung have transitioned into agricultural workers.
As a person who is always exploring and innovating, Mr. Sanh did not stop at just the onion slicer. Nam Trung has also expanded its product line to include processing for pumpkins, kohlrabi, and carrots.
After a period of refining, cutting, and welding, Mr. Sanh has introduced a new machine—the pumpkin slicer. The slices are uniformly cut, meeting customer requirements perfectly. Its productivity matches that of 5-6 manual pumpkin slicers used previously.
Mr. Nguyen Van Sanh states that this idea will spark a series of machines designed to serve farmers, covering all agricultural products such as onions, garlic, carrots, pumpkins, potatoes, and radishes.
