lives in central Java and grows three acres of rice, was nearly fined 10 million rupiah (about $500) last year for burning straw-the equivalent of three months' income from raising chickens! Indonesia has implemented the Straw Management Law since 2023. Burning straw is not only illegal, but also will be inspected by village cadres.

In the past, Wayan used a guillotine to cut straw, and it took three hours to deal with one ton. He could not bend his waist straight, and the old man could not do it at all. It wasn't until last year that he bought a 9 ZT-3.5 automatic hay cutter from a dealer in Jakarta . Now he laughs and says, 'Put the straw in the machine and you can process 2 tons in an hour!'! Not only do you not have to be afraid of fines, but you can also feed 10 cows, saving 7 million rupiah (about $350) a month in feed money!

Why is this machine suitable for small farmers in Indonesia?

1. Automatic feeding, farewell to manual grass cutting: 220mm wide feeding inlet, straw can be automatically inhaled beside the pile, Wayan's wife (50 years old) can also easily operate to avoid hand cuts. Treat 2 tons in

2. an hour and finish it before the rain: Java has a long rainy season and the straw is easy to mildew. The productivity of this machine is 6 times that of manual work. Treat 1 mu of straw in an hour, so you don't have to be afraid of the rain.

3. The cutting length is adjustable, suitable for feeding cattle and sheep: turn the knob, you can switch 5mm (sheep)/7mm (cattle) cutting length, Wayan's 10 cattle and 5 sheep can eat suitable feed, do not need to buy two machines.

4. Durable and easy to repair, so you can rest assured in rural areas: 6 linear blades (accessories can be bought locally in Indonesia), you can grind them if they are blunt; the roller is made of 300 mm wear-resistant material, which has not been broken for more than one year, and the maintenance cost is almost zero.

Indonesia:

• Rice straw treatment : straw is chopped and fed to cattle instead of commercial feed (3 million rupiah per ton), saving 7 million rupiah per month;

• Palm leaf processing : Neighbors are palm farmers who use this machine to process palm leaves to feed sheep, saving 10,000 rupiah per sheep per day;

• Cooperatives earn processing fees : The village cooperative bought two sets to provide straw cutting services for 100 surrounding farmers, with a monthly income of 4 million rupiah per ton.