During this year’sannual two sessions, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again delivered an important speech on rural revitalization and proposed to continuously improve the quality and competitiveness of agriculture. Today, we will go to Hulou Village in Xuzhou to see how the village improves the quality of the agricultural industry and creates modern agriculture.
Wang Jiyong, a deputy to the National People's Congress and the party branch secretary of Hulou Village, visited the peach farm of Zhang Gaofeng, a local villager, early in the morning. Zhang Gaofeng's peach farm of 400 mu is grown with tens of thousands of peach trees. By visiting the farm, Wang Jiyong wanted him to change the original mode of intensive planting and extensive management so as to reduce production and ensure quality, enhance product competitiveness, and occupy the quality peach market.
Wang Jiyong, party branch secretary of Hulou Village
I went out and visited some places
learning some skills
I am glad that your densely planted peach farm
That will bring good ventilation and good sunshine
Zhang Gaofeng, however, is worried over the yield if half of his peach trees are chopped.
Zhang Gaofeng, a peach farmer
I am worried that the profit will be reduced
if the yield cannot be sustained
Wang Jiyong, party branch secretary of Hulou Village
You should give up the traditional mode
and concept of planting
A good yield will not necessarily
ensure good profit
if the peaches are not of better quality
Wang tried to dispel Zhang’s worries by making a calculation on the difference between the profits from the two modes of planting.
Wang Jiyong, party branch secretary of Hulou Village
How much did you earn from selling peaches last year
Zhang Gaofeng, a peach farmer
The peaches were unsalable
if they were not of good quality
The small ones could be
several times cheaper than the big ones
Only one tenth of the peaches grown in the densely planted farm could fetch the prices of 6 yuan per kilo. Theremaining peaches were sold out at barely 2 yuan per kilo. In this way, Zhang earned a gross profit of 6000 yuan per mu.
The peaches will reach fine quality if they are grown at interval lines to enable a gross profit of 7000 yuan per mu.
The relatively low yield of the peaches will drive up the earnings due to the improving quality.
Zhang Gaofeng was obviously excited at the prospect.
Wang Jiyong enlisted the help of another peach farmer to give instructions on planting peaches at interval lines.
Cui Xianglei, another peach farmer
Our peaches were sold at barely 2 yuan per kilo
but the other farmers could profit
from their peaches by selling at 6 yuan per kilo
The differences in prices prompted me
to improve quality so as to make bigger earnings
With the patient instructions from the party secretary and demonstrations from the fellow farmer, Zhang Gaofeng made up his mind to grow his peaches at interval lines.
Wang Jiyong asked Zhang to leave behind a small plot where the peaches are grown at dense intervals so as to see the differences.
Zhang Gaofeng, a peach farmer
I will work harder and make good management
on the peach trees so as to
have a better earning in the summer
While boosting the quality of farm produce, the village administration has also enlisted private capital to launch a modern greenhouse base for the establishment of modern agriculture.
Wang Jiyong, party branch secretary of Hulou Village
The capital restraint has become
the bottleneck for our development
and we have therefore
negotiated with a farming company
Journalist
How much did we invest
Wang Jiyong, party branch secretary of Hulou Village
On the launch of 30 greenhouses
The farming company invested 5 million yuan
and we invested 2 million yuan
Competitive fruits such as strawberry and apricot will be grown in the greenhouses as they boast greater added value. The farmers will be able to rent a greenhouse at a low rent so as to increase their income.
Wang Jiyong, party branch secretary of Hulou Village
It is important for us
to implement the important speeches
of General Secretary Xi Jinping
at the annual two sessions
so as to boost rural revitalization
by developing competitive industries
and high efficiency agriculture
In this way
the farmers will be able to
profit from the fortune-making platform
and boost their income growth
(Source:ourjiangsu.com)
