"Under the eastern fence of picking chrysanthemums, leisurely see the South Mountain." The idyllic beauty depicted in Tao Yuanming's poem is vividly reproduced today in Huji Village, Bacun Town, Shangshui County, and local villagers have used this small chrysanthemum to make a "big article" for rural revitalization. At present, it has initially formed an industrial chain integrating chrysanthemum planting, ornamentation, processing and sales, and the chrysanthemum industry has effectively driven villagers to increase their income and become rich.
In early winter, the chill gradually appears, but Liu Jianmin's flower base is full of flowers, and the 60 acres of Wuyuan Imperial Chrysanthemum, Gong Chrysanthemum, Large Plate Chrysanthemum and other varieties are the picking season. In the past few days, foreign merchants have rushed to buy chrysanthemums, and flower farmers can solve the sales problem without leaving their homes.
Chrysanthemum grower Liu Jianmin said: "Our sales channel has been opened, the contact is the boss of Huangshan, there is the boss of Guangzhou, they came to see our flowers, the quality color is very good, a look at the match, now this list let people run away, our flowers are in short supply." ”
In addition to bringing benefits to growers, flower cultivation also adds additional income to the idle labor force in the surrounding villages, and in the flower fields, there are busy flower farmers everywhere, who have been working here since the beginning of spring planting.
Villager Wang Wei told reporters: "People engage in the economy to give us the elderly convenience, see the sky running, give 40 yuan for a long day, 30 yuan a day when the day is short, settle the account every day, and my wife now has money to spend." ”
Liu Jianmin's chrysanthemum industry has become a benchmark for the characteristic planting of Ba villages and towns, attracting many villagers to learn to join, Liu Jianmin provides seedlings, technology, sales, to solve their worries.
After the chrysanthemums are picked, they must be dried immediately to facilitate the next step of processing, storage and transportation. With the continuous increase of the scale of planting, Liu Jianmin previously had 4 small dryers that were not enough, Liu Tao, secretary of the Party Committee of Bacun Town, went deep into the field many times to help solve difficulties such as site, electricity, and funds, and before the start of the picking season, the new 4 large-scale drying equipment has been put into use.
In recent years, under the guidance and support of the party committee and government of Bacun Town, represented by Huji Village, all villages in the town have been promoting chrysanthemum planting, which has now reached more than 360 mu and solved the employment problem of more than 300 rural idle laborers. At the same time, encourage planting experts to develop medicinal flower cultivation, and promote the development of the characteristic planting industry in the direction of scale, greening, branding and integration through the marketing means of "Internet".
Liu Tao introduced to reporters: "In accordance with the requirements of "large-scale, high-level, multi-level and strong driving", we have built a planting base for chrysanthemums, tianying peppers and other characteristic crops that integrate planting, processing and storage, and promoted the construction of intensive processing of agricultural products. In the next step, we will increase our support for industrial growers, encourage them to build their own brands, drive more fathers and villagers to get rich, and add bricks and tiles on the road to building a happy life! ”
Reporters| Gao Yugui, Li Pan, and correspondents | Lu Junjie