Text, photo/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhang Wen Correspondent Zhao Xiaohua Wu Qian Xiao Shizhe
In recent years, Meihua Town, Lechang City, Shaoguan, relying on the advantages of local resources, has vigorously developed the oil tea industry, so that the oil tea tree has become a "cash cow" for the local people. At the beginning of December, the reporter learned from Meihua Town that since the oil tea entered the picking period in late October, the picking workers of the local 10,000 mu oil tea base grabbed the favorable weather to speed up the harvest, and the current harvesting of oil tea in Meihua Town is nearing the end.
Workers process camellia oleifera seeds
"There are an average of nearly 30 people who come to pick oil tea every day, and hundreds of people are busy in the tea farm." The relevant person in charge of Meihua Town said that a few years ago, the local began to develop the oil tea industry on a large scale, after several years of development, a large area of oil tea forest ushered in a period of abundant production, the once barren mountains became a cornucopia of green gold, the development of oil tea solved many idle labor force employment in the village, and led the villagers to increase their income and become rich.
Through government guidance, market orientation, enterprise leadership, combined with geographical advantages and resource characteristics, Meihua Town vigorously supports the oil tea industry and scientifically plans the layout of the oil tea industry. At present, the planting area of camellia oleifera in Meihua Town is about 23,500 mu, and the output of tea seeds is expected to exceed 1,560 tons in 2021, with a total output value of nearly 20 million yuan, and 3 provincial-level leading enterprises in camellia oleifera planting have been developed.
Camellia oleifera fruit on the Camellia oleifera tree
The relevant person in charge of Meihua Town said that with the increasing maturity of business model and production technology, Meihua Town has formed a business model of "leading enterprise + base + professional cooperative + farmer". By actively exploring new mechanisms for diversified input in the camellia oleifera industry, promoting government-enterprise cooperation, strengthening support measures, and encouraging enterprises and farmers to develop the production and operation of camellia oleifera, the enthusiasm of local camellia oleifera operators in production has been fully stimulated.
In addition, under the promotion of many parties, Meihua Town has also given birth to a new model of "oil tea +", driving the development of the secondary and tertiary industries in Meihua Town, and emerging the integrated development trend of "oil tea + tourism", "oil tea + catering" and "tea oil + culture". The oil tea industry has become a new engine for Meihua Town to help farmers increase their income, and has opened up a new path for local villagers to revitalize the countryside.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News • Yangcheng Pie
Editor-in-charge | Li Cheng