Hefei, December 15 (Reporter Han Suyuan) In the winter, the cold is getting heavier, in the Shangang community of Huagang Town, Feixi County, Anhui Province, the succulent plant planting greenhouse of liu Yang, a young man after 90, is full of spring, and the various small and exquisite and cute "meat meat" in the shed are like a good team, neatly standing in a square plastic grid. Liu Yang and his staff are busy in the shed, carefully taking care of these cute plant "elves".
On December 15, Liu Yang photographed succulent plants in the "Succulent Greenhouse" and sold them through the Internet. Photo by Han Suyuan
Tall, dark skin, a pair of black-rimmed glasses look quite literary, but Liu Yang is an authentic peasant youth, after graduation he chose to develop in the city like many rural youth. In 16 years, I accidentally saw succulents in the circle of friends, bought them back to understand and found that they had great commercial potential. At that time, the 24-year-old Liu Yang seriously thought about his life: should he stick to the promising stable job in the big city or return to his hometown to start a business? In the end, he chose the latter.
On December 15, Liu Yang packed succulent plants in a "succulent greenhouse". Photo by Han Suyuan
In 2016, Liu Yang leased 10 greenhouses in the Luxi Prefecture Park in Huagang Town, Hefei City, Anhui Province, and started succulent planting, and in 2017, he expanded the scale to 20 greenhouses and began to form an e-commerce team, with a total sales of 2 million yuan in 2018. In 2019, he began to invest in the construction of his own production base, with a total area of 36 acres, after five years of development, Liu Yang's "succulent" plant planting business has reached a scale, and he has also become a helper in the construction of rural revitalization.
On December 15, Liu Yang took care of succulent potted plants in the "succulent planting greenhouse". Photo by Han Suyuan
It is said that raising succulents is a practice, in fact, entrepreneurship is more like a harsh practice, only by withstanding the wind and waves, withstanding loneliness, can we wait until the beauty of the blossoms. "At first, because I didn't understand the growth habits of succulents, I froze a batch of them in the winter and died of heat in the summer. Economically, a lot of damage has been caused. Liu Yang said that in order to learn cultivation and management experience, he visited many planting bases in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Yunnan, Guangdong and other places in a month, and accumulated experience through his own study." Now he has basically mastered the habits and cultivation methods of various varieties.
On December 15, Liu Yang and workers tended succulent seedlings at the "succulent planting greenhouse". Photo by Han Suyuan
Nowadays, the succulent industry is booming by Liu Yang, and the sales model of "Internet +" has given Liu Yang a taste of sweetness, and also let his family's succulents be sold throughout the country. It is understood that there are more than 200 varieties of succulents planted by Liu Yang that are often sold online, and the annual sales output of the base is more than 5 million pots, which has also driven more than 20 local farmers to work. "At present, our sales volume is much greater than the production of succulents, and next spring we will plan another 6,000 square meters of greenhouse sheds to increase sales by 20 percent through self-production and self-sales." Liu Yang introduced
On December 15, Liu Yang watered succulents in the "succulent greenhouse". Photo by Han Suyuan
"The prospects of the countryside are now very broad, and I hope that more young people can return to their hometowns to start a business like me, and share the good products of the countryside with open ideas and Internet platforms to more people." Liu Yang's eyes are shining, full of hope for the future.
Source: China News Network