Jianghai Pearl Network News (reporter Pan Dongdong) It is time for fruit farmers to harvest another year. At present, it is the season of nectarine ripening, in the "Xiangyuan" orchard of Yuai Village, Gangzha District, Nantong City, smiling fruit farmers are busy picking and tasting the joy of harvest.
The fruit shape is positive, the taste is good, and this year's nectarines have attracted many citizens to come to the orchard to experience the fun of picking. Shao Li, the person in charge of the orchard, introduced that this year's nectarines began to be listed around June 10, and when they were just listed, they sold up to 12 yuan a catty, but the citizens who came to pick and taste the fresh can be described as an endless stream.
It is understood that this "Xiangyuan" orchard is Shao Li and her husband, contracted in 2013 through the form of land circulation, about 100 acres, is currently the largest orchard in the Gangzha District. The first year is planted, the second year is fruited, and the third year is really put into production and enters the market. In the middle of this, they experienced many difficulties, but they all persevered.
After entering the market, at the beginning, not many people knew that through the old customers to carry out a belt and one, the sales channel is not smooth, and can only wait for wholesale commercial cheap prices to buy. Later, with the help of the community and the village, through the WeChat circle of friends and other forms, gradually opened up the popularity, the orchard also opened up a new sales model for citizens to pick, which was greatly welcomed, the sales channel was opened, and the profit also went up.
In addition to nectarines, grapes are also grown in the orchard. Shao Li said that in a week, the grapes will also enter the first harvest period. By August, a large number of listings will be made. Fruit yields are closely related to the weather. This year, the orchard is expected to produce 7,000 to 8,000 yuan per mu, and the annual sales can reach 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.
Yan Yongwei, a staff member of Yuai Village in Gangzha District, Nantong City, said that at present, there are more than a dozen such growers in the village, covering an area of more than 400 mu, all of which are contracted through land circulation. At the beginning, many growers encountered drainage problems, and the village actively helped to solve them. Growing fruit requires technology, and the village has invited many experts in agriculture and food safety to guide it. After the fruit entered the market, the village also actively helped farmers to publicize and open up sales channels. At present, the output of fruit farmers in the village is very high, and the average yield of peaches and grapes per mu is about 2500 catties, and by the market season, they can basically be sold out.
At present, Nantong is actively changing the mode of agricultural development, taking the construction of high-standard farmland as the starting point, promoting moderate-scale agricultural operations, and promoting farmers to increase their income and become rich.