Little Monk Fruit Sweet big industry

　　Academician Yuan Longping's inscription before his death: "Yongfu - the hometown of Chinese monk fruit".

　　Yongfu is the origin of Chinese monk fruit and the hometown of Chinese monk fruit. Luo Han Guo is known as the "Oriental God Fruit", and in Yongfu, Luo Han Guo has been cultivated artificially for more than 300 years. Luo Han Guo has very special requirements for the growing environment, likes humidity but does not tolerate high temperature, likes large temperature difference between day and night but is not resistant to frost, and prefers light but does not tolerate strong light. The whole territory of Yongfu belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, fresh air, crisscrossing rivers, clear water quality, forest coverage rate of 79.6%, is the most ideal place for the growth of monk fruit. Luo Han Guo is accompanied by generations of Yongfu people, and this small fruit condenses not only sweetness and deliciousness, but also symbolizes the yearning and expectation of the Yongfu people for a better life. Yongfu County has always kept in mind the entrustment of the general secretary, ecological bottom, strengthen the "hard support" of the industry, make the "sweet industry" full of new vitality, and drive farmers to increase their income and become rich. In 2021, the county's luo han guo planting area of more than 70,000 mu, radiation driving the surrounding area of the total planting area of more than 300,000 mu, the total output of more than 3.6 billion, driving more than 60,000 farmers to increase income, has become an important pillar industry in Yongfu County to consolidate the results of poverty alleviation and promote rural revitalization.

　　□ Zhou Wenqiong, Li Zhongbo, correspondent Li Xiaolin, and Liu Yuting

　　Yongfu came out of a village of 100 million yuan of luo han guo

　　"Tuan Tuan Fruitful Self-Flowing Yellow, Above the Luo Han Fang Ming Trust." When you come to Longshan Village in Longjiang Township, you will find that there are not only green waters and green mountains, but also luo han fruit vines that spread over the mountains. Luo Han Guo has been cultivated in Longjiang Township for more than 300 years, and the Luo Han Guo grown in Longshan Village is large, sweet, rich in trace element selenium, and is favored by merchants.

　　It is currently the peak period of spring seedling production of monk fruit. When the villagers of Longshan Village did not miss the farm, they seized the good weather and carried out luo han guo seedlings, laying a solid foundation for this year's bumper harvest of luo han guo. "The fruit market in 2021 is particularly good, my family planted more than 40 acres of luo han guo, harvested more than 400,000 fruits, and made a net profit of 130,000 yuan." Wei Yinghua, a fruit farmer in Longjiang Township, said with a happy smile: If we do a good job in spring ploughing, we will have great hopes this year.

　　In 2021, the average price of luo han guo is more than 1 yuan / one, close to the historical record, and the gross profit per mu is about 0.9 million yuan. The output value of luo han guo in Longshan Village exceeds 100 million yuan, and the luo han guo industry alone has increased the per capita income of local fruit farmers by 10,000 yuan. Longshan Village was selected as the "100 Million Yuan Village" of the national rural characteristic industry.

　　In the past, farmers in the mountains often roasted monk fruit on their own fire at home for 3-7 days, and some of the fruits would be charred with bitterness and the nutrients would be lost. 10 years ago, Yongsan Village could only produce semi-finished products of traditional roasted monk fruit.

　　Today, the product categories processed by the Luo Han Guo processing plant have diversified, and almost every household in Longshan Village has an oven. It produces a variety of monk fruit derivative products such as electric roasted monk fruit, dehydrated monk fruit, monk fruit strips, monk fruit glycosides, and monk fruit drinks. Many farmers do farm work during the day, act as anchors at night, and live stream goods on e-commerce platforms. The luo han guo industry in Longshan Village has realized the organic connection of key links such as production, processing, sales and service, and has realized the chain and integrated development.

　　Fan Tianhuan, the industry leader, witnessed the development of the local monk fruit industry. In the impression of local villagers, Fan Tianhuan is almost a state of "enchantment" for Luo Han Guo. They run to the orchard together in the morning and often don't come home to eat at noon. He is obsessed with technical research and promotes successful experiences. Regarding seedlings, he researched the tissue culture seedling technology; on planting, he promoted soil testing formula fertilization, plant protection "three temptations", a kind of multi-harvest, fence cultivation and other technologies; on processing, his independent and original medium temperature and heat wind dehydration technology retained the most original fragrance and sweet taste of monk fruit. He taught each of the techniques to the villagers free of charge, which not only increased the yield of monk fruit in Longjiang Township, but also improved the quality and added value.

　　Fan Tianhuan organized the establishment of the Yongfu County Forest Immortal Monk Fruit Professional Cooperative, absorbed more than 200 monk fruit growers, developed the "cooperative + base + farmer" order agriculture, through the order agriculture model for the planting, processing and sales of monk fruit, and the growers to help build a one-stop production, supply and marketing.

　　As the pillar industry of Longshan Village, Luo Han Guo has become the main way for villagers to increase their income. The planting area of luo han guo in Longshan Village has reached 3067 mu, accounting for 24.5% of the total area of luo han guo in the township, with an annual output value of 106.1816 million yuan, accounting for 26.4% of the annual output value of the luo han guo industry in the township. There are 8 farmers' professional cooperatives that normally carry out production and operation in the village, 134 households have joined the cooperative, and 1 monk fruit association.

　　Luo Han Guo Town helps the integrated development of the first, second and third industries

　　The development of the luo han guo industry in Longshan Village is a microcosm of yongfu luo han guo industry to promote the integrated development of the first, second and third industries and promote the modernization of the luo han guo industry.

　　The luohan fruit industry in Yongfu County has experienced a development process from small to large and from weak to strong, and has made great contributions to the revitalization of local rural industries.

　　In 2021, the planting area of luo han guo in Yongfu County will be more than 70,000 mu, and the radiation will drive the total planting area of more than 300,000 mu in the surrounding counties and districts, with a total output of more than 3.6 billion, driving more than 60,000 farmers to increase their income. There are more than 400 professional cooperatives engaged in the acquisition, processing and sales of luo han guo in the county, and more than 20 enterprises engaged in scientific research and deep processing of luo han guo, and the total output value of the whole industrial chain is expected to reach 4.8 billion yuan.

　　In recent years, in accordance with the development concept of "expansion, quality improvement and efficiency increase", the Yongfu County Party Committee and government have further improved the characteristic industrial chain of "seedling raising, standardized planting and specialized deep processing" of luo han guo to ensure the planting and production of luo han guo. Through the construction of Suqiao Luo han guo town, the creation of Yongfu luo han guo characteristic agricultural product advantage zone, Yongfu County luo han guo characteristic advantage industrial cluster, etc., extend the whole industrial chain of luo han guo production, supply, marketing, and deep processing, and further expand and strengthen the luo han guo industry.

　　Located in Suqiao Park, Luo Han Guo Town is dominated by Luo Han Guo characteristic industry, integrates community functions, integrates industry and city, introduces tourism, adopts horizontal expansion, vertical optimization, and regional linkage development methods, and strives to build a national characteristic town.

　　At present, a certain industrial base such as monk fruit planting, baking, deep processing and extraction has been formed within the park, among which the luo han guo extraction and processing enterprises above the scale include Guilin Rhine Biology, Guilin Strength Technology, Guangxi Yuanyuan, Guilin Shaluoya, Yongfu Baihongyuan, Huayi Biology, Xingda Pharmaceutical, etc.

　　Luo Han Guo Town has built a platform for many Luo Han Guo deep processing enterprises to form the Luo Han Guo Industry Ecological Innovation Alliance. Guangxi Yongfu Fuzhong Fu Luo Han Guo Co., Ltd. is established by 26 luo han guo planting and processing enterprises in Yongfu County, including 16 luo han guo planting cooperatives, 9 luo han guo processing enterprises, and 1 agricultural product business department, which integrates the planting, processing and sales of luo han guo.

　　Wei Xinlian, head of Fuzhongfu Company, introduced that the "five unification" goals have been completed through the alliance enterprises. That is, unified planting: the company concentrates on distributing luo han guo seedlings, forming a unified planting variety, unified management base, and providing technical services; unified processing: centralized luo han guo processing site, unified processing equipment, avoiding uneven processing technology, and ensuring the quality of luo han guo; unified packaging: forming a unified package of luo han guo, promoting "Yongfu luo han guo" packaging products with obvious characteristics, which is convenient for forming a brand culture; unified quality: standardizing the quality of luo han guo, and traceable product quality; unified sales: in Alibaba wholesale network, Tmall Mall, Taobao, Jingdong Mall, Pinduoduo, Amazon and other major e-commerce platforms have franchise stores, unified packaging sales. Relying on the 26 enterprises in the alliance, the luo han guo industry will be bigger and stronger, and contribute to the promotion of the regional brand of "Yongfu luo han guo".

　　Luo Han Guo Town is also a scenic spot, integrating tourism, cultural experience, leisure, longevity and other industries, in April 2018 was approved as an autonomous region-level characteristic town, on December 5, 2018 officially approved as a national AAA-level scenic spot, currently receiving more than 300,000 tourists per year. There are rich ecological tourism resources such as Qinglong Lake, Fengming Lake and Xishan Mountain in the scenic area. If you want to learn about the history of Yongfu Monk Fruit, take a walk-and-go tour, walk into the Luo Han Guo Town Exhibition Hall, then taste Luo Han Guo cuisine and Yongfu regional dishes at the Luo Han Guo Specialty Restaurant, and watch a movie...

Masses share "sweet industry"

　　In Yongfu, the little luo han guo is gradually moving towards the goal of 10 billion yuan industry, and has truly become a rich fruit and sweet fruit for the peasant masses in Yongfu to consolidate the results of poverty alleviation and promote rural revitalization.

　　Villagers in Longshan Village, 51-year-old Qin Liujin and his disabled brother, with luo han guo cultivation, achieved poverty alleviation in 2015. From the initial planting of seven or eight acres of luo han guo, to 2020 expansion to 15 mu, the brothers' days are getting more and more prosperous, and the net profit of luo han guo has reached 100,000 yuan. Today they live in a new house of more than 80 square meters. In 2022, the brothers continue to expand the planting area, and they are working hard and looking forward to another good year.

　　For hundreds of years, Luo Han Guo has been accompanied by generations of Yongfu people, and this small fruit is not only sweet and delicious, but also symbolizes the yearning and expectation of the Yongfu people for a better life. Luo Han Guo not only sweetens the lives of the local people, but also warms the society.

　　At the beginning of 2020, people across the country were paying attention to the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in Wuhan. Two trucks carrying 100,000 individually packaged luo han guo set off from the town of Luo Han Guo in Yongfu County, with banners with the words "Wuhan refueling" on their bodies, and drove to Wuhan City, 850 kilometers away, with the love of the people of Guilin. After learning about the health benefits of Luo Han Guo, the Wuhan Red Cross Society gladly accepted the donation of Yongfu Caring Enterprise and expressed its gratitude. It is understood that the luo han guo donation is the first batch of social support materials received by the Wuhan Red Cross Society.

　　The development of Yongfu monk fruit industry is related to the livelihood plan of the local people, and it is also a vane leading the development of the global monk fruit industry. In recent years, Yongfu Luo Han Guo Industry has successively won the support of projects such as "Guangxi Special Excellent Zone", "China Special Excellent Zone", "123 Industrial Integration Pilot Demonstration Zone", "Luo Han Guo Industry Xingcun Qiang Town", "Guangxi Luo Han Guo Advantageous Characteristic Industrial Cluster" and so on. The implementation of the project has gradually improved the degree of agricultural informatization and production and processing facilities and equipment in the Yongfu Luo han guo industry. In 2019, the fushou shenguo modern agricultural core demonstration area in Yongfu County was identified as a three-star modern agricultural demonstration area in the autonomous region. In 2021, the Yongfu Luo Han Guo Big Data Platform Center was built; a standardized and non-toxic Luo Han Guo Seedling Breeding Base of 30 mu was built in Suqiao Luo Han Guo Town; and more than 40,000 mu of standardized green planting bases were built in the county.

　　In 2022, Yongfu County will increase support for the development of the luo han guo industry, carry out the collection of luo han guo resources, carry out germplasm observation, and continue to improve the infrastructure construction of the germplasm protection base. At the same time, the project is used to support the construction of a non-toxic seedling production base; guide the production of 50,000 sterile monk fruit seedlings, promote the planting area of 500 mu; hold scientific and technological training, and increase talent training.

　　Strong skills and intensive cultivation. Liao Zhaode, secretary of the Yongfu County CPC Committee, said that driven by the engine of modern agricultural development and the unremitting struggle of Yongfu farmers, the Luohan fruit industry will surely cultivate more distinctive agricultural flowers in the fertile fields of rural revitalization, and repay this hot land of hope that shines with agricultural civilization with passion and creation.