Han Shaoqing, a major freshwater fish farmer in Yueling Village, introduced the breeding of red tilapia. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan
(Striving for a new journey, building a new era of meritorious service, the new look of the old district) Concentrate on breeding "a fish" The villagers in the old revolutionary area have more than one year"
Zhangzhou, China News Network, April 22 Title: Concentrate on Breeding "One Fish" Villagers in the Old Revolutionary Area "More Than Every Year"
Author Zhang Jinchuan Liao Zhenmei Liu Qinzhi Zheng Wendian
"It can be said that 'one fish' has driven the development of the entire old district village." Han Shaoqing, a major freshwater fish farmer in Yueling Village, Tianbao Town, Qiancheng District, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, said in an interview with China News Network a few days ago.
Yueling Village is a village in the old revolutionary area, which was once one of the villages passed by the Red Army's route into Zhangzhang. Tianbao Town, where the village is located, is rich in bananas, and "Tianbao Banana" is also a national geographical indication product of China.
Red tilapia caught by workers is sent to food processing plants for slaughter. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan
Yueling Village has dense vegetation, with 2,100 people in the village, and the villagers mainly planted fruits and vegetables in the early years. In recent years, Han Shaoqing and his younger brother Han Shaoqin have aimed at the natural advantages of the large water area in the village, concentrated on breeding "one fish", and led half of the whole village to engage in freshwater aquaculture, and the villagers became rich and realized "more than one year".
At present, the brothers have farmed more than 20 species of freshwater grouper, grass flower fish, red tilapia, pomfret, Qingjiang fish, grass carp and so on. It also established a food company, mainly for the frozen processing of aquatic products. The older brother is responsible for raising fish and collecting fish in the village, and the younger brother sells fish throughout the country.
According to Han Shaoqing, after aquaculture gradually entered the right track, in order to integrate resources, before the establishment of their own company, the brothers first established the Zhongsheng Aquaculture Professional Cooperative in Qiancheng District, Zhangzhou City in 2017, with members contributing 5 million yuan. There are more than 70 members, more than 2,300 acres of aquaculture base, an annual output of more than 25 million jin, and an annual sales income of 220 million yuan.
Workers are busy slaughtering red tilapia. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan
"Freshwater aquaculture, fry and feed costs are the most important, especially feed." Han Shaoqing said that what should the villagers do if they have no money to buy it for the time being? To this end, they implement the "company + cooperative + farmer" model, and the cooperative builds a bridge between the company and the farmer.
"Fish fry and feed can be prepaid to the villagers first, and after the villagers raise the fish, they can use the fish to deduct the feed money, and the villagers have no investment burden." Han Shaoqing said.
When resources and funds are needed, we can also use the funds of members to jointly expand investment, drive the masses to increase breeding, increase the income of the masses, this model has been praised by the local people and affirmed by the government. According to reports, at the end of 2020, the cooperative was rated as "Fujian Farmers' Professional Cooperative Demonstration Society" by the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Provincial Department of Finance.
Not long ago, Han Shaoqin invited a Taiwan businessman engaged in the cultivation of fish fry to visit and guide his fish pond. Aiming at market demand, the brothers decided to farm Taiwanese loach fry. "The loach is of good meat quality, and there are three or four pounds of large one, and the domestic market price is high, and the prospect is very good." Han Shaoqin said.
Slaughter good red tilapia. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan
Villagers not only do not have to worry about funds to raise fish, but also have a part-time job. Villager Han Jingui's enterprise in Han Shaoqing is responsible for docking feed with the feed factory and going to the fish pond to catch fish.
"My annual income is more than 100,000 yuan. More than 100 villagers went to work during the company's peak period, which also solved some employment problems. Han Jingui said that not only that, the whole body of the fish can be used, the fish offal can be used to raise bearded fish, and the scales of the red tilapia can also be sold to make collagen.
In recent years, Yueling Village has mainly developed the freshwater fish industry, and there are more than 800 acres of breeding sites. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan
In the view of Han Jiabin, secretary of the party branch and director of the village committee of Yueling Village, the villagers have become rich by raising fish, and they really have to thank this aquaculture cooperative and the Han Shaoqing brothers.
"In the past, planting bananas also had to worry about sales, but now cooperatives uniformly send fish fry, feed, unified sales, as well as technical guidance and quarantine inspection." Han Jiabin laughed and said that as long as the villagers raise good fish, they don't even have to worry about processing. (End)