"100 yuan a day, right at the doorstep, you don't have to go far away to work." Wang Qiuying is a villager in Manjie Village, Lewang Town, Wangmo County, Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southwest Qianxi Province, and every time she finishes her family's farm work, she goes to work at the pepper base. "When you have more time, you can earn about 2,000 yuan a month." Wang Qiuying is very satisfied with the job that can not only make money but also take care of the family.
Pepper planting base in Manjie Village, Lewang Town.
In 2019, Manjie Village actively fought for projects and funds, and after consultation among cadres and groups, planted 200 mu of peppercorns according to local conditions. At the same time, in order to increase the income of the masses, the planting base also actively absorbs the people in need to find employment nearby and helps the people in need to increase their income, and Wang Qiuying is one of the beneficiaries.
In recent years, Lewang Town has made full use of natural resource endowments, done a good job in industrial layout planning, continued to optimize the agricultural industrial structure, scientifically planned the development of characteristic industries, vigorously developed the pepper planting industry, consolidated the results of poverty alleviation, explored new ways for farmers to increase income, and helped rural revitalization.
Nine-leaf green peppercorns.
According to reports, the peppercorn varieties developed in Manjie Village are nine-leaf green peppercorns, simple planting, fast growth, early results, long fruit years, lax cultivation conditions, planting 100 plants per mu, 2 to 3 years can be officially put into production, the peak production period of more than 20 years. In the process of the development of the pepper industry, the village through the "leading company + cooperative + base + farmers" organizational mode of operation, by the local government to introduce qualified companies scientific planting management, and after 3 years of results, handed over to the villagers to manage, the management company also specially hired 2 pepper planting professional and technical personnel from the initial selection to the whole process of planting professional guidance, effectively promote agricultural efficiency, farmers increase income.
"This year, it is the third year of planting peppercorns, and it is also the first year of fruit, the peppercorns are hanging on the branches, and the villagers are happy to raise their eyebrows." Yang Tianfang, head of the peppercorn base in Manjie Village, said that the 200-mu peppercorn base in Manjie Village involves 69 villagers, and a total of more than 390,000 yuan of subsidy funds have been issued, and more than 1,000 people have been employed in the base, and about 100,000 yuan of wages have been paid.
Observe the growth of peppercorns.
"This year's pepper production is about 40,000 catties, and if it is purchased at the current market price, it can have an income of 200,000 yuan." Yang Tianfang, pointing to the piece of pepper tree that is growing happily behind him, said happily.
Liu Tong, secretary of the Party Committee of Lewang Town, said that peppercorns are an ecological and economic industry with low input and high output that has benefited from investment for many years a year, and many villagers are more and more interested in planting peppercorns, from the initial "do not want to develop" to "I want to develop", and actively participate in the development of the pepper industry.
"At present, the town grows more than 800 acres of peppercorns. Next, we will continue to develop the peppercorn industry in the direction of becoming bigger, stronger and better, docking the market and working the deep processing of peppercorns, driving more people to increase income, promoting industrial development and boosting rural revitalization. Looking at the pieces of pepper trees hanging from the branches in front of him, Liu Tong said confidently. (Text/Photo: Xiao Xiong, Chen Mei, Wang Yan)