In the middle of summer in July, the southern foothills of Daxing'anLing are as green as dyeing. In the front banner of the right wing of Horqin, more than 100,000 acres of sand fruit trees face the sun and rain, producing thumb-sized green fruits. Although it is not yet the ripening season of the fruit, some merchants have already targeted them.
Fruit juices, dried fruits, preserved fruits, jams, fruit filling mooncakes... In recent years, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Xing'an League Horqin Right Wing Qianqi has tried every means to get rid of the dilemma of weak industrial foundation, single-mindedly exploring the way from green development, creating a multi-category, full-chain forest fruit industry, so that the small sand fruit through the "72 changes", "change" out of the green rich and prosperous new path and the new scene of rural revitalization.
This is the staff of Keyou Qianqi Hengjia Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in the production of dried sand fruits. (Xinhua News Agency) Photo by Shi Xiuxia
The Qianqi Mountain on the right side of the right is high and deep, the standing conditions are poor, and the resource endowment is insufficient, and the people here can only rely on the cultivation of bud rice for many years to survive, and the income is not high. In recent years, the local flag committee and the government have sought changes in difficulties and sought opportunities in difficulties, combined with ecological construction to create a forest fruit industry, and broken the problem of rural industrial revitalization.
At Hengjia Fruit Industry Co., Ltd., located in the town of Russia, 5 sand fruit pitting and cutting machines rumbled. Here, 2,100 tons of sand fruits are harvested annually, and after 9 processes such as sorting, washing, slicing, cooking, and drying, they are turned into 700 tons of dried fruits and preserved fruits with golden color and sweet and sour taste. Li Lin, director of the company's production plant, introduced that through fruit supply, fruit picking, production and other ways, the company has driven more than 900 surrounding farmers to increase their income.
Speaking of the forest fruit industry created in the flag, Bai Zhenfu, a villager in Baiyin Village, Russian Town, is enthusiastic in his heart. "I planted more than 60 acres of sand fruit trees, and my annual income can reach 150,000 yuan." He said with satisfaction that this is thanks to Hengjia Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. at the doorstep of his home, according to his agreement with the company, the company's purchase price per kilogram of sand fruit is 0.1 yuan higher than the market.
This is the fruit grove of the front banner of the section right. Photo by Huo Zhimin
Wang Lidong, chief of the KeyouQianqi Banner, introduced that like Baiyin Village, there are currently 156 villages planting fruit trees in KeyouqianQi, accounting for 68% of the total number of flag villages, and the fruit tree economic forest planting area is 230,000 mu, of which the most important variety is sand fruit trees, with an annual output of 62,500 tons of fruit. "In recent years, Qili has worked hard to make the forest fruit industry bigger and stronger, and has continuously enriched the processing of forest fruit products by introducing leading enterprises." At present, Qili produces dried fruits, preserved fruits, jams and other products on a large scale, and also produces sand fruit mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and produces sand fruit drinks during the Spring Festival, constantly expanding the market. He said, "Xiaoshaguo's '72 changes' bring more than 110 million yuan of income to fruit farmers every year, and more than 5,000 farmers in the whole banner increase their income." ”
"Before, the mountains in front of the house were bare, and when the wind came to blow a face of sand, it could be buried; Now the sand fruit trees that spread over the mountains are green, not only the sand and dust are gone, but the small sand fruit has become the 'golden egg' for the villagers to increase their income. Sun Xianfu, a villager in Sanxing Village, Dashizhai Town, said.
In order to strengthen the forest fruit industry and benefit more farmers, the Flag Committee and the government have made articles around the extension chain, the supplementary chain and the strong chain. For example, Wang Lidong has built 24 preservation warehouses in KeyouQianqi, totaling 9818 square meters, focusing on the improvement of the quality and value of forest fruits, and can store 7500 tons of fruits. Talking about the preservation warehouse, Li Guiliang, a villager in Qixin Village, Russian Sports Town, said: "The preservation warehouse has enabled my family's sand fruit to achieve anti-seasonal sales, and the value of small fruits has suddenly increased by nearly 3 times. ”
This is the product of dried fruits, preserved fruits, juices, jams and other products produced by Keyou Qianqi. Photo by Huo Zhimin
The industrial chain has gradually improved, and the business formats have become more abundant, so that the vast number of farmers in the front banner of the Right Right Banner are no longer "relying on the sky to eat" as before, but have embarked on the road of "agriculture + tourism" to increase income and become rich. Wang Lidong said that the "Flower Viewing Festival" and "Picking Festival" run through the sand fruit growth season, and delicacies such as "whole powder feast" and "whole fish feast" have become the "tourism companions" of tourists when appreciating and picking fruits. At the same time, live streaming with goods has also become a "compulsory course" for some villagers in the front banner of the right side of the section, and the agricultural products in the mountain villages will be promoted on the screen with a machine in hand, and the income per kilogram of fruit will increase by about 30%.
This is the fruit picking scene for fruit growers in autumn 2021. Photo by Huo Zhimin
Sun Shutao, secretary of the Keyou Qianqi Banner Committee, introduced that the forest fruit industry in keyouqian banner will have a big move this year, and a number of new production lines will soon start. At that time, products such as fruit peel, fruit vinegar and fruit wine will achieve large-scale production, and more farmers will further increase their income by planting fruit trees and working.
"We are confident that the 'small forest fruit' will be further turned into a 'big industry', adding greenery to the barren slopes of mountains and forests, fueling the people's prosperity, and solidly promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside." Sun Shutao said firmly.
Reporter: Wang Jing