Text: Cheese School Commentator
Editor|Cheese Pie Explainer
[Preface]
"A beautiful postdoctoral fellow from Tsinghua University, she did not work in the city after graduation, but chose to return to the countryside to farm!"
Such news is undoubtedly unbelievable to everyone, but she has always adhered to her beliefs, proved her worth with her own actions, and earned millions a year......
When someone questioned her, she only said, "I have a clear conscience!"
What's going on? Who is she? Why did she make that choice?
[After studying in the United States, he took root in the farmland]
She was the first postdoctoral fellow to graduate from Tsinghua University and was sent by China to work in the United States, and she also took root in the countryside for many years, creating China's first new model of farm, bringing benefits to millions of farmers across the country, her name is Shi Yan.
In 2008, Shi Yan got the opportunity to study abroad with excellent results, and because of her major, as soon as she arrived in the United States, she went directly to Disheng Farm.
During her Ph.D. studies at Tsinghua University, she chose agricultural economics as her research direction, so after coming to the United States, she couldn't wait to devote herself to agriculture.
And the characteristics of the farms there are also very different from our country, their supplies for watering crops are natural fertilizers obtained by their own fermentation, without any chemical ingredients, which not only maintains people's health, but also maintains the sustainable development of agriculture.
Shi Yan stayed in the United States for six months, she worked tirelessly in the land every day, even when it rained, she did not stop, so that after six months, Shi Yan directly changed her appearance.
Shi's mother, who picked up her daughter at the airport and returned to China, almost didn't recognize her daughter, because Shi Yan had already changed from a fair-skinned and beautiful little girl to a black and ugly village girl with calloused hands.
In the face of such a change in her child, Shi's mother was very sad, so when she heard that her daughter was going to the countryside to farm again, she was a hundred unwilling.
But Shi Yan had an idea in her heart, she must change China's agricultural cultivation, so even if her mother pleaded hard, she did not waver......
[Break the inherent thinking, the annual income exceeds one million,]
Shi Yan was born in Baoding, Hebei Province, with good family conditions, and was loved by her parents since she was a child.
But I didn't expect that the children who were carefully raised had to be farmers facing the loess, even if they were very reluctant in their hearts, but Shi Yan returned to China to create a new agricultural production model.
After returning to the countryside, Shi Yan founded an organic farming company dedicated to promoting organic agriculture and ecological agriculture.
Through her own efforts and expertise, she has successfully introduced organic agriculture to local villages, driving the income growth of local farmers and the development of the rural economy.
And with Shi Yan's efforts, the new farm model has gradually been recognized and welcomed by the public, and more and more farmers and merchants have participated in it, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger.
This is also the first CSA farm in China, and Shi Yan became a new farmer, although she had the aura of a postdoctoral fellow at Tsinghua University, but she was not convinced by others.
But even though the road ahead was difficult, Shi Yan still faced doubts and started her own entrepreneurial road.
But in the recruitment of people, Shi Yan is still greatly hindered, because in our country, it seems that it is a disgraceful thing for a learned person to study, so it is not easy for her to find someone with the same agricultural knowledge as herself.
In the face of such difficulties, Shi Yan simply lived in the village, and she did everything herself, she knew that success was the only interpretation.
With her efforts, the products she grows have quickly been recognized by the market, and there are more than 1,000 members.
So in 2012, she decisively created an agricultural company, and the number of farm model projects like this has grown to 300~500, and now the company's annual income can reach about 8 million.
But Shi Yan's success has not been recognized by society, and some people have questioned her motives and behavior, believing that she is hyping herself or pursuing personal interests.
In the face of these doubts, Shi Yan did not get discouraged or give up, but firmly followed her own path.
And Shi Yan also said bluntly: "I think organic agriculture is the trend of the future, and it is also responsible for the environment and human health." I chose to return to the countryside to farm, not to pursue personal gain, but to realize my dreams and ideas. ”
In fact, from the very beginning, Shi Yan did not start a business to make money, she wanted to use her own practice to innovate an agricultural model suitable for China's reality, so that more new farmers who are interested in agriculture have a method and direction, and there is only enthusiasm and no path.
And Shi Yan didn't hide her selfishness at all, she shared her experience without reservation.
In 2016, she won the honor of Young Global Leader, and Shi Yan has been researching the new farming model for 13 years, and more than 200,000 families, more than 200,000 acres of land, and farmers have been influenced by her, and they have begun to trust and independently promote the ecological agriculture model.
【Unlock the new mode of Chinese farming】
With the increasing attention to food safety and healthy living, the CSA model advocated by Shi Yan has gradually emerged in China.
CSA model farms are a new type of agricultural production that emphasizes the direct connection between producers and consumers to achieve the goals of food safety, environmental protection and sustainable development by sharing risks and benefits.
In the CSA model, consumers pay a certain amount of money to the farm in advance, and the farm produces according to the needs of the consumer, ensuring the quality and safety of the agricultural products.
This model not only solves the problem of selling agricultural products, but also provides farmers with a stable source of income and promotes the development of the rural economy.
Shi Yan has proved through her own practice that organic agriculture can not only improve the quality and taste of agricultural products, but also reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and reduce environmental pollution.
In addition, organic agriculture can also improve farmers' income and living standards, and promote the development of rural economy.
Under Shi Yan's leadership, more and more farmers have begun to join the ranks of organic farming, and her company has also been recognized and supported by the local government and society.
Although her annual income of one million has made her a successful female entrepreneur, she has never forgotten her original intention and mission......
【Conclusion】
"Apply what you have learned, and be worthy of your heart!" A doctoral student gave up his career in the upper circle of society and returned to the original starting point of human beings, returning to the land and nature.
She did not waste her knowledge, Shi Yan used her lifelong knowledge to develop agriculture to another realm, promote the sustainable development of the motherland's agriculture, and let the mainland's agriculture enter a new stage.
Shi Yan's story tells us that everyone has their own dreams and pursuits. As long as we are firm in our beliefs and ideas, and bravely pursue our dreams, we will be able to realize our own value, and we should also respect everyone's choices and efforts, and do not easily question and deny the efforts and achievements of others.