Rural revitalization is inseparable from industrial prosperity. In recent years, relying on the advantages of ecological resources, Xihe County has coordinated and integrated land, manpower, technology and other elements, actively promoted the planting of Chinese herbal medicines, and adhered to the planting of Chinese medicinal materials as a characteristic industry to promote the revitalization of rural industries, broaden the channels for the masses to increase income and get rich, and promote the steady development of the rural economy.
In the middle of winter, walking into Heba Town, Xihe County, the rolling hills are dotted with lush natural trees, overlooking the distance, a piece of green comes into view, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, relying on the unique natural conditions, Xihe County takes the Chinese herbal medicine industry as a pillar industry to promote high-quality economic development, builds a base, strengthens the leader, extends the chain, cultivates the park, develops green standardized planting, cultivates and introduces deep processing enterprises, and builds a comprehensive demonstration area for the development of the whole industrial chain of Chinese herbal medicine. In accordance with the general idea of "expanding the base to promote scale, improving quality and efficiency, grasping the leader, promoting the drive, and building the brand to promote marketing", adhere to the market-oriented, and vigorously promote the development of the Chinese herbal medicine industry.
Xihe County has initially formed a new pattern of development of the Chinese herbal medicine industry dominated by Banxia, which drives the comprehensive development of Bupleurum chinensis, Banlangen, Donghua, Astragalus, Forsythia and other Chinese herbal medicines, and strives to transform the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine resources into economic advantages.
In the Banxia processing workshop of Xihe County Baicaotang Chinese Herbal Medicine Co., Ltd., the roar of the machine was heard in the ears, and the workers were busy picking, bagging, and handling, and the workshop presented a thriving and busy scene. From seedling to planting, to decoction piece processing and product sales, the company gathers and expands the area, continuously extends the industrial chain of Chinese herbal medicines, takes Chinese herbal medicine enterprises as the "leader", seedling bases and planting bases as the "dragon body", and the masses as the "dragon tail", and walks out of the "dragon head" with "dragon body" and strong "dragon tail" The characteristic development path of Chinese herbal medicines, the company builds a standardized planting base for Chinese herbal medicines in accordance with the principle of adapting measures to local conditions, focusing on contiguous areas, and promoting the whole region, and promotes the intensive, standardized and large-scale development of the Chinese herbal medicine industry.
Heba Town has benefited from the vigorous development of the whole industrial chain of Chinese herbal medicines, and the local people have spontaneously used the front and back of the house and the idle barren mountains to plant Chinese herbal medicines, which has also become a new way to promote farmers' income. At the same time, we should make full use of the advantages of local Chinese herbal medicine processing enterprises, grasp market changes in a timely manner, analyze the price trend of different Chinese herbal medicines, adjust the internal planting structure of Chinese herbal medicines, and encourage farmers to develop famous and high-quality Chinese herbal medicines that are in short supply in the market and have price advantages, so as to effectively avoid market risks and protect the interests of farmers.
Nowadays, after years of industrial exploration, Xihe County continues to promote the development of the whole chain of the Chinese herbal medicine industry to extend, supplement and strengthen the chain, and continuously improve the added value of the Chinese herbal medicine industry. Up to now, 150,000 acres of Chinese medicinal materials have been developed, covering 20 townships and towns in the county, with an estimated output of about 35,000 tons.
Reporter: Gong Fan