Xichong, Sichuan: The annual output value of the 20,000-mu squeezed vegetable industry is nearly 100 million yuan

Local villagers are busy harvesting the heads of greens that are squeezed. Photo by Wang Meiling

(New Year to the grassroots) Sichuan Xichong: green knots into "golden yuanbao" 20,000 acres of squeezed vegetable industry annual output value of nearly 100 million yuan

Chengdu, February 5 (Wang Jue, Wang Meiling) At present, it is the harvesting season of the raw materials for squeezing vegetables. On the 5th, I walked into Mayongsi Village, Xianlin Town, Xichong County, Nanchong County, Sichuan Province, but it was gratifying to see the green vegetables under the citrus trees that spread over the mountains. In the 800-acre vegetable squeezing planting base in The village of Mayongsi in Xichong, dozens of workers are grabbing the heads of green vegetables in good weather. "Click, click..." The knife fell in his hand, and the roots and leaves of the head of the green cabbage were left in the field to be fattened, and only the stems were harvested. Some of the workers harvested, some transported, and their faces were filled with the joy of harvest.

In recent years, Xichong County has adjusted the agricultural industrial structure according to local conditions, and guided farmers to use the idle land under the fruit trees to plant cash crops such as "Erjingtiao" peppers and the vegetable pressing industry in three seasons. By improving the utilization rate of land, doubling or even multiple benefits of land, achieving short-term benefits and medium- and long-term development, promoting the revitalization of rural industries, and ensuring the sustained and stable increase of farmers' incomes.

"In the past, our village was mainly engaged in the cultivation of citrus. Due to the long growth cycle and slow effect of citrus trees, in order to make up for the gap period before citrus fruiting, we use the idle land under the citrus trees to rotate short-term cash crops in rotation for three seasons a year, so that the land is not empty, effectively improving land utilization, increasing yield per unit area, and achieving greater economic benefits on limited land. Zhang Xiaodong, secretary of the party branch of Mayongsi Village, said that this year is the second year that the villagers in the village will transfer the land to the cooperative to plant green cabbage heads for squeezed vegetables, and after the harvest of the green cabbage heads, they will be planted with "erjing" peppers, and the peppers will be harvested and then planted with corn. ”

It is understood that the industrial planting mode of "citrus + erjingtiao pepper", "citrus + corn" and "citrus + squeezed vegetables" in Xichong is based on the original citrus industry, and the fruit and vegetable set + three-season rotation planting mode explored after many attempts has not only realized the integration and symbiosis of the four industries, saving costs and increasing efficiency, but also effectively improving the soil, reducing pests and diseases, and improving the quality and yield of citrus, squeezed vegetables, peppers and corn.

From 2019 onwards, the Xichong County Agricultural and Rural Bureau has vigorously promoted fruit and vegetable cropping to promote agricultural income, and in taiping, Gulou, Xianlin, Fengming, Qingshi and other townships in the county, the production mode of "company + base + cooperative + grower" has been adopted, and 20,000 mu of green vegetable heads are planted under the idle land under the fruit trees.

"At the beginning of planting vegetables, we signed a sales contract with Sichuan Laozhuang Flavor Industry Co., Ltd., and they collected as much as we planted, completely unconcerned about sales, and there was a guaranteed bottom price, and everyone was steadfast." Zhang Ling, chairman of the Jintaixiang Fruit Manyuan Planting Professional Cooperative in Xichong County, introduced that the adoption of the order planting model has fundamentally solved the worries of production and sales, enabled the large-scale development of the under-tree industry, and also brought more employment and income opportunities for the local people.

"With an order, there is a sales channel, but without technology, it is not possible. When I first planted the head of green vegetables, everyone had concerns, because they had not planted before, had no planting experience, and were afraid of not planting well. In order to help the masses master the planting technology, the Xichong County Agricultural and Rural Bureau and the Laozhuang Flavor Industry Company respectively sent technical instructors to teach farmers planting and management techniques hand in hand, so that the quality and yield of our squeezed vegetables have been greatly improved. Zhang Xiaodong said.

"You see this green vegetable is plump, it is fully ripe, and now is the best time to harvest it." Not far away came the voice of technical instructor Zhao Hong, who was explaining to the vegetable farmers the precautions for harvesting green vegetable heads in the base. According to him, the yield of squeezed vegetables made by this new variety of green cabbage head is high, from sowing to harvesting in just over 3 months, and the yield per mu can reach 3 tons to 5 tons.

Villager Zhao Juanfen transferred her 5 mu of land to the cooperative, usually working in the cooperative, and in 2020, the income of migrant workers plus land rent is nearly 30,000 yuan. "Now that everyone relies on cooperatives, their income has doubled several times, and their lives are getting better and better." Talking about the industry in the village, Zhao Juanfen couldn't close her mouth with a smile.

"Don't look at this little vegetable knot, for the vegetable farmers it is the hope of increasing their income and getting rich." According to the relevant person in charge of the Xichong County Agricultural and Rural Bureau, because of the good market and considerable income, the cooperatives, large planters and family farms that grow green vegetable heads to make squeezed vegetables in the past two years have increased from one or two to nearly 50. Relying on the Sichuan Laozhuang Flavor Industry Co., Ltd. and other agriculture-related enterprises to drive, the county planted a total of 20,000 acres of green cabbage, is expected to produce 80,000 tons per year, the annual output value of nearly 100 million yuan, only the planting and processing of green cabbage heads can drive more than 10,000 people to increase income. (End)

Source: China News Network