A few days ago, more than 200 acres of onions planted in Manaitunba District, Xiashan Town, Xingren City, were harvested.
The picture shows the onion harvesting site
Walking into the dam area, the air is filled with a faint fragrance of onions. In the verdant farmland, the villagers are busy plucking onions, removing roots, and bagging them, and the growers can't help but be overjoyed when they look at the freshly unearthed onions.
The picture shows Wei Xiaolin being interviewed
Onion grower Wei Xiaolin said: "This year we planted onions called Yunnan local red, this year I planted 100 acres, is expected to reach about 15,000 pounds per mu of output value, our current market price is 2,500 yuan a ton, I am all invited to plant, the planting cost is more than 3,000, an acre of land about 9,000 yuan a little more, this year 100 acres of land I earned more than 900,000 yuan." Part of our onion is sold in the domestic market, and some are exported to Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and India. ”
The picture shows a villager removing the roots of an onion
This is the first year that onions have been planted on a trial basis in the Manai Tunba area. Thanks to the unique geographical and climatic environment, the onions grown in the dam area are large, have a good taste and a broad market. In order to do a good job in onion trial planting, the Manitun Village Committee has provided a lot of help to onion growers in terms of logistics support and labor needs.
The picture shows Deng Fanglin being interviewed
Deng Fanglin, the first secretary of Manitun Village, Xiashan Town, said: "After the introduction of this company, we coordinated more than 100 acres of land for them, and at the same time, we also helped them solve some logistical problems in the process, such as emergency irrigation, and at the same time, we also helped them coordinate workers to manage in terms of usual employment." ”
In the process of onion planting, management and harvesting, it has created an opportunity for the people of Manitun Village to learn onion planting technology, and at the same time provided a large number of nearby jobs and channels to generate income.
The picture shows a villager removing the roots of an onion
Deng Fanglin, the first secretary of Manitun Village, Xiashan Town, said: "According to the requirements of growers, onions need to be marketed in large quantities, so the 40 workers we contacted today are not enough, and we will contact more people for them tomorrow and in the next few days to help them harvest and let their onions go to market as soon as possible." In the process of picking onions, after the villagers learn the technology from the picking process, if they want to plant in the future, the company will also guide them to recycle and sell them in a unified manner, so that they can also increase their income and get rich at their doorstep.
During the harvest, the staff of Xingren Agriculture and Rural Bureau also went to the site to measure the yield.
The picture shows Wei Lan being interviewed
Wei Lan, a staff member of the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Bureau, said: "Our Agriculture and Rural Bureau organized relevant personnel to conduct on-site production measurement, and the yield per mu reached 4.8 tons through on-site measurement. ”
(Xingren Rong Media Center reporter Wang Zhengxiong Wang Ying reports)
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