Midsummer has arrived, and the sound of wheat waves. At this time, the peasants are not idle, grabbing agricultural time in the fields. In this busy season, "Yellow River Beach Watermelon" is listed as scheduled.
"Yellow River Beach Watermelon" is a Chinese geographical indication product.
The sandy soil in the Yellow River beach area has good soil permeability, rich in zinc, iron, iodine, selenium and other trace elements and minerals, and the light conditions here are sufficient, the irrigation water is taken from the Yellow River, under the superposition of various superior natural conditions, the watermelon grown here is big, sandy, juicy, sweet in taste, full of crispy sand to eat, swallow and remove the smoke and fire, and make the sound of ice and snow when entering the teeth.
Walking into the watermelon field of Sumenlou Village, Li Jinshitang Town, Juancheng County, one by one round and full watermelons are hidden among the vines, which is very gratifying.
"Watermelon planting is my magic weapon to get rich, I now contract a total of more than 400 acres of land, built 4 greenhouses to raise seedlings, plant more than 50 acres of watermelon, more than 350 acres of grain, the days are more and more prosperous, this happy life thanks to our Juancheng Rural Commercial Bank financial support." Melon farmer Wen Daoen mentioned the experience of getting rich and said with emotion.
In 2020, when the land in the village was transferred, Wen Daoen started the idea of contracting land to grow watermelons, but the money he saved by working and farming could not meet the needs of starting a business.
During the visit, the credit officer of Juancheng Rural Commercial Bank learned about his difficulties and took the initiative to provide a business loan of 50,000 yuan to help him overcome the difficulties in the early stage of his business.
Wen Daoen, who loves to study, took the initiative to teach himself watermelon seedling raising technology, and became an expert in watermelon variety selection, seedling, transplanting, and fertilization.
After organic cultivation and scientific planting, the watermelons he grows are uniform in size, thin in skin and thick in flesh, healthy and pollution-free, and have a sweet, crisp and tender taste, which is favored by the market.
With the expansion of the planting scale, Juancheng Rural Commercial Bank handled a "Ludan Hui Agricultural Loan" of 400,000 yuan for it, and Wen Daoen's own small life is getting more and more prosperous.
This is just a microcosm of the industrial development of the Yellow River beach area.
Relying on the unique water resources of the Yellow River, the five townships along the Yellow River under the jurisdiction of Juancheng have vigorously developed characteristic industries such as carp, melons, fruits and vegetables in the Yellow River, which has made the pockets of residents in the beach area bulge.
As the main force of rural finance, Juancheng Rural Commercial Bank has taken the initiative to set up 7 business outlets and two community banks in Yanhuangwu Town to provide residents with a full range of financial services.
At the same time, it launched an exclusive credit product for residents in Yanhuang Township - "Yanhuang Revitalization Series Loan" to meet the needs of residents in the jurisdiction for various types of credit funds such as production, operation and consumption.
As of the end of May, the total loan amount of the bank's sub-branch along Huangwu Town reached 886 million yuan, an increase of 74 million yuan from the beginning of the year, injecting "financial living water" into the high-quality development of the Yellow River beach area in a timely manner. (Li Chao, Song Jing)