Wuping Elephant Cave: After the disaster, the first batch of passion fruit rushed to the market
On July 10, the reporter saw in the passion fruit orchard in Xiangdong Town, Wuping County, that the vines were intertwined with round and full fruits, and the air was filled with an attractive fruit fragrance. Growers are walking through the fields picking the first fruits.
Affected by the heavy rainstorm of "6 · 16", the passion fruit planting industry in Xiangdong Town was seriously damaged. The town has actively taken effective measures to strengthen post-disaster technical guidance. Under the guidance of the agricultural technology departments at the county and town levels, the experienced fruit farmers in the town have actively carried out self-rescue remedial measures, and the passion fruit has been successfully marketed.
In the Chunjing Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sorting Center, the staff are busy sorting and packing, and selling the purchased fresh fruits to all parts of the country as quickly as possible.
He Xiaoming, the person in charge of the sorting center, said, "At present, the passion fruit sorted in Xiangdong Town every day is about 30,000 catties, and in another week, passion fruit will be on the market in large quantities." The passion fruit industry in Xiangdong Town is developed, well-known and influential, and passion fruit from surrounding counties and towns will be sent to Xiangdong for sorting."
With the policy support of the government, the passion fruit primary processing and construction project in Xiangdong Town is also in full swing, and the passion fruit jam production line with secondary fruit as the main raw material is expected to be able to make about 30 tons of jam per day, and the project will further extend the passion fruit industry chain and enhance the competitiveness of the industry after the completion of the project.
With an average altitude of 469 meters, Xiangdong Town has a mild and humid climate, abundant and clear water, fertile soil, and a unique foundation for the development of agricultural industry. In recent years, the town has adhered to the development idea of "party building leading, industry enriching the people", and vigorously developed the characteristic industry of "one chicken and one fruit". In 2023, 600,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Xiangdong in the town, and the planting area of golden passion fruit will be about 10,000 mu, making it the largest township in Wuping County.