The golden ears of rice, the plump rice, the breeze blows, the rice waves rise and fall, and the fragrance of the grain is fragrant...... On September 10, in the collective economic rice planting base of Jinguang Village, Gaosi Town, Lezhi County, harvesters shuttled back and forth, rows of rice ears were sucked into the machine, and the processes of rice cutting, threshing, and transportation were completed in one go, and the fields presented a beautiful picture of industrial prosperity.
Rice harvesting site
"In the collective economic base of our village, 160 acres of 'grain and suixiang' brand rice have been planted." Shi Yi'an, secretary of the general party branch of Jinguang Village, Gaosi Town, introduced that in order to improve the taste and quality of rice, the rice varieties planted this year have changed from the previous Yixiangyou 2115 to Pinxiangyou Zhenzhen, and the yield per mu is expected to reach 900 catties, an increase of about 200 catties per mu over last year.
"Grain Honoka" rice
Prosper an industry and enrich the people. Gaosi town has a mild climate and abundant rainfall, which is very suitable for planting rice, in order to benefit more people with industrial development dividends, Gaosi town organized some villages (communities) in the jurisdiction to jointly plant rice, and registered to apply for the "grain honion" rice brand, after years of management and development, it has now radiated and driven the town to plant 6 villages (communities), which not only brings real benefits to the collective economy of the villages, but also provides a lot of jobs for the villagers.
"I am a native of Gaosi, and since my village started to grow rice in the collective economy, I have come to work every year when the farm is busy." Qin Wenguang, a villager, stopped what he was doing and said with a smile that he was very satisfied with working here to take care of his family and have an income.
In recent years, Gaosi Town has strictly implemented the responsibility of food security and guarded the bottom line of food security. The model of village collective planting, cultivating large households and family farms, and introducing companies and cooperatives is adopted to refine the rice planting tasks to the villages, households, and plots. In 2024, a total of 6,200 acres of rice will be planted in the town, with an estimated output of 3,100 tons. Among them, more than 1,400 acres of "grain and hoikexiang" brand rice are planted in 6 villages, including Jinguang, Xiaoyi, Liangshui, Sanhezui, Yong'an and Swan, with an estimated output of 560 tons.
Rice harvesting site
Fu Hao, full-time vice chairman of the Gaosi Town People's Congress, said that in the next step, he will continue to build a demonstration field for grain and oil production, and drive the surrounding people to plant more than 11,000 acres of "grain and spike" brand rice. At the same time, increase the brand publicity of "Grain Honoo" to achieve high quality and high price, and make "Grain Honike" rice a new business card of agricultural products in Gaosi Town.
Lezhi Rong Media Reporter Text/Picture Zhou Yuan Chen Xin
Editor: Deng Renxing
Review: Wu Dongmei