Pruning dead branches, spraying pesticides, applying fertilizers...... After a period of careful management, on October 14, the lychee orchard base in Yawang Village, Qifang Town, Baishali Autonomous County, changed from messy to refreshing, and its appearance was completely new. "The 'sleeping' land has finally woken up!" Li Zhisheng, secretary of the party branch and director of the village committee of Yawang Village, said with satisfaction that by leasing the village's collective land into an online bidding project, they have found a professional and responsible contractor, and the annual rent of the land has jumped from the original 6,400 yuan to 326,000 yuan today, and the "value" has increased by 50 times.
Overlooking the orchard base of Yawang Village, Baisha Qifang Town. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
In recent years, the cadres and masses of Yawang Village can only shake their heads and sigh when they mention this orchard base. Li Zhisheng said that due to historical reasons, this 160-acre village collective orchard base was leased out in the 90s of the 20th century at a price of 6,400 yuan per year, and the lease period was as long as 30 years. Earlier this year, the land lease contract was approaching its expiration date, and the town government finally reached a settlement with the contractor in May, and the contractor terminated the operation early on July 31 and withdrew from the base.
However, the orchard left to Yawang Village at that time was very messy due to neglect in recent years, with dead vines and overgrown weeds. "We have invited some interested contractors to inspect and evaluate in advance, and they often want to lower the transaction price." Liu Zhixin, the leader of the rural revitalization team and the first secretary of the village, said frankly that offline communication is more authentic and credible in dealing with the business of village collective land leasing, but due to factors such as poor traffic and information, there are fewer contractors to choose from, and it is difficult to carry out price negotiation.
After learning about the difficulties of Yawang Village, the Party Committee and the town government of Qifang Town believed that the best way to solve the problem was to let the land "touch the net", so they guided Yawang Village to connect with the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Baishali Autonomous County and the Baisha Rural Property Rights Trading Center, and use the platform of the Baisha Rural Property Rights Trading Center under construction to carry out online bidding.
"The auction went very well." Liu Zhixin said that under the guidance of multiple departments, the Yawang Village Rural Revitalization Task Force quickly completed the collection and sorting of videos, pictures and related information of the land. From May to July, the land auction information was released in advance through the platform of the Provincial Rural Property Rights Trading Center, attracting a number of strong, financial and intentional tenants in the province to inspect the orchard on the spot.
The signing ceremony of the 160 acres of orchard rental project of Yawang Village collective land. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
In August, the platform of Baisha Rural Property Rights Trading Center was put into operation, taking the 160 acres of collective land rental project of the orchard base of Yawang Village Committee as the first auction order, promoting the project to complete the auction registration from August 29 to September 5, and complete the auction on September 6, and finally successfully completed the transaction at a price of 326,000 yuan per year.
The auction took 8 hours and 20 minutes, went through 94 rounds of bidding, and achieved a premium of 103%. "I just stared at the computer screen and watched many customers keep raising their prices, and the auction price has more than doubled from 160,000 yuan a year to 326,000 yuan a year." As soon as he talked about this auction, Li Zhisheng was excited, and the village committee has signed a lease contract with the winning bidder, which will bring an increase of 7,564,830 yuan to Yawang Village in 20 years.
"The auction is fair and fair, the information is transparent, and the auction procedures are very convenient." Li You, the new contractor, said with satisfaction that the transaction price was relatively high, but it was worth it for the company, "After preliminary investigation, we believe that the climate and transportation conditions of this land are good, which is more suitable for the development of the lychee industry, and after several years of operation, it can play a greater value." ”
Bian Shurong, general manager of the Baisha Rural Property Rights Trading Center, said that after the successful bidding, a number of townships and towns have come to consult about the auction of village collective assets. "In the next step, we will dig deep into the assets and resources of rural collectives, actively guide the assets and resources of various towns and village collectives to enter the market in an orderly manner, build a bridge connecting urban and rural resources, and help rural revitalization." He said.
◎Source: Hainan Daily
◎ Reporter: Liu Ningyue, Su Qingming