Hualong Network May 9, 6:30 news (correspondent Xu Yan) Baijia Town, Matjiang County, Chongqing City, is located in the southeast of Matjiang County, Changshou Lake, 48 kilometers away from the county seat, east of Chongqing Changshou District Longhe Town, the south and Changshou District Huazhong Township Yishui connected, with "Chongqing melon and fruit town, characteristic planting town" reputation.
In recent years, relying on the unique natural, climatic and soil conditions of Changshou Lake, Baijia Town has vigorously developed large-scale characteristic agriculture of "three melons and three fruits and three vegetables" ("three melons" that is, honey pumpkin, winter melon and watermelon; "three fruits" that is, summer oranges, navel oranges and blood oranges; "three vegetables" that is, squeezed vegetables, melon vegetables, and anti-seasonal vegetables), which has effectively promoted farmers' income increase and prosperity. Up to now, the town has planted nearly 20,000 mu of honey pumpkin and squeezed vegetables, promoted the cultivation of honey pumpkin 1,000 mu in the wrong season, 5,000 mu of high-yield demonstration pieces of honey pumpkin, built a late-ripening citrus base of 18,700 mu, and built 14,000 mu of boutique orchards and 1,500 mu of vegetable bases. In 2017, the annual output of baijia town alone reached 27,000 tons of fruit, with an output value of 230 million yuan, solved the employment of more than 1,000 local laborers, achieved labor income of more than 13 million yuan, and the disposable income of rural residents exceeded the mark of 14,000 yuan.
In order to improve product quality and open up market sales channels, Baijia Town established the Melon Fruit and Vegetable Association as early as 2004, through more than 10 years of continuous development and improvement, has now embarked on a new path of development of "company + base + farmer", the town has 9 county-level leading enterprises, 63 new business entities, 6 melon and vegetable associations, not only effectively promoted the optimization and upgrading of the agricultural industrial structure, enhanced the economic strength of the town, but also created a large number of new farmers, It has achieved a "gorgeous turn" from poverty and backwardness in the past to the current ecological characteristics.
According to the main person in charge of Baijia Town, in the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, Baijia Town will adhere to the positioning of a large agricultural town with characteristics in Matjiang County, take the Lakeside community as a demonstration point, focus on the development of the three pillar industries of citrus, honey pumpkin and squeezed vegetables, form a fist industry, establish brand awareness, continuously develop and expand characteristic agriculture, and strive to achieve the development goals of richer farmers, stronger agriculture, and more beautiful rural areas.