Maimaiti Kewur and his friend Zhang Jianbing established the Lufeng Planting Cooperative in Bazhou and Jing County, mainly growing and processing tomatoes. Continuous planting, standardized management, and mechanized operation not only reduce the workload of farmers, but also greatly save planting costs. On October 27, 2021, at a special press conference on tomatoes in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the host connected maimaiti Kewur, who told his story online.
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Maimaiti Kewur is a villager in Chahancaikai Village in Hejing County, Bazhou, who made some money growing tomatoes a few years ago and wanted to continue to expand the planting area. When they met Zhang Jianbing, who also planted and processed tomatoes, the two of them set up the Lufeng Planting Cooperative at a hit, and the partnership invested 1 million yuan.
After the establishment of the cooperative, the production and operation became better and better. Maimaiti Kewur said: "We have the ability ourselves, we should help the villagers and bring everyone to make money together." ”
On October 27, the press conference site was connected to Buymat Kewur
At the beginning, the farmers had concerns and worried that they would not be able to make money by joining the cooperative, so Maimaiti Kewur and Zhang Jianbing began to explain the market, teach advanced technology and impart experience to the villagers. Concerns were dispelled, and the number of cooperative members grew to 60.
Maimaiti Kewur and Zhang Jianbing concentrated on planting and managing the contracted land. Unified varieties, seedlings, fertilization, transplanting, spraying, sales, coupled with the procurement of agricultural materials, mechanical operations have greatly reduced the cost, planting and harvesting efficiency and product quality have been improved. In 2021, the cooperative will achieve large-scale planting and processing of more than 2,000 mu of tomatoes, and the annual income can reach 2.1 million.
Maimaiti Kewur also encouraged the families of cooperative members to work at the base, and in addition to the cooperative's dividends, they could earn 100-300 yuan a day.
In recent years, Maimaiti Kewur has really experienced the benefits of growing tomatoes, and everyone's confidence has become more and more sufficient. He used the money he earned to build a large house of 180 square meters, decorated it to his liking, and lived a prosperous life.
Maimaiti Kewur said: "Those bad people who boycott our tomatoes say that because our ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are 'forced labor', which is simply full of nonsense, and the tomatoes that we farmers have worked so hard to grow, you casually buckle your hats, it is really shameless, we rely on our hands to make money and live a good life, you just want to hinder the development of our Xinjiang." ”