Minqin: Small Gourd Becomes Rich "Treasure Gourd"

seed production gourd ushered in a bumper harvest.

New Gansu·Gansu Daily reporter Jin Fengqian Correspondent Wang Xili Liang Xia

BailuAfter that, the seed gourd production in Sun Commander Village, Hongshaliang Town, Minqin County ushered in a bumper harvest. The fields are covered with golden gourds. Some farmers are busy harvesting gourds, while others are making seeds and deseeds. A picture of a golden autumn harvest is slowly unfolding.

On September 10th, the Mid-Autumn Festival , the villager Wang Lirong was not idle for a moment. He and the villagers were busy picking gourds. The large, well-proportioned and yellow-colored gourds go through the procedures of picking, de-seeding, sieving, and seeding, and the bright white gourd seeds are loaded on the truck to dry.

"I have been planting seed gourds for more than ten years. The output of seed gourds has been relatively stable and the economic benefits are good. I have planted 11 acres this year. According to the current market price, I can earn more than 60,000 yuan." Wang Lirong I am happy to say that at the beginning of this year, the villagers signed a contract with Wuwei Sanxin Seed Company. From seed selection to planting technology and later management and sales, Wuwei Sanxin Seed Company will provide full tracking services. The villagers only need to do a good job in field management. , don't worry about sales.

Seed production gourd deseed.

In recent years, Sun Command Village, Hongshaliang Town has planned the planting area of ​​gourds for seed production according to local conditions, forming a planting model of "enterprise + farmer + base", adopting "unified planning, unified mulching, unified seed adjustment, unified planting, unified management, and unified acquisition." ” way to sign a planting contract with Wuwei Sanxin Seed Industry Co., Ltd. to solve sales problems, maximize economic income, and ensure farmers’ rights and interests.

is currently at the peak harvest period for seed production gourds. Li Peiguo, the head of Wuwei Sanxin Seed Industry Company, rushes to the planting base every day to understand the harvest progress and check the quality of gourd seeds. Li Peiguo said: "The soil, water and climatic conditions in Hongshaliang Town are more suitable for planting gourds. The gourd seeds produced here are full of seeds and bright in color, which are especially popular in the market. As long as farmers plant according to the contract requirements and technical regulations, our company will buy all the seeds. , We also plan to cooperate for a long time and continue to expand the scale of planting."

Today, Sun Guiding Village has become a veritable "gourd village". There are more than 150 farmers who grow seed gourds in the village. The seed gourd industry not only brings benefits to the villagers. It has generated considerable economic income, and also led the surrounding people to plant seed gourds.

"This year, we have planted a total of 1,000 mu of seed gourds in Sun Command Village, all of which are contract farming and . The yield per mu can reach 5,000 to 6,000 yuan, and the total output value is expected to exceed 6 million yuan." Deputy Party Branch of Sun Command Village, Hongshaliang Town Secretary Zhang Youxu said that the considerable income has allowed more and more villagers to taste the sweetness of increasing their income and becoming rich. small gourd has become a "treasure gourd" for the masses to become rich. Next year, Sun Command Village will expand the scale of seed production and gourd planting to further expand the population. Increase income channels to help farmers increase income and rural revitalization.

Plant a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand in autumn. During the autumn harvest season, in Hongshaliang Town, Minqin County, the eyes are full of golden ocean, and the fields are filled with the fragrance of harvest. In recent years, Hongshaliang Town has actively adjusted the planting structure, expanded new channels for farmers to become rich, introduced and promoted new varieties of high-quality characteristics, and helped farmers to become rich and increase their income to run out of "acceleration" and pick a "golden pole". According to statistics, 5,000 acres of gourds are planted in the town this year, and the output value is expected to reach more than 18 million yuan.

Villagers harvest gourds for seed production.