Linyi's Tanbu cultivates prosperity in "treasure-filled greenhouses"

Linyi, Dec. 14 - Tanbu Town in Mengyin County, Linyi City, east China's Shandong Provicne insists on making the Vegetable Industry an important pillar industry for enriching people and strengthening the village. By focusing on industrial zone construction, large scale planting and organizational cooperation, it promotes the vegetable industry to leap from "scattered planting" to "scale operation". Promote the upgrading of the vegetable industry from "traditional agriculture" to "high-quality agriculture". Let the wealth of villagers increase and the development of rural areas improve.

In the cold winter season, in the standardized greenhouse of Zhuxia Village Vegetable Industry Park in Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, strawberries, radishes and other fruits and vegetables are growing up healthy and strong.

“To turn the land into gold, we must choose the right way. Developing the Vegetable Industry is an important choice made by Tanbu Town. It’s based on Tanbu Town rich resource. Zhuxia Village and Xiadongmen Village are located on the plains along the Zi River and Tanbuxi River, with fertile soil, abundant water sources and convenient transportation. They have natural advantages in developing vegetable planting.” Li Ximao, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tanbu Town, gave the reasons for expanding and strengthening the Vegetable Industry.

As a practice of Tanbu Town's “industrial zone construction” strategy, in recent years, Zhuxia Village has integrated agricultural funds, attracted Jinmiao Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd. and invested more than 2 million yuan to upgrade and transform the industry 's infrastructure such as water, electricity, roads and canals.

Nowadays, Zhuxia Village Vegetable Industry has formed a diversified planting system of "sunlight greenhouse+steel frame arch shed+outdoor vegetables", with more than 1500 types of greenhouses, producing 15 million kilograms of vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, kidney beans, cauliflowers, etc. annually. It not only supplies to local supermarkets, but also sells to big cities such as Jinan, Beijing, and Shanghai.

At the same time, in order to solve the problem of traditional planting “small, scattered and weak”, Tanbu Town has promoted the scale of vegetable planting. Through the model of “village collective+cooperative+farmer”, more than 1600 acres of vegetable industry have been developed. Gradually formed the advantage of large-scale operation in the vegetable industry.

Cooperatives are the bridge connecting farmers and the market. It’s also the key to driving people's income growth. At the beginning of Zhuxia Village Kangyi Vegetable Cooperative establishment, it faced difficulties such as technology shortage and poor sales way. The town agricultural technology station invites agricultural experts to provide training and guidance on planting techniques, vigorously promoting advanced and applicable technologies such as soil testing formulas, green prevention & control, and integrated water & fertilizer. These methods systematically solve problems such as pests and diseases, soil borne diseases, etc. and improve planting efficiency.

The Vegetable Cooperative also adopts the "six unifications" service model of “unified supply of production materials, unified seedling cultivation, unified management, unified picking, unified sales and unified accounting”. These methods tightly connect dispersed vegetable farmers in the industrial chain, effectively solving the core problem of “what to plant, how to plant and who to sell” faced by small farmers. Realize an all-win situation for the collective, environment, and farmers.

“Previously, planting a few acres of land at home was unsuccessful, but now that the land has been transferred to a cooperative, not only do I receive rent, but I can also work in the vegetable industry in the village. My income has increased several times.” said Li Yinfu, a villager from Zhuxia Village, happily talking about the benefits brought by joining the Vegetable Cooperative.

Song Bingqi, a professional manager of the Kangyi Vegetable Cooperative in Zhuxia Village, strongly agrees with Li Yinfu's experience: “In the past, it was common for the cheap vegetables harm farmers when selling alone. Now, the Vegetable Cooperative is developing in groups, with guidance on technology, guaranteed sales and guaranteed prices. Everyone just needs to grow vegetables well and doubling income is not a dream.

The Vegetable Cooperative not only enables members to become wealthy, but also drives employment for surplus labor in the surrounding areas. Song Bingqi told reporters, “Currently, the Cooperative has more than 20 people working in greenhouses every day. I feel a great sense of achievement when I see the surrounding people working and making money with the Cooperative. In addition, the Cooperative also helps the village collective increase its annual income by 200 thousand yuan through management, operation and providing agricultural materials.

From traditional farmland in the past to industrial park today, from scattered planting to large scale operation, vegetable greenhouses have become "treasure houses" for villagers to increase their income. The transformation of the vegetable industry in Zhuxia Village is a practice of Tanbu Town's commitment to promoting agriculture through industry, empowering technology and achieving all win cooperation. On the road of rural revitalization, Tanbu Town is using vegetables as a medium to pave a prosperous and strong road for the people and the village.

Develop an industry, drive the economy of a region and enrich the people of a region. “Next, Tanbu Town will focus on expanding and improving the quality of vegetable industry, strengthen precise attraction and build a full chain system of ‘planting+picking+processing+sales’. Continuously expanding the vegetable greenhouse planting industry, enriching the 'vegetable basket' of the masses, broadening channels for farmers to increase income, polishing the 'vegetable Tanbu town' brand and injecting strong power into rural revitalization.” said Li Ximao.

Translated by intern Liu Yue

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