Lechang plum blossom more than 20,000 acres of oil tea harvest

Guangzhou Daily News (All-media reporter Bu Yu correspondent Zhao Xiaohua, Wu Qian, Xiao Shizhe) reporter learned from Meihua Town, Lechang City, that since the oil tea entered the picking period in late October, the picking workers of the 10,000 mu oil tea base in Meihua Town have grabbed favorable weather to speed up the harvest, and at present, the harvesting work of more than 20,000 mu of oil tea in Meihua Town is nearing completion, with a total output value of nearly 20 million yuan.

"There are an average of nearly 30 people who come to pick oil tea every day, and hundreds of people are busy in the tea farm often. After several years of development, a large area of oil tea forest in Meihua Town ushered in a period of abundant production, the once barren mountain became a cornucopia of green gold, and the development of oil tea solved the employment of idle labor in many villages, driving the villagers to increase their income and become rich. According to the relevant person in charge of Meihua Town, Meihua Town, as an old red revolutionary area, has relied on local resource advantages in recent years to seize opportunities and vigorously develop the characteristic industry of oil tea, so that oil tea trees have become the "cash cows" of the local people.

At present, the planting area of camellia oleifera in Meihua Town is about 23,500 mu, and the output of tea seeds is expected to exceed 1,560 tons in 2021, with a total output value of nearly 20 million yuan. Meihua Town attaches great importance to the development of the camellia oleifera industry, adheres to government guidance, market orientation, enterprise leadership, combines geographical advantages and resource characteristics, vigorously supports the camellia oleifera industry, and scientifically plans the layout of the camellia oleifera industry. There are 3 provincial-level leading enterprises in the town.

It is understood that with the increasing maturity of the business model and production technology, Meihua Town has formed a business model of "leading enterprises + bases + professional cooperatives + farmers", through actively exploring the new mechanism of diversified investment in the oil tea industry, promoting government-enterprise cooperation, strengthening support measures, encouraging enterprises and farmers to develop the production and operation of oil tea, effectively stimulating the enthusiasm of oil tea operators. In addition, under the promotion of many parties, a new model of "oil tea +" was also born, driving the development of the secondary and tertiary industries in Meihua Town, and the integrated development trend of "oil tea + tourism", "oil tea + catering" and "tea oil + culture" emerged.

Source: Guangzhou Daily