Right now, it's wormwood harvest season. Walking into the wormwood base of Baigu Village, Dongba Town, Minqin County, the continuous wormwood is fresh and lush, and the growth is gratifying. The breeze blows, the wisps of mugwort fragrance come to the face, refreshing people's hearts, and the large machinery is busy working back and forth, a bumper harvest scene.
Wormwood harvesting is busy Photo by Zhang Xiaojiao
Relying on its own agricultural development advantages, Baigu Village, Dongba Town, has introduced Shaanxi Ruiyousi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. to vigorously develop the characteristic industry of Chinese herbal medicine planting, and planted wormwood on a large scale in the mode of "village collective + company + farmer", forming an industrial chain integrating wormwood planting, production and processing, product research and development, sales and service.
The growth of continuous wormwood is gratifying, photo by Zhang Xiaojiao
"This year, we planted 3,000 acres of wormwood in Dongba Town, and it has reached the harvest season, with an average yield of 1.5 tons per mu and an average income of more than 5,000 yuan per mu. We have fully equipped the construction of sprinkler irrigation facilities in the base, and it is estimated that the average water consumption per mu is about 300 cubic meters. At the same time, we have absorbed the masses of Baigu Village and Xinhua Village to work nearby, and have achieved good economic and social benefits. Wu Binrui, general manager of Shaanxi Ruiyousi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., said.
It is understood that wormwood is a small input, long-term benefit of the cash crop, and drought tolerance, easy management, high yield, a year can be harvested many times, and wormwood has antibacterial, hemostasis, dampness and cold effects, market prospects are huge. The sandy soil of Minqin County is suitable for wormwood planting, and through the supply of raw materials, the development model of the whole industrial chain integrating processing and sales has been formed, so as to achieve a bumper harvest of economic and social benefits.
Wormwood harvested by Zhang Xiaojiao
Rural revitalization, industry first. The wormwood planting base in Dongba Town adopts sprinkler irrigation for irrigation, which uses less water, and the added value of wormwood "secondary production" is high, with wide use and good economic benefits. Through the exemplary role of self-built wormwood planting bases, we will promote the adjustment of industrial structure, guide and drive the surrounding farmers to develop the wormwood industry, enhance the ability of farmers to increase income, radiate and drive the development of secondary and tertiary industries, and lay a solid industrial foundation for rural revitalization.
Reporter: Zhang Xiaojiao
Source: Oasis Minqin client