Editor's note: On August 3, 2014, a sudden 6.5 magnitude earthquake shattered the ......tranquility of Ludian.
Ten years of nirvana rebirth, ten years of hard work! The cadres and masses of all ethnic groups in Ludian County keep in mind the entrustment, be grateful and forge ahead, unite as one, continue to struggle, do a good job of the things assigned by the general secretary, and strive to promote post-disaster reconstruction, decisive battles and decisive victories in poverty alleviation, and strive to create a national health county and a provincial civilized city with the fearless spirit of fighting heaven and earth, indomitable... Every step of practice embodies painstaking sweat and wisdom, and every achievement is precious and difficult.
In order to remember the history and look forward to the future, Ludian Financial Media has launched a series of reports, focusing on the vicissitudes of Ludian and its vigorous development, vividly showing the magnificent pictures and brilliant achievements of the county's cadres and masses forging ahead and climbing the peak.
Nowadays, it is the peak season of pepper harvesting, and when I walked into the green pepper planting area of Shaba Village, Longtoushan Town, Ludian County, I saw that the green pepper plants were growing well, and the full peppercorns were hanging on the branches. Under the scorching sun, as far as the eye can see, the villagers are shuttling in groups, holding scissors, carrying bamboo baskets, neatly pruning and harvesting peppers, and the whole village presents a busy harvest scene.
"This year's rain is sufficient, the light is good, coupled with the guidance of technical personnel years ago, pruning, fertilization and other preliminary work is done well, the pepper grows well, the pepper I planted is big and full, the hemp fragrance is enough, and I can smell it from afar. Not only did it green the barren mountains, but it also puffed up its wallet, which increased its income by more than 20,000 yuan compared with last year. Li Guangquan, a villager who was picking peppercorns at the door of his house, told the story. This year is the tenth year of his planting of pepper, has officially entered the harvest period of pepper, planting 18 acres of pepper this year's total output value is expected to be about 70,000 yuan, picking peak, help his family to pick pepper up to more than 10 people.
According to reports, Shaba Village, Longtoushan Town, is located in the river valley area, with fertile sandy loam soil, sufficient sunlight and mild climate, which is suitable for the growth of green pepper, and green pepper planting is also the pillar industry of local villagers. "After being planted once, Sichuan pepper can last for decades of economic benefits, and it is an indispensable condiment for making delicious dishes." Li Wenbiao, secretary of the village party committee, said, "Now that it is the pepper picking season, we can help farmers prune, load, dry and pack in one stop, so as to ensure the freshness of pepper in the shortest time and to the greatest extent." ”
After picking, the villagers will harvest the pepper to the purchase of the merchant one after another, each buyer has a processing plant, a machine is running full power to the fresh pepper drying, screening and other processing. "If the fresh pepper cannot be sold in time, it will become moldy, discolored, and rotten, which will affect the quality of the product. After processing into dried peppercorns, not only prolongs the shelf life, but also hemp flavor, fragrance is stronger, this year's peppercorns are full of prickly particles, oily and sufficient, in the process of trading, has been praised by merchants all over the country. Deng Qimin, a trader engaged in the purchase of pepper, said that in order to improve the quality of pepper and increase added value, they have also built a set of drying, selection, refrigeration, packaging and other functions in one of the deepening processing industry chain, up to more than 1,000 catties of dried pepper can be processed every day, this year's quality is good, the oil bag is prominent, more than 20,000 catties of green pepper have been sold, the price is 26 yuan per catty. At present, orders from Chongqing, Shandong, Shanghai and other places continue one after another, and the sales are very good.
A small pepper tree, a big industry. In recent years, Longtoushan Town, Ludian County, relying on the advantages of geographical environment, climate and land resources, vigorously develops the pepper industry, Zanthoxylum pepper planting involves every village community, the green pepper planting area of Shaba Village has reached more than 11,000 acres, and has explored a multi-joint development model such as "company + village collective + professional cooperatives + growers", the pepper industry has driven more than 1,000 people in the village to work, basically realized the development of the whole industrial chain, and formed a characteristic town and one industry, one village and one product of the pepper industry advantages. The industrial development of the whole village presents a thriving and gratifying scene.
Source丨Ludian County Rong Media Center Jiang Kaipeng, Niu Wenju, Zhou Jun, Qiu Jiade Photo/Propaganda Department of the County Party Committee, Zhou Zhenxing, Editor丨Li Dongmei, Ma Wensheng, Editor丨Kong Xiangshu, Submission Email: [email protected]