Rural revitalization, industry first. In recent years, Shichuan Town, Tongwei County, with the development goal of "building a town of Chinese herbal medicines", has cultivated the Chinese herbal medicine astragalus planting industry into an advantageous characteristic industry for the masses to increase their income and get rich, and the first industry in the region. In 2024, the town will implement 27,000 acres of green standardized planting of astragalus, 2,000 acres of seedlings, and 500 acres of breeding. At present, nearly 30,000 acres of astragalus are growing gratifyingly and are expected to be harvested.
In Shichuan Town, Tongwei County at the beginning of August, melons and fruits were fragrant and fruitful. In the 10,000 acres of Astragalus green standardized planting base in Shichuan Town, the continuous Astragalus is full of greenery and gratifying growth. At present, Astragalus is in the fruiting period, and the green stems and leaves of Astragalus are full of Astragalus fruit pods. Since astragalus seeds have a good recycling price in the market, Wang Xiumei, a villager in Diba Village, is busy harvesting them in the field these days.
"The astragalus pods are dried, crushed, and sifted before the seeds are sold. If it's fast, you can pick a pound of seeds a day. Wang Xiumei, a 65-year-old villager from Diba Village, Shichuan Town, said that this year, her family has planted more than 100 acres of astragalus, and at present, the growth is okay.
This year, according to the industrial layout of "three districts and three belts", Shichuan Town has built a green standardized planting base of 10,000 acres of astragalus in 11 communities in 4 villages of Taishan, Yabian and Shanbian, with eight villages as the center, driving 825 households to increase their income by planting astragalus.
"Among them, 6,620 acres of astragalus are planted in eight villages, and 5 large households are planted more than 200 acres." Fan Tianyun, full-time secretary of Diba Village, Shichuan Township, said that at present, the growth of astragalus is gratifying, the second round of weed removal and the third round of pesticide spraying have been completed, and some farmers are harvesting astragalus seeds.
Industrial development is inseparable from the drive of leading enterprises. Gansu Xiangfuben Herbal Medicine Co., Ltd. is a new type of business entity introduced by the Party Committee and Government of Shichuan Town in 2022, through the implementation of the "party building + leading enterprises + scientific research institutions + cooperatives + bases + farmers" Chinese herbal medicine production and processing management model, the establishment of a unified planning layout, technical training, management services, financial insurance, policy support, acquisition and processing and farmer households planting "six unified division" operation mechanism, driving cooperatives and farmers to implement standardized and standardized planting.
Since the beginning of this year, the company's operation and management of the Dawan Village Chinese herbal medicine processing plant has been in a busy state. Recently, more than 800 tons of fresh astragalus purchased last year have been processed. At present, more than 200 tons of slices are being screened and packaged.
"The best slice of astragalus you can see is the chrysanthemum heart of the calendula silver plate, with a smooth section and clear texture, and the more yellow the color, the better." Han Fengxiang, the person in charge of Gansu Xiangfuben Herbal Medicine Co., Ltd., held a caliper in his hand and introduced it while measuring the size. Speaking of astragalus, Han Fengxiang, who has dealt with astragalus for many years, is the head.
"At present, more than 100 tons of slices have been sold, mainly sold to Sichuan, Hebei and other places, and the income is okay. This year, more than 1,500 acres of astragalus have been planted, with abundant rain and good growth, hoping to have a good harvest. Han Fengxiang said that the astragalus seedlings he raised this year are growing very well, and now the hired people are removing the weeds for the second time. Every year, the company provides more than 30 perennial jobs for villagers and absorbs more than 100 seasonal workers, driving the perennial workers to increase their income by more than 30,000 yuan, and distributing 100,000 yuan in dividends to the village collective economy every year.
In the astragalus seedling field of Gansu Xiangfuben Herbal Medicine Co., Ltd., Jin Huirong, a villager of Baliwan Village, Shichuan Town, and more than a dozen women from the same village were busy weeding, she said: "I have been doing it for almost 40 days, that is, weeding and spraying, 100 yuan a day." It's close to here, and you can come and earn some money at any time when you're free. I earned nearly 4,000 yuan here this year. ”
In recent years, Shichuan Town, based on the location advantage of Longxi County, which is adjacent to the "Chinese Pharmaceutical Capital", has actively integrated into the county's "six modern industrial parks", further promoted the integrated development model of "party building + industry", and relied on the new business entity to unremittingly "build a base, strengthen the park, support the leader, high-quality quantity, and build a brand", continuously improve the development quality of the Chinese herbal medicine industry, strive to extend the industrial chain of Chinese herbal medicine, and embark on a road of revitalization of the authentic Chinese herbal medicine industry dominated by Astragalus. (Reporter Li Juan, Bao Xuerui, Zhang Li)