At present, it is a good season for the harvest of Chinese medicinal materials, 300 acres of safflower in Hanjiawan Village, Anyuan Town, Gangu County ushered in the picking season, the blooming safflower is like a red ocean, a burst of medicinal fragrance comes to the nose, and groups of peasant girls are picking in the field.
Zhang Zhidong, chairman of the cooperative, said: "Safflower can not only be used in medicine, but also its oil seeds can be extracted, which has both economic and medicinal value. After drying, 4 catties can be made into 1 catty, and the market price can reach 130-140 yuan/kg after drying, and the economic income per mu exceeds 2,000 yuan. ”
"Since the flowering season in July this year, safflower needs 1-2 female pickers per mu, and the base has attracted more than 30 female workers from surrounding villages to participate in flower picking, which not only takes care of the elderly and children at home, but also increases family income." Xu Jiangjiang, secretary of the party branch of Hanjiawan Village, said.
"Since planting safflowers in the village, I have not only had land rent and income from working as a laborer, but recently my daughter-in-law has also participated in flower picking, and I plan to plant it at home next year." Villager Wang Qingqing said with a happy face.
Anyuan Town is located in the northern mountainous area of Gangu County, with abundant land resources and sufficient sunlight all year round, which is suitable for the growth of high-value Chinese medicinal materials such as Codonopsis, Forsythia, and safflower. In recent years, based on the actual situation of the town, the Party Committee of Anyuan Town has implemented the development model of "Party Branch + Cooperative + Farmer", and introduced Gangu County Safflower Planting Farmers' Cooperative to develop Chinese medicinal materials for the abandoned land that has not been cultivated for more than two years in Hanjiawan Village.