Figs, which were originally abundant in the south, are now grown safely in greenhouses in Linze, Gansu Province, at 38 degrees north latitude. How did Wang Tongxiang, a native of Lianyungang, Jiangsu, play new tricks in the northwest greenhouse?
In early autumn, walking into the strontium-rich fig leisure farm in Yannuan Town, Linze County, the figs in the greenhouse or purple red or emerald green are hanging all over the branches, the form is full, the color is bright, pick from the branches, gently break, the pink flesh is mouth-watering, and the air is filled with a faint fruity fragrance. Wang Tongxiang, the owner of the farm, is organizing the villagers to step up picking, sorting, and packing, so as to deliver the freshest fruits to the citizens and tourists in a short time.
"Figs are very common in our hometown, planted in front of the house and behind the house, and I have grown from a snack to a large one. Linze is located at 38 degrees north latitude, the sweetness and quality of the fruit can be in all aspects, and the figs grown are large in size and high in sweetness, so under the attraction of the local government, I came to Linze from Shaanxi to develop. In his busyness, Wang Tongxiang told reporters about his process of planting figs.
In 2004, Wang Tongxiang developed from Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province to Shaanxi, the first to make steel structures, and later planted and sold green seedlings. In 2017, Shaanxi Tongxiang Professional Cooperative was established and began to grow figs locally.
In 2022, Nuanquan Village, Yanuan Town, took the reform of village collective corporatization as a breakthrough point, actively sought funds for the rural revitalization bridging project, and drove the village company to invest 1.86 million yuan to build 12 contiguous high-standard solar greenhouses.
Once the greenhouse is built, what will it develop? Considering the single variety of facility agriculture in Nuanquan Village, the town and village decided to introduce high-end fruit planting. After many inquiries and market investigations, we finally reached a cooperation intention with Wang Tongxiang's Shaanxi Tongxiang Professional Cooperative, introducing fig varieties such as Brooke Red and Barunai with short fruit production cycle, long picking cycle and good market benefits, developing the fig manor economy and promoting the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries.
In November 2023, Wang Tongxiang, who has 7 years of planting experience, transported sprouts from Shaanxi and began planting figs. After 8 months of careful cultivation, the figs achieved fruit bearing in June this year, with an average fruit setting rate of more than 40 per tree, and a single fruit can reach a maximum of 200 grams.
"We have figs in our hometown since we were children, so we started planting them quickly, and they began to produce fruit after 6 months of normal planting, but last winter when the temperature was cold, and it took 8 months to produce fruit. In the first year of this year, a shed can pick about 4,000 to 5,000 catties, and the average income of the shed is about 100,000 yuan. Wang Tongxiang told reporters that behind the "victory in the first battle" is inseparable from the strong support of the town and village levels. The most important thing to plant figs in the greenhouse is to control the temperature and humidity, if the temperature is too high, it will only grow branches and leaves, which will affect the hanging fruit, and the fruit tree will be dormant if the temperature is too low. To this end, the village collective company erected power supply lines and heating equipment for the greenhouse, and the temperature of the greenhouse was adjusted in real time by mobile phone.
In addition to solving the problem of planting management, figs are also difficult to sell because they are not suitable for long-distance transportation. In order to help the fresh fruit open up the market, combined with the peak tourism period of the colorful Danxia Scenic Area, the Yanuan Town Government has docked many times and sold the figs in the scenic spot, which not only solves the transportation problem, but also opens up the sales channels. Wang Tongxiang told reporters that the fig itself has its own flow, and it is very popular after entering the scenic spot, especially the temperature difference between day and night in Linze, coupled with the unique sandy soil and strontium-rich water quality, the size of the fig planted is so large that many people have not seen it, and even its origin in Shandong, Zhejiang is rarely such a big fig, and the average daily sales are 6,000 yuan.
In the face of the hot market, Wang Tongxiang is full of confidence, he also plans to rely on the village collective company to build 5 solar greenhouses, continue to expand the scale of planting, and do a good job of extending the chain to supplement the chain article, the launch of fig freeze-dried, fruit powder, juice, fruit drink, dried fruit, fruit wine and other products, registered the "warm spring with fresh" trademark, design gift box, dedicated to Danxia scenic spot flagship store sales, accelerate the promotion of "seedlings, planting, processing, sales and tourism" The whole industry chain is upgraded and upgraded.
Figs landed in Linze, took root and fruited, and also bloomed into "rich flowers". Luo Yingnan, deputy mayor of Yanuan Town, introduced that the cooperation model between Nuanquan Village Collective Company and Shaanxi Tongxiang Professional Cooperative is "fixed dividend + benefit dividend", and the village collective can increase its income by more than 20 yuan in a year. In addition, fig planting is a labor-intensive industry, and a large number of idle laborers are required during the peak fruit period, which has driven the local people to increase their income, and achieved the goal of increasing the efficiency of enterprises, benefiting the masses, and increasing the income of the village collective.