The dense turns of winter dates are dizzying. Photo by Ben Li
Aral, 13 Aug (Xinhua) -- At present, in the winter jujube planting base of Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in Aral City, located in the 17th Company of the Eleventh Regiment of the First Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the dense turns of winter jujubes are bent on the branches, some are verdant as jade, and some are green with red, which is dazzling, and the picking workers are busy carrying baskets.
"Winter dates should be picked and placed in a cool place" "Big red dates should be framed separately"... Under the guidance of Lan Yan, a staff member of the 10th Company of the Eleventh Regiment, the picking workers worked in an orderly manner. In addition to being the administrator of the winter jujube garden, Lan Yan also served as the picking administrator of Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in Aral City, so that she had an additional income of more than 16,000 yuan in the past two months.
In 2020, Lan Yan moved her family from Liangshan, Sichuan to Aral City, the First Division, and officially settled in the 10th Company of the Eleventh Regiment, which is inextricably linked to Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in Aral City.
Workers shuttle back and forth to pick winter dates. Photo by Ben Li
Lan Yan said that her sister is a staff member of the company, under her leadership, my husband and I brought children and the elderly to the company to work, I did not expect that life has undergone such a big change. In the past, the husband earned money alone and spent the whole family, the income was low and the pressure was high, and now the company's annual income alone can have 100,000 yuan.
Today, Lan Yan's sister, cousin, cousin and other big sons have landed their hukou in the first division of Aral City, and they are also employed in Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in Aral City. In the winter leisure season, Lan Yan also increases her income by collecting drip irrigation belts in various regimental fields.
"We really came to the right place, and now that we've bought a new house and a new car, life is getting more and more exciting." Lan Yan looked at the freshly picked winter dates, full of smiles and happiness.
At present, the 4,000 acres of winter dates in the cold shed of Aral City Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. ushered in the harvest period. Photo by Ben Li
At present, the 4,000-acre cold shed "Rich Fruit" of Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in Aral City has ushered in the harvest period. Liu Yonggang, a technician at the company, said that this year, our winter dates can be sold for 40 yuan per kilogram, with an mu yield of about 1.5 tons and an income of nearly 20,000 yuan per mu. Mainly sold to High-end fruit shops and large supermarkets in economically developed provinces and cities such as Zhejiang and Guangzhou.
The clock hand is set back to 2009, after many inspections, the Taklamma Fruit Industry Company in Aral City finally decided to choose the fresh winter jujube planting base in the 17th Company of the Eleventh Regiment of the First Division, which in their view is the "pure land" of winter jujube cultivation. Long sunshine time, large temperature difference between day and night, few natural diseases and insect pests... This has created superior conditions for the cultivation of winter dates.
However, tenting, planting, nursing... Winter jujube takes 3-4 years from seedling to fruit, and the upfront cost and cost are higher than those of open-air winter jujube.
"The company's current achievements are actually inseparable from the strong support of Taizhou's aid to Xinjiang." Luo Yong, general manager of Aral Taklamma Fruit Industry Co., Ltd., said, "In the process of building the first phase of the 2,000-mu greenhouse winter jujube project, the funds are relatively tight, and the 'trillion mu billion yuan' industrial aid key project in Taizhou to Xinjiang has provided us with nearly 10 million support funds, which not only alleviates the company's capital bottleneck, but also enhances our confidence in doing a good job in the winter jujube project." ”
Workers sort and pack winter dates. Photo by Ben Li
Nowadays, the company has established a "base + company + cooperative + employee" business model, the orchard is fixed circulation to more than 100 employees, the annual management fee can increase by more than 80,000 yuan, in the peak period of harvesting, the company can provide more than 1,500 jobs per day, a small winter jujube, truly realize the industry to enrich the people, drive employment win-win situation. (End)
Source: China News Network