In the work of poverty alleviation, Xundian County, Kunming, Yunnan, based on the actual situation of a large agricultural county, vigorously supports and develops potato seed production and planting industry. The county cultivates 60,000 tons of high-quality seed potatoes every year, and the potato planting area reaches 300,000 mu. With an output value of more than 500,000 tons and an output value of more than 600 million yuan, potatoes have become an important economic pillar for farmers in mountainous and impoverished areas to shake off poverty and become prosperous.
87% of the land in Xundian County belongs to mountainous and semi-mountainous areas, which is very suitable for potato cultivation. Fresh potatoes are grown and sold all year round. The county has included the potato industry as a characteristic and advantageous industry on the Xundian Plateau as a key industry support development project. In terms of policies and funds, the county has increased capital investment to make the potato industry a leading brand in the county's vast rural areas to increase income and wealth.
Cultivating high-quality virus-free potato seed potatoes is an important means to effectively increase production and increase income. Over the years, the county has established two potato seed potato production bases in Liushao and Fenghe to make test-tube virus-free potato seedlings, with a production capacity of 5 million. The production bases are located in Liushao, Fenghe, Gongshan, Lianhe and Dian. Shasha has established nearly 30,000 acres of primary seed primary seed and secondary seed base, with an annual output of more than 60,000 tons of seed potatoes, which can be used for planting 300,000 acres of seeds in the county.
According to Du Chunyong, head of agriculture in Liushao Township, the seed potato base in Liushao Township covers an area of 80 mu. In addition to producing virus-free potato seed potatoes and seedlings, it also undertakes the national potato trial area and the potato trial area in Yunnan Province. , There are also potato trials in related universities and research institutes. This year, there are 370 potato varieties tested in the seed potato base of Liushao Township, two of which are currently being promoted. A large amount of soil testing and formula fertilization have also been done. They have also been sent to various village committees regularly or irregularly. The village conducts technical training and technical promotion to help growers improve their planting level, increase production and income, and ultimately achieve the goal of getting rich.
In the potato breeding base of Liushao Township, 3000 tons of seed potatoes are cultivated in a refined manner each year. The base is a cooperative experimental base of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Agricultural University, Potato Research Institute of Yunnan Normal University, and Nanjing University of Technology. A number of experiments and demonstration work. The base can produce 2 million test-tube seedlings and 10 million micro-potato seeds every year. Through years of experimentation, it has successfully cultivated 6 major varieties, including "Qingshu No. 9" and "Languiren", and reserves more than 370 varieties. After the completion of the base, the cooperation model of "base + cooperative + farmer" was adopted to vigorously promote the popularization of scientific planting, and gradually formed an industry integrating high-quality seed potatoes, formula fertilizers, pest control technology, mechanical planting, agricultural insurance, and order sales. Development model.
After the virus-free seed potatoes are popularized and planted, they are characterized by strong production potential, robust plants, strong green leaves, large potato blocks, good commercial traits, high disease resistance, and a 30%-50% increase in yield compared with non-virus-free seed potatoes. %. Liu Chaolong, a Henghe villager, said that he planted more than 30 acres of potato this year, all of which were seed potatoes bought at the Liushao Township Agricultural Science Station. The yield reached more than 3 tons per acre. The previous planted yield was only about 2 tons per mu. The output is beyond my imagination. At the current price, the income will increase by 30,000 yuan more than last year.
Based on the existing advantages of potato, Xundian County will increase its support to build an industrial brand integrating potato production, supply and marketing, and lay a solid foundation and provide a solid foundation for the county’s poverty alleviation, the rapid development of plateau agriculture, and the effective connection of rural revitalization. Strong industrial support.
Author: Masing has