[Well-off China] The "Well-off Economics" in Shandong's "Mushroom Village"
[Explanation] Flammulina, King Pleurotus eryngii, Shiitake, Crab-flavored Mushroom, White Jade Mushroom...Various kinds of mushrooms have grown wildly in Zoucheng, Shandong. At present, more than 20 kinds of famous mushrooms can be cultivated locally, with an annual output of more than 300,000 tons of fresh mushrooms. The edible fungus drives the nearby villagers to find employment. The farmers increase their income through raw material procurement, edible fungus production and marketing, share dividends, and work in the market.
[Explanation] Zhang Xiangde is the secretary of Nange Village, Dashu Town, Zoucheng City, Shandong Province. In January this year, he led the villagers to establish the Nange Edible Mushroom Planting Cooperative, and under the leadership of the local government, he established a “Company+” that shares risks and benefits. Cooperatives + farmers" model.
[Concurrent] Zhang Xiangde, Secretary of Nange Village, Dashu Town, Zoucheng City, Shandong Province
At present, this cooperative has 29 farmer households, including 3 targeted poverty alleviation households. Before our shed was built, this piece of land is our peanut and sweet potato fields. Farmers can receive seven to eight hundred yuan in just one year after receiving 1 mu of land. Now, in our 1 shed, we can receive 25,000 in one season, and we can also receive 40,000 to 60,000 yuan in one year.
[Explanation] The reporter walked into the mushroom production greenhouse on the 18th and saw that the shed was equipped with cooling equipment and standardized shelves were neatly filled with mushroom sticks. In Dashu Town, Zoucheng, such greenhouses abound, and a series of mushroom-related companies have also been incubated.
[Concurrent] Zhang Xianwei, Director of the Party and Government Office of Dashu Town, Zoucheng City, Shandong Province
From the super factory to the research of our edible fungi and the research and development of fungi, this kind of market planning, as well as our and farmers, through the construction of enterprises + farmers, and through the construction of party branches + our cooperatives, an interest linkage mechanism, is to Our edible fungus industry has truly driven the people to get rich.
[Explanation] It is understood that there are currently 3 large mushroom enterprises in the town, which have brought 1,200 farmers to employment, and the monthly income of farmers can reach 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. As a "post-90s" rural housewife, Wu Changxia is one of them.
[Concurrent] Wu Changxia, a local villager
I didn't do much work before. I mainly watched children at home, and I worked as a farmer. Since I came to our mushroom town and came to our company’s packaging workshop, I have learned a lot, mainly because it has greatly changed my life. The company paid me five insurances and one gold, and deducted five insurances and one gold. After Jin Jin (salary) is around 4,000, which has changed a lot, and the quality of life has improved significantly.
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]