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China News Network, Tongliao, April 22, Question: Inner Mongolia "donkey herder" couple: "riding" a donkey to a well-off society
Chinanews.com reporter Zhang Linhu
"Don't look at the appearance of these donkeys, but they are full of treasures and have high economic value. We are now 'riding' donkeys to a well-off society." Wang Jinhu and Xu Yanlei are in Kouhezi Town, Kulun Banner, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region The famous "donkey herder" couple.
In the 1,000-square-meter donkey house of the Jinhu Breeding Professional Cooperative in Jiujuzi Village, Kouhezi Town, more than 80 donkeys are healthy and energetic, roaring leisurely, or rolling and having fun, and the farmer Xu Yanlei is full of With a happy face, he prepared the donkey's fodder for the day.
In 2007, Wang Jinhu learned that the development prospect of donkey raising was good. In addition, his parents had experience in raising donkeys. After many investigations, he made up his mind to start raising donkeys.
"There were only three or five heads at that time, but the more and more animals were raised later, the number of animals in stock reached more than 300 heads, and the annual output was about 800 heads." Wang Jinhu said that in addition to local supply, most of them are sold to Hebei, Shandong and other places, and the annual net profit can reach 800. 800,000 yuan.
The broad market and rich income give Wang Jinhu confidence to continue to develop the donkey industry.
Recalling the situation when she first started raising donkeys, Xu Yanlei immediately opened the conversation.
"At that time, I didn't expect the scale to be so large. During the breeding process, I found that donkeys are not only easy to feed, but also disease-resistant and resistant, and the feeding and management is relatively simple." Xu Yanlei said that the family has 300 acres of land, and the source of forage for the donkeys It is not a problem, and the cost of feeding is greatly reduced, which has been done for more than ten years.
The little donkey is full of treasures.
Donkey meat is delicious and has the reputation of "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground"; donkey skin is the main raw material of traditional and precious Chinese herbal medicine Ejiao; donkey milk is nutritionally balanced and has the effect of clearing the lungs.
After tasting the "sweetness" of raising donkeys, Xu Yanlei and Wang Jinhu pondered how to maximize the economic benefits of raising donkeys.
With years of exploration and observation of the donkey market, they found that donkey meat and skin have broad market prospects.
The picture shows the donkey raised by Wang Jinhu and his wife.
Photo by Jiang Yanze
The couple did what they said, and the single sales model became more diversified, further extending the donkey industry chain.
"In addition to fattening donkeys, we also process about 20 tons of donkey meat every year, of which the donkey skins are sold separately to Shandong for Ejiao production. The annual net income of these two items can reach about 300,000 yuan." Xu Yanlei added fodder to the donkeys while feeding We got rich.
"Next, we plan to continue to expand the scale, use the breeding industry to drive the planting industry, use donkey manure as organic fertilizer, and embark on a unique agricultural recycling development path to create a sustainable channel for the surrounding people to get rich." Talking about the future Xu Yanlei was confident.
A flower alone is not spring.
In order to help the villagers who have the idea of raising donkeys to expand their income channels, Xu Yanlei and Wang Jinhu not only sold their own donkeys to the villagers at a low price, but also provided breeding techniques for free, driving more than 20 villagers in this village and surrounding villages to start donkey raising.
Wenguoshan in Zhangzitun, Wenjia, Kouhezi Town, saw the development prospect of donkey raising. With the help of Wang Jinhu, he purchased more than 50 donkeys for breeding.
The picture shows Wen Guoshan smiling while looking at the "Donkey Get Rich".
Photo by Jiang Yanze
"I have been raising donkeys for more than a year. If there is anything I don't understand, I will ask Jinhu. So far, more than 30 donkeys have been sold, and there are still more than 60 in stock. The price of donkeys has been getting better and better in the past two years. I am confident. More and more!" Wen Guoshan said.
Industrial prosperity is an important foundation for rural revitalization, and industrial development is the source of living water that nourishes farmers' better lives.
In recent years, Kouhezi Town has been developing according to local conditions, making scientific planning and layout, vigorously developing meat donkey, goose and other characteristic breeding industries, driving the masses to increase production and income, and running a new way of rural revitalization.
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