Chinanews.com, Linshu, Shandong, December 1st (Sha Jianlong, Chen Xiaoting, Zhou Rui) "This peach tastes crisper and sweeter than other varieties, and the fruit density is better. High-quality fruits like this are generally prepared according to the The price of 14 yuan 9 to 16 yuan 9 is sold to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and other cities, and the economic benefits are very considerable.” Right now, winter peaches are ripe and on the market, and Wang Lin, the person in charge of the winter peach planting base in Linshu, Shandong, introduced the market to reporters Quotes.
Wang Lin is a young entrepreneur who returned home from Shimen Town, Linshu, Shandong. In 2014, he resigned from his stable job as a bank clerk. Regardless of his family's opposition, he resolutely returned to the countryside. He contracted more than 300 mu of wasteland and started planting winter peaches.
Walking into his planting base, a vibrant scene comes into view, and the air is filled with the sweetness of winter peaches.
"I have always had such a dream to achieve a career on the land. After I came into contact with this variety of peaches by chance, I felt that the opportunity to fulfill my 'agricultural dream' had come." Although it has been 10 years, But Wang Lin couldn't hide his excitement when talking about the initial stage of his business.
After identifying the business opportunity, he immediately began to inspect the suitable soil for planting, raise seedlings and cultivate seeds, and invite experts to carry out soil and water testing. Everything was carried out in an orderly and intensive manner.
The picture shows the scene of picking winter peaches.
Photo courtesy of Linshu Financial Media
But as a "layman" who was dealing with the land for the first time, in the first few years, the fruit-bearing rate of peach trees was low, the quality was poor, and the huge gap between input and output made it difficult for Wang Lin, who was about to show his skills.
"I have been looking for reasons, in-depth research on the climate and soil of Taoyuan, and constantly adjusting the planting methods, and gradually figured out the best cultivation method."
In the late autumn of 2020, the peach orchard planted by Wang Lin ushered in a bumper harvest.
With the continuous increase of economic benefits, the scale of his orchard is also expanding.
According to Zhang Jiqiang, vice-chairman of the People's Congress of Shimen Town, Linshu County, it turns out that the mechanized planting is very inconvenient for each household in this piece of land. Carry out large-scale winter peach planting.
"For the surrounding villagers, not only can they get transfer fees, but Taoyuan's large demand for labor has also enabled many villagers to achieve employment at their doorstep."
The picture shows the local peach forests.
Photo courtesy of Linshu Financial Media
Today, Wang Lin's orchard has an annual output of more than 500,000 jin, with an annual output value of more than 5 million yuan, creating a huge "sweet economy".
Talking about the next step, Wang Lin told the reporter, "Expand some of the planting area, bring the nearby farmers to join the cooperative, make the peach brand louder, let the local melon and fruit industry develop better, and let the local melon and fruit industry develop better. Pieces of 'barren mountains' have turned into 'flower and fruit mountains' that can bring in income." (End)