China News Service, Pengze, Jiangxi, March 31 (Wang Jian, Wang Xiaohan) In mid-spring, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Pengze crucian carp farmed in Furong Farm, Pengze County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, is growing rapidly. Relying on Pengze crucian carp breeding, many local farmers have become rich. A Pengze crucian carp "swims" into the door to wealth.
There is a busy scene inside the Pengze crucian carp nursery factory. Qian Cheng, the person in charge of the nursery factory, and the workers are busy draining water, setting down nets, marking fish, and preparing for the sale of fry. "Currently, Pengze crucian carp is in the nursery stage. Anhui, Hubei, Northeast China and other places have already placed large orders, and the total output this year is expected to be 15,000 tons, an increase of about 30% compared to last year."
Pengze County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The picture shows an aerial photo of the Pengze crucian carp breeding base. (File photo) Photo provided by the United Front Work Department of Pengze County Party Committee
Pengze is a major agricultural county, famous and prosperous because of water. The vast water area, rich aquatic resources, and excellent water ecology within the territory have created unique conditions for the cultivation of Pengze crucian carp. Pengze crucian carp is named after the county and has a national geographical indication. It is a unique aquatic product of the county.
It is understood that Pengze crucian carp is an excellent variety selected through 7 years of systematic breeding research by the Jiangxi Provincial Fisheries Research Institute and the Jiujiang Fisheries Research Institute. It has fast growth, large size, disease resistance, strong adaptability, and is easy to breed. Due to its low environmental requirements, breeding has been promoted in more than 30 provinces and cities across the country.
In January this year, Pengze County held a research symposium on the industrialization development of Pengze crucian carp. The main leaders of the county party committee requested relevant departments to give full play to the resource endowment of Pengze crucian carp, find the right entry point, target the focus of efforts, and be market-oriented to continuously strengthen Pengze crucian carp. Ze crucian carp industry. Effectively improve the quality of seedlings, expand the breeding area, consolidate scientific and technological support, innovate sales models, and increase brand promotion and recommendations.
Employees are fishing at the Pengze Crucian Carp Breeding Base in Pengze County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. (File photo) Photo provided by the United Front Work Department of Pengze County Party Committee
According to Cui Yuanbing, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Furong Farm, the farm adopts the "company + cooperative + farmer" model, driving 1,260 aquaculture farmers to engage in Pengze crucian carp breeding, with a breeding area of more than 12,000 acres, and an average household income increase of more than 10,000 yuan.
"We will give full play to the advantages of United Front resources to guide and support out-of-town chambers of commerce and successful people abroad to return to their hometowns to start businesses." The relevant person in charge of the United Front Department of Pengze County Committee of Jiangxi Province said on the 31st that the county is actively promoting the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural areas. Integrated development, continuously optimize the industrial layout, extend the industrial chain, continue to cultivate and expand characteristic and advantageous industries, and empower and increase efficiency for rural revitalization. (over)