[Rural Revitalization] Yunxi, Hubei: A broom cooperative led more than 10,000 farmers out of poverty and became rich

　　[Commentary] The name of the person in the picture is Hu Chaozhu, 64 years old this year, a villager in Huangtuliang Village, Guanyin Town, Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province.

Twenty-three years ago, he returned to his hometown to start a business and process brooms. With his excellent quality and good reputation, he became a well-known "Broom King".

　　[Explanation] The wealthy Hu Chaozhu has not forgotten his promise to "lead everyone to get rich together".

In 2009, he registered the Hengda Broom Professional Cooperative and adopted the "company + cooperative + base + farmer" operation model to provide villagers with seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and technical services for free, and brooms and seeds were purchased at a protective price.

Villagers who go to the cooperative to learn the technique of broomsticking will eat and drink, and each person will make an additional 10 yuan per day.

Those who are willing to work in a cooperative are guaranteed a minimum wage plus a piece rate commission.

　　[Concurrent] Wen Tingshan, a villager in Huangtuliang Village

　　My legs are a bit inconvenient. Now I’m playing a broomstick in the cooperative, and I can earn 10,000 yuan a year. I insist on working here for a few years.

　　[Explanation] At present, the cooperative has expanded the planting area of ​​iron broomsticks to more than 20,000 mu, and tens of thousands of farmers have achieved increased employment and income through planting or working in workshops.

　　[Concurrent] Hu Chaozhu

　　This year, the order quantity is large. We plan to expand the scale by adding 5,000 acres to the original planting base of more than 20,000 acres. We will recruit more than 100 people with disabilities and people in need from the society, so that they can earn money at their doorsteps and ensure that they can get rid of poverty. Do not return to poverty and provide them with a lasting source of income security.

　　[Explanation] In addition to sweeping dust, how much value can a small farmhouse broom produce?

Hu Chaozhu said that in 2020, the cooperative signed broom order planting contracts with 14 townships and 44 administrative villages in the county, involving 5,552 poor households, and each household’s income increased by more than 4,000 yuan.

　　Zhu Change Du Jingang Hu Chuanlin reports from Shiyan, Hubei

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]