Chinanews.com, Liupanshui, Guizhou, July 10th. Title: Agricultural experts from both sides of the strait work together to build the "Vanilla City" in the East
Author Zhou Yanling
Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Li Guotai is in Taiwan and is always concerned about the 1,000-mu fragrant herb planting base in Conch Village.
Three years ago, he gave the base a romantic and poetic name-Conch Wences.
The picture shows the nigella planted in the experimental field of the fragrant herb planting base.
Photo by Zhou Yanling
Starting from Liupanshui City, Guizhou all the way to the northeast, driving along the rugged Panshan Highway for more than 20 kilometers, you will arrive at Hailuo Village, which is more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
Entering the village, the fragrance of the earth floats under the blue sky and white clouds from time to time. Looking around, the various weeds on the leveled land extend to 4 kilometers away.
"In order to make the soil meet the organic planting standards, the land was specially left fallow for one year." The staff who was harvesting black grass in the experimental field of the fragrant herb planting base said that next year will be a different scene here, with more than 1,000 acres of land will be planted. More than ten kinds of fragrant herb crops.
The picture shows Li Guotai communicating work matters with his work partners and the local Taiwan Office through video.
Photo by Zhou Yanling
The staff told reporters that most of the seeds and planting techniques of the fragrant herb planting base are from Taiwan. Many Taiwanese agricultural experts have been stationed in the base to conduct various experiments. At present, they have successfully tried planting permanent flowers, German chamomile, and rosemary. There are 15 species of incense, nigella, etc., and their growth status and crop varieties have exceeded expectations.
"The Conch Village is the'pure land' we have been looking for." Li Guotai said in an interview with reporters that the company is engaged in the cultivation and processing of Chinese herbal medicine in Taiwan, and the long-term international pharmaceutical factory has entrusted us to find a non-polluted raw material of fragrant herbs in Asia. Ground.
Due to the scarcity of land resources in Taiwan, Li Guotai set his sights on the mainland and reached an agreement with an agricultural investment company in Beijing in 2018 to jointly build a fragrant herb planting base on the mainland.
After several inspections, the planting base chose Conch Village, which has a good ecological environment and sufficient soil natural organic fertilizer, and established Guizhou Baiteya Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. in Liupanshui.
"Because the village is relatively remote, the soil contains very little industrial fertilizer, which is very suitable for the growth of some of the aromatic crops in the global spice market." Li Guotai said that there are currently more than a dozen Taiwanese agricultural experts involved in the planting and processing of aromatic herbs.
In Li Guotai’s team, in addition to Taiwanese agricultural experts, there are also local agricultural technicians from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guizhou. Some of them shuttle in the fields and some are debugging machinery and equipment in the production park. “We are like family members. We got along very happily and worked hand in hand to make Liupanshui the “vanilla capital” of the East.
To this end, Li Guotai is planning to turn more than 1,000 acres of fragrant herb planting base into a tourist and tourist resort. At the same time, he plans to build an international fragrant herb trading center and a fragrant herb industry research institute in Liupanshui to promote the development of the entire agricultural industry chain and help the rural revitalization of the mainland. .
"I am particularly confident in investment and development in the mainland, and the successively introduced policies of benefiting Taiwan are like a'reassurance pill'." Li Guotai said, especially that he can enjoy financing, import and export convenience and standard setting policies, which is very helpful to the development of the fragrance industry. .
Although in Taiwan, Li Guotai often discusses business with his work partners through video.
In his view, with China's signing of the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" and the continuous advancement of the "Belt and Road" construction, the fragrance industry will surely shine in overseas markets in the future.
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