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“what if the land is too hard to grow, and there's nothing left but work in agriculture? Zhang halu, a farmer in zhu peng town, anhu province. The problem of food production, which has been plaguing many villagers for some time, is not profitable. Zhang halu transferred his family's six-acre land flow to the local lead company, autumn grass company, where he himself, along with many villagers, planted herbs. Roles have changed, incomes have increased, local farmers have not grown grass, and river five counties have changed from plains to grasslands。
It's not good to grow food
“there is now an increase in the price of seeds, as well as in the prices of various types of farming, and the cost of growing food for farmers has increased, and it is difficult to increase income to continue production in accordance with traditional agricultural patterns.” the deputy director of the board of agriculture of the river five district, chee huae, said。
Sixty-year-old sun su-soo, a farmer in chu peong town, river five county, who for decades “showed his face to the ground”, said to the journalist: “the former wheat crop produced about 800 pounds per acre, 8 cents per a acre and less than 700 dollars per acre. The elimination of fertilizer, pesticides and seed money is not a labour cost, but a loss of land.”
The transition occurred in 2011 when the modern shepherd group and the autumn grass company settled in the river five county。
The five river counties are located in the plains between the rivers, and the climate and soil are suitable for milk feed, such as vermin and oats. “the same land, once a year in the north, can be collected here.” the deputy general manager of autumn herbs industries ltd., ho zhixiang, spoke。
It is for these reasons that the autumn herbs and the modern pastoralist industry approved the “windwater land” of the river five county, which is shifting land locally and creating pastures and pastures. Today, sun xiu soldiers have transferred 14 acres of their land to the autumn grass company, where they work exclusively to deal with the marshes produced by cow dung from modern pastures and used to fertilize pastures。
“as a former worker, he had to go home to look after the fields during his working hours, one of which took two months at a time, and the cost of the journey plus the lost salary was not paid.” according to sun, “there are now more than 6,000 monthly wages and, together with the cost of land migration, life is far better than before”
Land flow in the fall grass industry has also led to the discovery of business opportunities by other local farmers。
Liang wan had previously been a village manager and since his departure had moved more than 790 acres of local land. He planted corn and wheat, but did not produce food, but rather as green feed。
“when they were village cadres, many farmers who had not been displaced asked me if they could move their land, but many of these plots were not in plain areas and were not suitable for large-scale mechanical operations.” liang wan would say, “on the other hand, the autumn herbs industry has been buying corn and wheat from around the world at considerable prices. So i signed an acquisition contract with this company for the supply of raw materials.”
“the cost of the two previous crop cultivations was around $300 per acre, and the cost of field management, pesticide spraying and harvesting was about $100, plus the cost of land-flowing of $750 per acre, totalling more than 1,600, which would be lost if wheat and maize were sold as food.” liang wan would say, “but the use of them as cyanide feed is different and can earn 2500 a year per acre.”
Another advantage of this model, according to xie huai yue, is that farmers are required to plant herbs as long as they are required to do so by the lawn company, and are not obliged to bear the risks involved in the planting process with the technical support of the lawn company。
How do we cross the threshold
"it used to feel like growing land, and that's what happened. There's so much learning about growing grass." many farmers started to wonder. However, the technical team of the autumn grass company trained and mentored many farmers as pasture specialists。
Zhang jun was in charge of training new employees at autumn herbs, and he said to journalists: “the training of new employees is a very complex process, because the situation of farmers varies greatly and the specific type of work requires different requirements”
“in agricultural times, we conduct theoretical examinations mainly through the distribution of learning materials to organize theoretical learning. In-house hands-on training for farmers is organized at the time of the farmers' leisure time, and classes are organized in groups.” according to zhang jun, “in terms of specific business training, there is more to be told because farmers are beginning to change their roles in ways that are not adapted or understood”
“the lawn mowing requires the operation of tractors and the company organizes our participation in training and examinations collectively.” according to zhang halu, “the safe use and maintenance of the lawn mower, and the process of the lawn mowering in particular, were taught by the teachers in hand”
After three months of intensive training, zhang halu now talks about herbiving: “in the case of twilight, the most important is the height of herbium, which is generally about 5 centimetres. If it is too low, there will be mud mixed in the grass, affecting the overall quality of the grass, and if it is too high, its yield will decline.”
Similarly, liang wan was on track under the direction of autumn grass. Zhang woolong, minister of technology for the autumn grass industry, told journalists that technicians had field tests in the village to test different types of cyanide crops, and that farmers could test them themselves。
“for example, corn can't be planted too early, we usually start planting on june 20th, but we usually delay it by 10 to 20 days if we do it.” liang wan would have said, “and can't harvest until the corn matures, when the nutrients in the maize straw are lost. The corn bar was yellow at the beginning of october, but the straw was blue enough to harvest.”
Green corn is grown by farmers themselves, but it is monitored and supported throughout the process. “in particular, when corn is harvested in blue, technicians come to the field to sample and test the content of nutrients such as starch and protein before they reach the standard.” liang wan will say, “when collected, if they do not have the equipment, they will send machines to help, so much trouble will be saved.”
Weeds don't grow food. How can we be rich
The arrival of the autumn grass not only liberated a large number of farmers from the land, but also provided substantial employment opportunities and solved many life problems for farmers. “we have attracted more than 600 local farmers to grow grass in factories, and now 95 per cent of the employees here are local farmers.” how can you say that。
“many farmers do not really want to go out to work because their parents are old, ill-health requires care, their children need to go to school at a young age, and they worry about a lot of things, and now they can work outside their homes, so they can take care of everything
“agricultural supply-side reforms have many elements, but first it is necessary to improve the efficiency of farming by shifting land while freeing the remaining labour force so that farmers can achieve higher incomes.” the mayor of the town of zhu top of river county, an qingjie, said。
Assessments of the ability of river-to-river households to increase their investment in infrastructure, to improve agricultural technological upgrading and mechanization applications, and to increase the efficiency of land output to boost farmers ' incomes, and scientific guidance for leading enterprises in land-to-land migration to safeguard the rights and interests of land-to-farmers through business and large-to-house economic efficiency gains。
The government has invested 180 million yuan in the construction of infrastructure for the modern pastoral and autumn grass projects, and the autumn grass company has now moved nearly 100,000 acres of land to river five county. “we were cautious when we first started working with the autumn grass. However, when supported by a higher authority, we came to see that they were still strong.” and qianjie said, "so, for us, the most important thing is business."
Xie huai yu indicated that, although farmers are now at the lowest end of the chain, they are still at the bottom of the chain, and that, in the future, under the leadership of the leading business, we hope to be able to separate more new industries in the field of pasture cultivation, where farmers will play a more important role。
Anqingai said, "now that business is the backbone, we can transform food and agriculture into grassland, and in the future we need to combine more land and more profitable models." (reporter han junjie xu jing)
