"onion" busy hour full of hope
3,000 acres of onion-receiving specialty shop in moktown
In winter, the sun was warmed up by the river, with a busy scene of 3,000 acres of onions in mox. The journalists came to the shed of kim hae-mu, the grower, and only saw a crumb of onions, and a green sprain of green leaves. The workers were busy pulling their onions and scavenging them, and the harvest was filled with joy. The fertile soil and climate on the river dynamite, where onions are cultivated with the advantage of long white and fragrance, can grow three to four ounces a year, with an acre production of up to 10,000 pounds and an average income of over $30,000。
Onions for "rich money"
In the onion sheds in the town of the moose, where the large family was planted, the workers were skilled in lifting the onions from the fields and then sorting them out, packing them up, bunging them and packing them. "we grow high-quality onions, the most important features of which are long white, fragrance, fragrance, whether it's cold or cooked, soup, good food." growing a large family of kim haimu talks about his family's onions, with pride and smile on his face。
He rubbed the sweat on his forehead and gave the journalist a “rich bill”: “the onions are well-known “short, flat” crops with short growth cycles and high yields, with three to four paces a year to catch up with the good times of the rain, with a maximum of 10,000 pounds per acre. According to the current market pattern of $4 per pound, an acre can earn more than 40,000." with years of experience in planting and fine management, onion acres planted in kim haimu this year are in the range of 9,000 pounds。
Kim haimu shows onions just harvested from the ground。
“our onions are sold, around supermarkets and hotels are ordered every day, and there are large supermarket chains in qingdao, and so on, and we have long-term supply agreements. Kim hae-mu smiled, saying, "who could have thought that the little onions that had been planted with his hand had now become the `swipe tree' that made rich?" “this year i grew three acres of onions with my brother kim hae-mu at the beginning of the spring, and now i have a huge harvest of 8,000 pounds, counting an acre of income of 30,000, and without having to go out to sell, the buyer came to collect it and made money.”
"the outsiders" to "earth experts"
It's been 12 years since kim hae and onion had been together. In 2013, he had worked for many years outside the village, watching a lot of land idle and thinking about his old business of “earth money”. An occasional opportunity, when he learned that onion cultivation was short-lived, effective and stable in market demand, moved the land with a trial mentality, building a small shed and starting the road to onion cultivation。
At first, due to a lack of technology and experience, he had grown onions that either varied in size or were infested with pests and pests, with little production and quality, and little money in his first year. But kim hae-mu was not discouraged, and he was well aware of the idea of a “triple-division”. In order to overcome the technical difficulties, he not only bought a large number of books onions for self-study, but also took the initiative to study at a high-quality onion growing base in neighbouring provinces and cities. He asked local growers for advice, from soil improvement, seed filtering to water-composed ratio, and green pest control, each of which was repeatedly studied and tested。
Twelve summer shifts, day after day in the field, allowed kim hae-mu to practice a set of onion-rich “hard work”. He is able to judge the adequacy of water fat by the colour of the leaves, to discern the early signals of pests and pests by the scent, and even to adjust management programmes ahead of schedule to weather changes. Under his leadership, a number of villagers saw commercial opportunities for onion cultivation, and he was followed by onions. In order to help keep people less on the road, kim hae-mu has been able to share his experience in planting without reservation. He has led the establishment of mutual aid groups for onion planting, which have organized the procurement of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides by villagers, not only to reduce costs but also to ensure the quality of agricultural resources。
With the demonstration of kim hae-mu, onion cultivation in the village has expanded year by year and cultivation techniques have been upgraded. From the initial sheds to today's standardized greenhouses, from irrigation to integrated management of water fertilizers, from one-on-one fighting to entanglement development, the onion industry in the dao village has moved step by step towards maturity. Last year, onions produced an average of 8,000 pounds of acre and earned an average of over $30,000。
It's a good water
The town of the moving windshop is located at the heart of the alluvial plains of the river, where the soil is rich in decay, estranged and fertilized, and well ventilated, providing excellent conditions for the growth of the onion roots. At the same time, the town's four seasons are clear, its climate is wet, its annual average temperature is around 12°c, its light is abundant, its precipitation is moderate, its water resources are abundant and its water quality is good, not only because of the warm, wet and radiant growth habits of the onion, but also because it is more likely to accumulate sufficient nutrients in the process of its growth, creating a unique flavour。
"the same breed, which is grown elsewhere, is not so long and the scent is not so strong." as lee hyelong, a long-standing trader engaged in onions purchases, is deeply moved to say, “the onions are full of onions, onions are thick and sweet, both fresh and processed, are first-class materials and competitive in the market”. In addition to the imposition of natural conditions, the onion's own variety advantages lay the foundation for industrial development. The locally grown onions are small-leafed onions, which are fast-growing, well-seated, resilient and available for four seasons of the year, and are particularly suitable for clustering。
Compared to traditional onions, onions are growing for shorter periods, from sowing to harvesting for more than two months, sowing in september and harvesting at the end of november, with no delay in the next season of crop cultivation, significantly increasing the land use rate and replanting index. “the growing of three onions a year is several times higher than the income of a crop of corn and wheat and is relatively simple to manage.” in the words of the grower handel, there is a significant advantage in onion cultivation。
Scratch the "happiness"
The flourishing of the onion industry has not only encouraged growers' “money bags” but has also boosted the employment of the surrounding villagers, resulting in a popular “job at the door” of the house. Every november to march of the following year, the onion harvests and processing season coincided with the time of the farmer's leisure, when the onions in the shed became a “sand of the elderly and women” in the surrounding villages。
“now it's cold, it's hard to go out to work, to peel onions in a shed at the door of the house, not tired of work, and to take care of the elderly and children at home.” village villagers zhang aying told journalists that, having grown from the onion industry, they had been working part-time in the sheds of the growers, mainly for the separation and flaying of the onions. “... The wage for onions is calculated on an hourly basis at $15 an hour, which is more than 300 pounds a morning, more than 80 dollars a morning, 2,000 dollars a month, enough for the daily expenses of the family.” zhang ying was skilled in peeling onions and laughing。
In the huts of kim hae-mu, there are more than 10 working villagers such as zhang aying, most of whom are women and elderly in the surrounding villages. “when farmers used to be idle, people used to be at home or playing cards, and now they had onions, and they were willing to come, making money to support their families and nauseous, and they had a lot of time.” kim hae-mu stated that, in order to facilitate the work of the villagers, he had also introduced a flexible work system based on the actual situation of the people, who could arrange their work freely for their own time, without delaying their family's agricultural and domestic work。
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The onion attracts eight guests
At around 11 a. M., journalists saw a busy scene at the shop where the onions were bought. More than 10 buyers from within and outside the province are gathered here to check onions and negotiate prices with growers. Not far from the village, a van was taken from it. Once the truck had stabilized, the workers moved immediately to carry the already packed onions into the car, overscaled, counted, paid, loaded, and the whole process was orderly and highly efficient。
“the onions here are of good quality, with hard reputations, and they are particularly popular in our markets, and they are not sold at all.” lee huilong has been in the vegetable business for many years and has been working with growers in the town of the moving shop for five years. He told journalists that he would buy more than 5,000 pounds of onions each time and return to the company, and that some of them would be supplied directly to local supermarkets, agricultural markets, and others would be processed in depth using vegetable drying techniques to produce onions dry, onion powder, etc., for distribution to major food enterprises and electric power companies in and outside the province. “consumers are now increasingly demanding food safety and quality, and onions in moving shops are green, of guaranteed quality, and we are willing to cooperate in the long term.”
“the number of online orders is increasing and hundreds of orders are received every day, which, although small in volume, is much smaller and a significant income.” the grower handler said that in order to adapt to the demand for online sales, they had also improved packaging, introduced vacuum fresh packaging, extended the onions'shelf life and ensured that the products received by consumers were fresh. The online and offline integration of marketing models has allowed onion market coverage and visibility to expand in the town of the moving shop. Today, onions from windmills have become a local specialty business card for agricultural products, not only entering the dining tables of thousands of households, but also serving as the preferred raw material for catering enterprises and food processing plants. Zhang tao
