The middle-aged man with a low head and dark skin is liu jiang。
He's famous around the bronze canyon in ningxia. Although the copper isthmus is known as the “sweet corn country”, the pattern of growing has remained the same over the years. At one chance, liu jiang decided to take it back home when he learned that the market for organically rich selenium and black maize was promising。
Since the harvest of organically rich selenium and black corn in a 100-acre test field, liu jiang has officially become involved in the fresh-eating maize industry, and the area of organic maize is now 3000 acres. He has also taken full advantage of the role of model leader of the science and technology commissioner, leading more than 2,000 farmers towards wealth。
Building high-end specialty agricultural products
The cultivation of black maize is relatively low throughout the country and is said to be expensive, but the traditional marketing philosophy has been price wars, resulting in lower prices. Without a reasonable margin of profit, the quality of the product is becoming increasingly poor, and under this pattern, it is difficult for the entire industry to make a profit。
Liu jiang is committed to turning black maize into a high-end specialty agricultural product, and there is no doubt that fresh corn with great development prospects is a good option。
"the black corn is a good thing, the fresh corn juice is sold to a fast-food restaurant for $8, the top-end community merchant is sold for $9. 9, which seems to be the way to go!" ningxia's geography is quite suitable for corn, so i'm going to do the deep-scale processing of black corn." liu jiang said。
Shortly thereafter, he contacted experts at the agricultural institute of shanxi province to produce black maize suitable for the ningxia climate soil, after which two years of experimental planting took place in ningxia. He tried to plant 100 acres first, but it worked very well。
The problem, however, was small cultivation and high market demand. How should this dilemma be resolved
Liu jiang has begun to seek environmentally sound and large areas of intensive development in accordance with organic standards. Through various efforts, he found 192 acres of arable land in his home town as an organic base for black maize。
“we moved the village's land and then worked with farmers to build cooperatives and production lines to develop the industry together.” liu jiang said。
In 2016, with the support of the agriculture and livestock directorate and the science and technology directorate of the city of the bronze canyon, liu jiang began to march into the organic black corn processing industry。
Increased visibility in agro-microbusiness
Following a variety of visits, liu jiang decided to focus on black maize varieties and freshly fed high-quality fruit corn。
As a first step, he applied to the beijing centre for the evaluation of the central quality and quality rings to certify the organic cultivation of varieties and plant them strictly in accordance with organic norms, after a two-year conversion period, he finally obtained a formal test report. Liu jiang is proud to say: “this is not only the first in the city of the bronze canyon, but also the least in the country.”
Next, liu jiang built a national planting base of about 10,000 acres and built a specialized fruit and maize farming system。
At the same time, he and his partner, liu yang, set up ningxia river union agricultural development co. Ltd., and began to try to work with farmers on orders. In that year, the order area exceeded 1,000 acres and the volume of seeds sold increased farmers ' incomes, while significantly boosting the area under local maize cultivation。
Following the rise of non-agricultural microbusinesses, liujiang managed to make a series of adjustments precisely at a time when the visibility of the non-agricultural microbusiness circles was rapidly increasing. When the corn matured, he held a corn festival for national distributors, with a dramatic increase in influence, completing a year-round marketing mission of 500,000 in 200 days
In june 2018, liu jiang took the lead in establishing a cooperative, with an initial membership of 10 families and now 100 households. With emphasis on the city of the copper canyon, the cooperative, in cooperation with natural villages and farmers, relies on technical support from institutions of higher education and research institutes to grow sweet maize and other special agricultural by-products in the form of “cooperative + science and technology + demonstration + farmer”。
At present, cooperative plants, cold storage and production lines are being built, firmly occupying the position of leader of the sweet corn industry in copper canyon。
Cotte's responsibilities and responsibilities remain unforgettable
"i'm a tech agent, and i can't forget the responsibility on my shoulders." that's what the industry used to say。
Since the introduction of order sales, the company has accumulated over 600 acres of farm orders, while large base jobs amount to a “double insurance policy” for farmers。
The villagers li xiuwen said that they were laughing: “we used to grow ground corn, with low incomes, and when the land was flowing to grow black fresh corn, we not only had a high income, but also had a job to do while the farmers were idle, which was beautiful.”
Demand for high-quality agricultural products is increasing as market consumption escalates. Each year, cooperatives select suitable new varieties of sweet corn for pilot demonstration, which, on the one hand, properly direct farmers to grow, on the other hand, organize planting plans in an orderly manner and provide technical services throughout the entire period. In turn, liu jiang, in combination with the corn slurry, has turned the corn into a treasure, giving farmers greater benefits。
Led by cooperatives, the city of the copper canyon and surrounding counties are now developing nearly 10,000 acres of fresh corn, which has contributed to the upgrading of industrial restructuring and a significant increase in agricultural productivity。
Liu jiang was born in the peasant family and liked to think about every item on the land. In addition to his work, he often makes small inventions to reduce the operating costs of businesses and save farmers from growing money。
"that's a man who can do it." the partner, yoon liu, introduced the technology that liu jiang has devised to underdrive the plant, which can produce 98 per cent of the seedlings and ensure that the nutritional value of the seedlings is fully replenished. Another patent, black corn plant, can increase the efficiency of labour production and facilitate scaling up。
Liu jiang, however, has been swaying in this assessment. He had a dream that, in order for everyone to eat healthy maize, “the march is only a few steps ahead and i have to continue”。
