Middle-aged men in Chongqing grow Pleurotus ostreatus to help their neighbors shake off poverty and become rich.

Recently, 28 neat and clean black greenhouses were bathed in the sun at the Chunhuashan Village double spore mushroom planting base in Xinglong Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing. Walking into the greenhouse, I saw that one by one small white mushrooms wearing "hats" poked their heads out of the mushroom bed. Four or five mushroom farmers were picking. They were skillful in their movements. With a press and a slight twist, the small double-spore mushrooms were out of the mushroom bed.

"the boss of this base is Yu Deming. This middle-aged man is really good. He eats hard and has a lot of energy. He takes the initiative to start a business and lead the villagers to get rich. It's very good." Local villager Yu Zhongxiu said. In Chunhua Mountain Village, when Yu Deming was mentioned, everyone would give a thumbs up, and it was he who led us to break out of poverty and become rich.

Hometown policy is easy to start the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus.

"Last year, due to favorable weather, I had a bumper harvest of Pleurotus ostreatus. Coupled with order sales, my income was guaranteed." The man who spoke was Yu Deming, who was already 40 years old this year. He was short, dark-skinned and honest.

"in the past, migrant workers used to work on construction sites all the year round. Although I can earn tens of thousands of yuan a year, I have been drifting for a long time and have no sense of belonging after all. Coupled with the good hometown policy, roads, water, electricity and other infrastructure has been gradually improved, providing conditions for starting a business. " Yu Deming said with emotion.

In August 2011, after returning to his hometown, cadres at all levels in the town and village encouraged him to grow Pleurotus ostreatus. After a period of investigation and study, with the attitude of giving it a try, we invested more than 30,000 yuan that year and set up six greenhouses to grow Pleurotus ostreatus.

"because this is the first time to plant, lack of relevant technology and experience, excluding the cost, I did not make any money that year." Yu Deming said, however, that he was not discouraged, but sparked a struggle. He successively went to Chongqing Xunye Edible Mushroom Company to learn the technology and modestly sought advice from the experts of the County Committee of Agriculture. Soak in the greenhouse day and night to keep the mushrooms warm and ventilated.

In the harvest season of the second year, due to the mastery of planting and management techniques, the yield of Pleurotus ostreatus not only increased by two layers compared with the first year, but also the quality was better and the benefit was significantly improved.

Li Xiaohong, mayor of Xinglong Town, said that in fact, the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus is a project with relatively little investment and quick results, and the raw materials such as straw and cow dung needed for the project are very abundant in our county. It can also realize the recycling of local agriculture, animal husbandry and fungi.

Now the development of 28 greenhouses earns a net profit of 60,000 yuan a year.

"Sisters, hurry up and harvest, so that I can sell it as soon as possible and pay you a salary!" At present, it was the harvest time for Agaricus bisporus. Yu Deming and his wife were so busy that they hired five local villagers to harvest Agaricus bisporus for him with a daily salary of 60 yuan.

"Last year, I planted Agaricus bisporus in 28 greenhouses. The harvest began in early November last year, and the whole harvest period will not end until the end of April this year." Yu Deming said that at present, he has sold 50,000 jin of double-spore mushrooms, and his gross income is more than 100,000 yuan. excluding fertilizer, labor wages, and other costs, he has made a net profit of 90,000 yuan, and the rest of the mushrooms can make a net profit of 30,000 yuan.

Yu Deming told me that the harvest period of Pleurotus ostreatus is usually from November of the first year to April of the next year. I calculated an account by myself. According to the current scale, the income from planting Pleurotus ostreatus alone is 60,000 yuan a year.

"Why do we mushroom farmers dare to grow double-spore mushrooms? because we have a 'backstage' and we don't have to worry about selling our products." The backstage Yu Deming refers to Chongqing Xunye Edible Mushroom Company. They harvest Pleurotus ostreatus, the company will be in accordance with the agreed price, a full order to buy.

It is reported that in order to solve the worries of mushroom farmers, Chongqing Xunye Edible Mushroom Company has adopted the management model of "company + base + farmers" to develop double-spore mushrooms and promised to recycle products at protective prices to solve the sales problems of mushroom farmers.

Sow the seeds of enriching the people to realize the villagers' dream of becoming rich

"Boss Yu, how come there are so many 'flower mushrooms' in my family?" At the time of the reporter's interview, local villager Zhang Xinghua came to consult the relevant technical problems. "this is caused by the excessive humidity in the greenhouse." Yu Deming pointed out the problem bluntly.

Seeing that Yu Deming achieved good results in growing Agaricus bisporus, some local villagers with conditions also joined in. Among them, the yield of Agaricus bisporus planted by villager Luo Xiufang last year was as high as 1500 kilograms per mu, with a profit of nearly 10,000 yuan after deducting the cost.

"now many people come to me or call me to ask me about the cultivation techniques of Pleurotus ostreatus, and I explain it to them without reservation." Yu Deming said: we are all villagers in the countryside. if we can help, we will be rich only if we are rich.

"when I learn the technology, I will also grow Pleurotus ostreatus." Zhang Xiulan, who is working at the Yu Deming base, said that the reason why she went to work at Yu Deming's base, in addition to earning some working wages, she still wanted to learn planting skills here on the spot, and then go home and do it herself.

It is reported that driven by the cultivation of Yu Deming, there are more than 20 farmers in Chunhuashan Village. The Pleurotus ostreatus industry has become another backbone characteristic industry for local villagers to increase their income and become rich.