Huang Aihua: "Black Beauty" Watermelon paves the way to Wealth

Huang Aihua, Chairman of Yongzhou Yuheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.

Get rich first and then get rich, how to bring it, what achievements have you brought out? Recently, Red net News reporters approached 10 typical figures in Hunan Province who were rich first and then rich later, focusing on the ups and downs and persistence under the word "belt", talking to the "rich first" to see how they rise abruptly based on their accumulated strength and share their mental process of leading them to become rich.

In midsummer, it is full of life.

The fields of Menggongshan Village, Yitang Town, Yongzhou City are full of busy figures. The white greenhouse is connected with golden light in the sun. If you look closely, the fields are full of green and round watermelons.

Early in the morning, Guan Jieyuan began to work in his watermelon shed, looking at this and patting that, checking the growth of watermelons one by one. "this year's harvest is not bad, so earning 300000 is not a problem!" Guan Jieyuan picked the ripe watermelon and smiled shyly.

On one side, Huang Aihua, chairman of the Yongzhou Yuheng Agricultural Development Company, took over the watermelon handed over by Guan Jieyuan, and with a little knife, all he heard was the sound of "bang." the watermelon split into two halves from the middle, revealing the watery and red flesh.

Seven years ago, Huang Aihua launched the "five-Star Watermelon Professional Cooperative" in Yitang Town, and Guan Jieyuan was the first group of members to join.

Seven years later, every household planted watermelons, and the continuous planting of black beauty watermelons in Yitang town has become the largest continuous planting demonstration area in the country, driving and radiating the surrounding counties and towns to plant more than 100000 mu of black beauty watermelons, with an annual output value of more than 180 million yuan. The 3000 members of the cooperative have an average annual income of 20, 000 yuan.

"Yitang Black Beauty, Poverty Alleviation Huang Aihua" has become the two business cards of "precise poverty alleviation" in Yongzhou City.

7000 mu of barren mountains and mountains have been transformed into "golden land"

"despite the fact that Menggongshan Village is so prosperous now, seven years ago, it was still a desolation." Pan Guorong, branch secretary of Menggongshan Village, told reporters that in the past, Menggongshan Village had no industry and collective economy. Although the village has always had the tradition of growing watermelons, due to factors such as scattered cultivation, miscellaneous varieties, and planting technology that can not keep up with the market demand, melon farmers have worked hard for a year and their income is not high.

In 1984, after retiring from the army, Huang Aihua returned to his hometown to do business. With his extraordinary courage and vision, he soon achieved a little success. Looking at the desolation of his hometown, Huang Aihua has been thinking about how to use these lands to help villagers start their own businesses and become rich together.

"only large industries can promote great development!" Huang Aihua believes that industrial poverty alleviation is the best way out of poverty. In view of the local tradition of growing watermelons, he set his sights on the "watermelon industry".

Subsequently, Huang Aihua invested a large amount of money to reinvigorate the 7000 mu of wasteland in Menggong Mountain Village, planning and layout according to the planting area, breeding area, flower and seedling area, etc., leveling the land, laying irrigation facilities, and building greenhouses, turning 7000 mu of barren mountains and mountains into "golden land."

"Black Beauty" grows in "Golden Land" and watermelons are harvested two seasons a year.

In 2009, Huang Aihua initiated the establishment of the "five-Star Watermelon Professional Cooperative" to lead the development of melon farmers. "unified seedling raising", "unified technology", "unified supply of fertilizer", "unified brand" and "unified sales", making use of these five "unifications" to form agglomeration effect is Huang Aihua's purpose for the cooperative.

At the beginning of the establishment of the co-operative, many villagers were "suspicious". Guan Jieyuan is one of them, "can you really make money?" If you don't grow well, will you run out of food? "

At that time, Huang Aihua took improving the technical content and improving the quality of watermelons as his top priority. He not only invited Sun Xiaowu, an expert in watermelon breeding, to the village for on-site guidance, but also took Guan Jieyuan and several other villagers to watermelon planting bases in other provinces to learn experience.

"I saw it with my own eyes and learned it again, and now I'm relieved." In the first year, Guan Jieyuan planted 13 mu and earned more than 60,000 yuan.

When the villagers saw that the first group of members got "sweetness" from growing watermelons, they all followed suit. Soon, watermelons were planted in the fields of Menggong Mountain Village, a greenhouse was built, and the area of planting black beauty watermelons reached more than 10,000 mu.

"Watermelons that could only be planted for one season can now be planted for two seasons." Huang Aihua said that after years of exploration, the cooperative is currently preparing to plant two seasons of watermelons, which not only improves the land utilization rate, but also doubles the output value, bringing considerable economic benefits.

"if you plant a shed, you will get rid of poverty that year; after selling ten mu of melons, the car will drive home!" Now in Menggong Mountain Village, the new house with white walls and red tiles stands by the mountains, the wide and flat highway leads to the villagers' homes, and the black beauty watermelon base is vast.

"Watermelon industry" promotes the common prosperity of many industries

"the prosperity of one industry can often lead to the development of multiple industries." Ai Ke, director of the Administrative Committee of Yongzhou National Agricultural Science and Technology Park and mayor of Yitang Town, wanted to tell reporters that the "five Star Watermelon Professional Cooperative" is now the first watermelon professional cooperative in Yongzhou that integrates scientific research, production, supply and marketing. It has not only led to the planting of watermelons in surrounding towns, but also led to the common prosperity of logistics, transportation, rural tourism and other industries.

Near Menggongshan Village, which is the largest watermelon trading market in Hunan, 4,000 to 5,000 melon farmers trade here every day. Not only local melon farmers, but also many non-local melon farmers also come to trade. During peak periods, the parked trucks are out of sight.

Yitang Town has held the Watermelon Festival for six years in a row, which has changed from "selling" sales to "bringing in" sales. Tourists come to pick watermelons on their own, which not only promotes the "Yitang" brand black beauty watermelons, but also promotes the local tourism industry.

In Huang Aihua's view, the driving effect of the "watermelon industry" is similar to his relationship with the villagers. "my success is inseparable from the villagers, they need me, and I need them even more. Together, we are win-win."

Looking forward to the future, Huang Aihua said that a long-held belief will continue to support him-"earn a lot of money and help more people."

Reporter's note: the watermelons here are delicious in the mouth and sweet in the heart.

On July 15, under the scorching sun, the reporter walked into the town of Yitang, where he could see a gratifying harvest.

Every time you go to a farmer's house, you will bring a plate of bright red watermelons with bright colors and attractive juice. These are fresh watermelons just picked from the ground, green skin and red flesh, take a bite, clear and sweet, quench thirst and fatigue, that is called a sweet.

Farmers are beaming with delight, "this year is good, not only high output, but also sold a good price."

From one-person family to getting rid of poverty in the whole village, from the dominance of one industry to the integration of three industries, in Yitang Town, we have really seen a "win-win" or even "multi-win" way to get rich.

This taste is sweet, sweet in the mouth and beautiful in the heart.