Little cherries bear fruit to become rich

The villagers of Yanshan Village, Xiaba Town, Wudang District rely on the development of cherry industry to shake off poverty and become rich.

In May every year, when the cherries are ripe, the mountains are covered with red cherries in the rock village of Xiaba Town, Wudang District. Farmers are busy, tourists continue to flow, and there is a constant flow of traffic on the path into the village.

For Song Zhaoping, a villager in Yanshan Village, although the output of cherries has declined due to continuous rainy days this year, the income is still considerable.

In the cherry orchard, 50-year-old Song Zhaoping is still busy. "in the past, Baogu earned a few thousand yuan a year, which was only enough to make ends meet. Now that I grow cherries, I have more income, and life is much better than before. " Song Zhaoping's cherry planting area has reached 13 mu, with the highest selling for 80,000 yuan a year.

In the past, all the villagers here lived on traditional farming, covered all kinds of grain and vegetables, and depended on heaven for a living. Nowadays, almost every family grows cherries in Yanshan village. "at present, more than 3000 mu of cherries are planted in Yanshan village, with an annual output of about 60, 000 kilograms and an output value of 1.2 million yuan." Wang Chao, branch secretary of Yanshan Village, said. Yanshan Village has become the core area of cherry planting in Wudang District.

In 2003, in order to solve the local poverty and backwardness, Wudang District sent agricultural technicians to Yanshan Village to investigate the soil and climatic environment, and thought that the local area was suitable for planting economic fruit forest, so 500 mu of black pearl cherry saplings were introduced and distributed to villagers free of charge to guide trial planting. Cherry industry has grown year by year and become the main pillar industry for local villagers to develop economy.

As a result, Xiaba has become a famous "hometown of cherries". At present, Xiaba Town cherry planting area has reached more than 35000 mu, rich in 2015 more than 15000 mu, annual output of more than 4500 tons, annual output value of more than 124 million yuan. The per capita income has also increased from 2,000 yuan in that year to nearly 20,000 yuan now.

In order to solve the problem of single product, Xiaba Town explores the cultivation of more than 4000 mu of crispy plums and crispy red plums to cultivate new brand fruits. Today, in addition to cherries, crispy plums, crisp red plums, bayberries, red peaches, passion fruits, fruit tomatoes and other characteristic fruits continue to grow, gradually forming a fruit base with Xiaba brand effect.

With the rapid development of characteristic agriculture and the sound of brands, Xiaba Town actively cultivates new agricultural operators, vigorously develops rural tourism, beautiful rural construction, rural e-commerce, and promotes the integrated development of industry and poverty alleviation.

Long Yong, the boss of Nongjiale, is one of the beneficiaries. The good ecological environment, coupled with the large number of tourists picking cherries in Xiaba every year, have brought prosperous rural tourism to Xiaba. In 2012, long Yong, who had been working outside, saw this business opportunity, quit his job and returned to the village to make a loan for the biggest farm music in the town. Unexpectedly, this decision made long Yong really embark on the road to wealth. "our annual income from farm food and beverage is about 1 million yuan, accommodation is about 60, 000 yuan, and local products are sold on a commission basis of about 40, 000 yuan. excluding costs, the net profit can be 300000 yuan." This is an account calculated by long Yong.

Nowadays, more and more villagers in Xiaba Town are eating "ecological food". While protecting the green mountains and green waters, Xiaba Town has walked out a unique way to get rich.