Sweet, sweet, rich road.

"it is expected that the purchase price of andrographis paniculata will rise this year. Last year, I planted 340mu of andrographis paniculata in eucalyptus trees, with an average yield of 350kg per mu, a purchase price of 3.2yuan per kilogram, sales of nearly 400000 yuan and a profit of nearly 250000 yuan. Andrographis is very bitter, bugs dare not eat, I am a party member, I will lead the masses to plant bitter andrographis, take the sweet road to wealth. " Looking at the growing pieces of andrographis andrographis, Wei Yinghao, a veteran party member of Yaolan Village, Luxin Town, Wuxuan County, said confidently.

In recent years, in view of the fact that the town has many slopes and is relatively dry in autumn and winter, veteran Party member Wei Yinghao has actively explored the mode of getting rich by interplanting andrographis paniculata among tall crops: in May and June, villagers planted andrographis paniculata seeds in eucalyptus woodlands, cornfields, and cassava fields for interplanting. Because the andrographis paniculata has strong vitality, bitter taste and few diseases and insect pests, it has less investment, easy to manage, and does not need to be replanted in the coming year, and the income is higher after the cost is reduced. Interplanting andrographis paniculata among high-stem crops can greatly increase agricultural production and increase farmers' income.

In 2015, Wei Yinghao earned more than 250000 yuan from interplanting andrographis paniculata, and he did not forget that he was a communist. He set up a professional cooperative for andrographis paniculata cultivation in the village, determined to adopt the model of "company + professional cooperative + base + peasant household" to lead the people in the surrounding villages to get rich. The town government also realized that interplanting andrographis paniculata is a "short and easy" way to get rich, and formulated corresponding support policies: whoever mobilizes the masses to interplant andrographis paniculata 100 mu, the town government will reward 1000 yuan. At the same time, a contract was signed between the company and the growers, promising to purchase at a minimum price of 2 yuan per kilogram when the purchase price in the andrographis paniculata market is low.

"andrographis paniculata is easy to grow, has high economic benefits, and has reassurance that the reserve price is guaranteed. Many of our villagers have planted andrographis paniculata, and this year I will plant 30 mu." Said a villager in Guilai Village, Luxin Town, who planted 10 mu of andrographis paniculata last year. In 2016, with the support of the town government, Wei Yinghao and professional cooperatives stepped up publicity efforts to mobilize people to plant more than 1700 mu of andrographis paniculata in surrounding villages such as local, Xinxue, Guilai, Guhang and Shangtang.

It is predicted that the purchase price of andrographis paniculata will climb to about 3.60 yuan per kilogram this year. Based on the average yield of 350kg per mu, the gross income per mu will reach more than 1260 yuan, increasing farmers' income by more than 1 million yuan.