Qingcheng, Gansu Province: Breeding "Ecological Chicken" under Forest Widens Farmers 'Way to Prosperity

On May 9, Luo Jianhua, who had just delivered 1000 local chickens under the forest to the hotel, looked happy. He said, "Last year, only selling native chickens earned 100000 yuan!"

Luo Jianhua lives in the Xiongjiamiao office in Qingcheng County. When it comes to raising native chickens under the forest, he seems to be an expert. In Qingcheng County, like Luo Jianhua, there are many farmers who raise native chickens under the forest to shake off poverty and become rich.

Relying on rich woodland and fruit land resources, Qingcheng County, in accordance with the large-scale and industrial management model, through the establishment of a new type of "family farm" and cooperatives, vigorously develops the underforest economy within the county, and further broadens the channels for farmers to increase their income and become rich.

Russia Xiangbin, who lives in Heyuan Village, Nanzhuang Township, with the support of the government, used 10 mu of woodland to develop under-forest farming in 2014. After the success of the first batch of native chickens, he further expanded his scale in the second year, producing 10, 000 chickens and making a net profit of 100000 yuan. Now, Xiangbin's native chickens in Russia include Luhua Chicken, Chicken Wings and Legs with Brown Sauce and other breeds, and eggs are also in short supply. He has also increased Wechat and online sales channels. This year, he plans to put out 20,000 native chickens and contract 30 mu of dam to raise fish to actively develop circular ecological agriculture.

Qingcheng County actively guided and supported, adopted the industrialization development model of "company + base + peasant household" and "cooperative + peasant household", provided seedlings and feed for farmers, and was responsible for the technical training guidance of farmers and the price protection and recovery of products, so as to help solve the problems of farmers' lack of breeding technology and market sales. This model effectively reduces the market risk of farmers raising chickens and ensures the increase of chicken income.

In addition, Qingcheng County provides aquaculture technical training to farmers through science and technology promotion projects and skills training programs of poverty alleviation, people's societies and other departments. At the same time, establish a technical service network and set up a technical expert group for raising chickens under the forest to provide door-to-door guidance services to help farmers solve the technical problems encountered in the production process.

In Nanzhuangyuan Village and Fodianwan Village of Tuqiao Township, after nearly half a year of stocking, farmers have basically mastered the science and technology of raising chickens under the forest and achieved the goal of stocking for three months. According to statistics, Tuqiao Township invested 400000 yuan in the second quarter of 2015 and released 30, 000 chicken seedlings successively. By the end of April this year, a total of 20, 000 chickens had been released, with a net profit of 400000 yuan and an average household of more than 20, 000 yuan.

"our natural conditions are poor, there is woodland everywhere, the income from growing grain is low, and we will lose money in case of drought. Now the government advocates raising chickens under the forest, and the economic benefit is much better than growing crops and going out to work. " Li Shoujun, a farmer, said happily.

Farming under the forest is becoming a new way to increase farmers' income in Qingcheng County. Qingcheng County will explore the development of "breeding, production, storage, and marketing" in accordance with the ideas of tree brand, scale expansion, strong leader, and extension of industrial chain. efforts will be made to turn the farming of native chickens under the forest into a leading industry, drive more people to get rich and increase their income, and make agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry realize the pattern of resource sharing, complementary advantages, cycle and coordinated development.