Xincheng County, Guangxi: San Hong Honey Pomelo Ying Hong Farmers' Road to Wealth

"this piece is all three red pomelos." On May 16, the author walked into the Gaoling Family Farm in Wulong Village, Masi Township, Xincheng County, and saw that clean and tidy roads were planted on both sides of the road, and rows of fruit trees more than 1 meter high were also planted with peanuts. Fruit farmers are busy pruning fruit trees with scissors.

"this piece has a total of more than 70 mu, and there will probably be more than 30 mu of hanging fruit next year. In the first year, a plant can pick 20 to 30 jin. At last year's retail price of 8 yuan per jin, it can sell for at least 200 yuan. In the third and fourth years, the fruit of a grapefruit tree can be sold for 500 to 600 yuan." In the view of Yuan Fei, owner of the Gaoling family farm, the fruit trees in front of him are his "cash cow."

Yuan Fei, 29, once went out to work to help his boss manage the orchard and learned some fruit planting skills. When he came back to discuss with his family during the Spring Festival in 2014, he decided to return home to start a business and plant Sanhong honey pomelo. With the support of his parents, he spent all the 200000 yuan sponsored by his family on renting land and ordering fruit seedlings. He successfully planted 30 mu in 2015 and continued to expand this year. At present, driven by his influence, more than 10 farmers in the village have participated in the cultivation of Sanhong honey pomelo, covering an area of more than 100 mu.

"Xiao Yuan not only provided us with technology for free, but also promised to help us sell grapefruit. As long as the market is stable, my family will be able to get rid of poverty and take off its hat in a few years. " Lan Guokang, a poor grower in Kaolingtun, said happily.

Yuan Fei's development of the cultivation of Sanhong honey pomelo has also been recognized by the Xincheng county government. in addition to subsidizing chemical fertilizers and recommending him to go out for study and training, Yuan Fei has also made every effort to help him turn his Sanhong honey pomelo garden into a typical ecological family farm in Xincheng County.

"the development of Sanhong honey pomelo industry on Gaoling Farm can increase the income of local villagers in three ways. First, the land transfer rent, leasing land for 10 years, farmers can get an one-time land rental income of 3000 yuan per mu; second, labor income, some left-behind women and older farmers can get about 80 yuan a day for working on the farm; third, three-dimensional planting and breeding, in the first three years, peanuts and rape flowers can be planted among fruit trees, and native chickens can be raised under trees after hanging fruit. " The person in charge of the county agriculture bureau told the author that planting pomelo industry has become a good way for poor farmers in the county to increase their income and become rich.

"next, I plan to develop more than 400 mu of red pomelo in several villages, such as Kaolingtun, Banyangtun, Mo Guangtun and Niuyantun, in Wulong Village, driving more than 200 farmers to create a 'hometown of Sanhong Honey Pomelo'. At the same time, combined with ecological rural construction, guide farmers to plant flowers and trees, and create ecological rural demonstration sites. When the grapefruit is ripe, we will further tap the added value of the pomelo industry through flower appreciation, fruit picking and farm music, so as to drive the villagers out of poverty and increase their income. " Yuan Fei is full of confidence in future development.