Fuluo Town, Zhaoping County, Guangxi: there are good ways to get rich by raising snails in paddy fields.

On April 27, after climbing along the mountain path for more than half an hour, the author followed Li Chengyuan, director of the aquatic animal husbandry and veterinary station in Fuluo Town, Zhaoping County, to the Old Liao Group in Fuqiang Village, Fuluo Town, Zhaoping County, and more than 10 "ponds" came into view. Say that the pond, at a glance to the end, only about 20 to 30 centimeters of the water surface; it looks a bit like a paddy field, because there are a lot of snails crawling.

"this used to be Yamachongtian, which has been abandoned for two or three years, but now it is my Tian Luochi." Lin Hengchu, a farmer, said that he used the transformation of wasteland in Shanchong to raise field snails, which was not only simple and practical, but also achieved good economic benefits.

"after going out to work for many years, I not only have no one to cultivate my own land, but also feel sorry to see that a lot of other people's land has been lost." Lin Hengchu says with emotion that his family has made a living by ploughing the fields for generations. Although he later went to work to earn some money, he also abandoned the ancestral estate left by his ancestors, so he was looking for a way to "invigorate" the fields.

By chance in 2014, when he was having midnight snacks with friends in the city, he heard the boss complain that there were few snails and the purchase price was high. The speaker did not intend to listen. Lin Hengchu and several villagers transferred more than 20 mu of barren fields in Shanchong under the guidance of county and town aquatic animal husbandry technicians and began to raise snails.

"as long as it is planted once in the first year, the snails will be harvested every year after that." Lin Hengchu said that the snails are well known for their fast growth and strong reproductive ability, and they can be easily seen at the edge of the field, rivers, and canals, so it is much easier to raise snails than other animals. It is understood that farming snails can harvest about 1000 kilograms per mu every year, and the income per mu is more than 10,000 yuan calculated at the price of 8 yuan per jin.

"using rice fields to cultivate snails can have the advantages of fast growth, short cycle, few diseases and convenient management. it only needs to be fed once every two or three days, and it can be fed directly with fermented chicken manure, pig manure and other farm manure. Feeding and nursing are very simple." Farmer Li Shiyao told me. Therefore, a person can manage nearly 10 mu of snail land without affecting farm work and housework at home.

Li Chengyuan, director of the Fuluo Town Aquatic Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station, said that this is the mountain spring water, and the clean water quality ensures the quality of the snails, and the temperature of the aquaculture water can be maintained at any time. It can not only receive good economic benefits, but also protect cultivated land. At present, some villagers have come to visit Fuluo Village and Niujiao Village in Fuluo Town, preparing to raise snails together.