Tao Zhongzhi: a "soil expert" growing up in the field

Taxus, sweet-scented osmanthus, camphor and other large seedlings are swaying in the wind, and groups of young pigs, chickens and rabbits walk freely, as well as brick-roofed agricultural dormitories and double-row agricultural transporters. What appears on the mountain of hope is the rich farm of farmer Tao Zhongzhi.

In late spring, when the reporter saw Tao Zhongzhi, the legal representative of the flower and fruit garden professional cooperative in Xiaobao Village, Guzhou Town, Rongjiang County, he was busy instructing workers to weed privet. "I've been in this business for 17 years, and now it's on a big scale, and I can't do it alone. Only by teaching technology to others can I lead the villagers to get rich and run a well-off society." Tao Zhongzhi said happily.

"Master Tao is recognized by the peasants here as a 'native expert' and a 'considerate person'. Relying on his hard work and painstaking research, he has planted a comprehensive base for scientific and technological demonstration, which is a school for agricultural science and technology demonstration, promotion, and radiation." "his agricultural technology not only benefits the farmers around him, but also radiates to the peasants in 12 counties and cities in Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi provinces." Had it not been for Pan Yongqing, a cadre of the Rongjiang County Federation of Trade unions, who was standing aside, it would be very difficult for the reporter to compare this plainly dressed, dark-skinned middle-aged man with the winner of the "Shennai Fund Agricultural Technology Promotion Award" of the China Agricultural Science and Education Fund. the titles of "Young Spark Leader", Provincial Labor Model, and "Local Top Talent" in Qiandongnan Prefecture are linked together.

26 years ago, Tao Zhongzhi, who graduated from Rongjiang County Vocational and Technical School, gave up the opportunity to work in the Agricultural Bureau of Rongjiang County and successively went to Wugang in Hunan, Huaxi in Guiyang, Baise in Guangxi and Chongqing to learn planting and breeding techniques. As a result of painstaking study, learned a lot of management skills and experience.

In 1994, when he returned to his hometown, he borrowed 50,000 yuan from local credit cooperatives and contracted 5 mu of residual citrus forest in the village for technical transformation. "I first sawed off the old fruit tree from the middle, then bought high-quality citrus branches, adopted high-branch grafting technology on the old tree trunk, and reasonably fertilized and controlled diseases and insect pests. This combines the advantages of old trees and high-quality citrus branches, and greatly shortens the growth period of citrus." Tao Zhongzhi introduced it to reporters.

Under the meticulous care of Tao Zhongzhi, in the second year, this remnant citrus forest was full of vitality and fruits, and nearby villagers came to visit and ask for advice. Under his door-to-door help and guidance, 12 citrus growers in Xiaobao village where Tao Zhongzhi is located have successfully achieved technical transformation, making the village's citrus income more than 500,000 yuan in 1996, making it a famous "flower and fruit village" in Rongjiang County. As a result, Tao Zhongzhi won the second prize for scientific and technological progress issued by the people's Government of Rongjiang County.

"it is the sight of the villagers who yearn for knowledge of agricultural science and technology and the affirmation of the government that have strengthened my confidence in starting a business." Tao Zhongzhi said so.

Tao Zhongzhi, who had just achieved success, was deeply aware of the great role of scientific and technological productive forces and his lack of knowledge and technology.Therefore, he did not hesitate to use all his family savings to study and study in Guizhou University, the Provincial Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, Sichuan, and other places to seek advice from experts, buy books on agricultural technology, and concentrate on reading, so as to solve the problems in production. After the launch of the distance education science and technology platform, he actively studied the practical agricultural techniques such as watermelon grafting, flower planting and seedling cultivation through the distance education science and technology platform.

Through "recharging", Tao Zhongzhi's entrepreneurial drive has doubled-since 2000, he has invested more than 600,000 yuan to undertake more than 120 mu of land on Bao County Farm, which is used to develop high-quality fruits, raise poultry, plant flowers and urban landscape trees.

In order to devote himself to production, he handed over his two-year-old child to his parents, and the couple camped on the contracted land and lived there for 10 years. Starting a business is slow and hard. During this period, Tao Zhongzhi not only experienced floods, but also experienced snow disasters, but also experienced financial difficulties, but he overcame them.

In fact, the process of Tao Zhongzhi building a 200-mu comprehensive base of characteristic fruit trees and flowers is also a process in which he has grown into a "popular science expert" recognized by farmers.

Tao Zhongzhi's base is located on the ten thousand mu dam of Chejiang River in Rongjiang. In recent years, farmers in the dam area have shifted from the traditional cultivation of grain and vegetables to the development of a variety of industries. Therefore, what they need most is advanced practical agricultural technical knowledge. In the early days, Tao Zhongzhi, who had achieved something in his studies and had some practical experience, often went to technical evening schools for farmers in several surrounding villages to teach fruit tree planting techniques to the peasants. Over the past 10 years, he has been invited by relevant departments of 16 townships, county science and technology associations, county party schools and counties to teach fruit tree cultivation techniques and melon, fruit and vegetable techniques. He was also employed by Rongjiang County Vocational and Technical School as a guest teacher, and by Qiandongnan Prefecture and Rongjiang County Science and Technology Association as a member of the roving report delegation of rural science and technology experts to teach agricultural science and technology inside and outside the county.

According to incomplete statistics, since he started his business, Tao Zhongzhi has taught more than 300 classes to peasant friends and attended more than 30000 people. Not only has he never collected any fees, he even pays for his own travel expenses.

With the popularity of fame, more and more farmers came to seek technology. The enthusiastic Tao Zhongzhi never hid privacy and successively carried out technical transformation and prevention of diseases and insect pests for the villagers' orchards, making nearly 1000 mu of orchards re-hanging fruit.

In the citrus forest in Renyu Village, Guzhou Town, due to the lack of corresponding management technology, 80% of the fruit trees were infected with canker and seven-star anthracnose. Yang Chengjiang in Chejiang Village and Zhang Chengbao in Leli Town had 300 mu of fruit trees under their careful help. Fruit trees blossom and bear fruit again; 140 mu of fruit trees in Bakai Township Credit Cooperatives are seriously shrunk due to poor management, lack of fertility, serious diseases and insect pests. Under its meticulous guidance, the fruit trees that have shrunk for many years have pulled out new buds to blossom and bear fruit, saving 200000 yuan in economic losses. Under his influence and drive, today's Xiaobao Village and Chejiang University, the original barren land has been planted with high-quality fruit trees and vegetables, and is moving towards the goal of green industrial production.

In 2006, Tao Zhongzhi was elected as the people's representative of Qiandongnan Prefecture. When he learned that the difficulties in attracting people and livestock in Yuezhai Village urgently needed to be solved, he promptly worked out a plan with the village leadership, sorted out the feasibility report, went to the state and county water conservancy departments, and received 100000 yuan in special funds. Chejiang ancient banyan group is a provincial scenic spot. Seeing the lack of green construction in the scenic area, he took the initiative to find relevant departments to help plant 850 square meters of turf and 50 scenic trees free of charge. When the local greening capital, both sides of the Liujiang River, he donated 30,000 yuan worth of saplings.

"I was born and raised here, and I love the land under my feet. All the mountains and mountains are green, and all my folks are rich. Only then can my career be considered a success!" Looking at the spectacular group of banyan trees integrated with the Rongjiang Station of the Guiyang-Guangzhou high-speed railway and the 308 provincial highway, Tao Zhongzhi is full of confidence and speaks loudly.