The sense of achievement of Gansu villagers "gathering together" to shake off poverty and become rich has exploded.

In March, it is warm and cold again. In Huanpo Village, Lianfeng Town, Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, machines roar in the workshop of Kangrong traditional Chinese Medicine Professional Cooperative, and more than a dozen members are slicing selenium-rich astragalus in stock.

"selenium-rich astragalus is the golden egg for us to get rich." A cooperative member who is operating the slicing machine said.

Selenium is called by some scientists as the "king of anti-cancer" in trace elements of the human body, which can enhance immunity, prevent diabetes, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and so on. Tested by Jiangsu selenium Bioengineering Technology Research Center, the average selenium content of selenium-rich astragalus root produced by this cooperative is 798 μ g / kg, which is more than 6 times that of ordinary astragalus.

Lee Hae-Dong, head of the Kangrong traditional Chinese Medicine Professional Cooperative, is an out-and-out farmer, but his years of trafficking in traditional Chinese medicine and rich experience made him realize the importance of getting rich through science and technology. In 2010, he jointly developed with Suzhou selenium Valley Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Gansu Agricultural University and other units to apply selenium fertilizer of "nano-selenium phytonutrient" into the ditch, and then transplant astragalus seedlings into the ditch for cultivation, and successfully planted selenium-rich astragalus.

Lee Hae-Dong told reporters that the yield of ordinary dry goods of Astragalus membranaceus is about 450kg per mu, with a purchase price of 15 to 35 yuan per kilogram, while the yield of selenium-rich astragalus per mu can reach more than 650kg, and the highest purchase price is more than 200yuan, and the market is stable, unlike ordinary astragalus prices.

Lee Hae-Dong, who tasted the sweetness from the cultivation of medicinal herbs, did not forget to give a hand to the poor folks. In 2010, he encouraged poor families to join cooperatives. Today, Lee Hae-Dong 's cooperative membership has grown from more than 130 in 2010 to more than 500, of which 203 are accurate poverty alleviation households.

Cheng Yuantai, a 53-year-old villager, joined the cooperative in 2014 and received free selenium-rich astragalus seedlings from the cooperative. "at that time, the 6 mu of selenium-rich astragalus I planted earned more than 40,000 yuan." Cheng Yuantai said that before, he planted 10 mu of ordinary astragalus and Codonopsis pilosula, which added up to just over 30,000 yuan a year. "the economic benefits of medicinal materials are unstable, sometimes high and low, but selenium-rich astragalus has a high gold content and the price is stable."

According to Lee Hae-Dong, in 2015, the annual processing capacity of the cooperative Astragalus membranaceus exceeded 400 tons, the offline net income was 260000 yuan, and the net income of more than 100,000 yuan was successfully obtained by relying on Alibaba platform. "large output, high price, adequate nutrition, selenium-rich astragalus is full of treasure." Lee Hae-Dong smiled happily from ear to ear at the mention of selenium-rich astragalus.

As the birthplace of the ancient Weihe River, Weiyuan is rich in Codonopsis pilosula, Angelica sinensis, Radix Astragali and other valuable traditional Chinese medicine, with a planting area of 400000 mu. In recent years, relying on the development of science and technology, like Kangrong Chinese medicine professional cooperatives, more and more local Chinese medicine professional cooperatives and processing enterprises have emerged, becoming the "bellwether" for the masses to shake off poverty and become rich.

Zhang Zhenya, deputy secretary of the Weiyuan County CPC Committee, said that at present, Weiyuan processes more than 55000 tons of traditional Chinese medicine annually, with a comprehensive output value of 1.39 billion yuan. Among the 217 administrative villages in the county, 123 villages account for more than half of the income of the traditional Chinese medicine industry.

Zhang Zhenya said that the traditional Chinese medicine industry has become the pillar industry of Weiyuan's economic development and the industry of enriching the people. This year, the local government will also take a number of measures to strengthen the traditional Chinese medicine industry and lead more people to the road to prosperity.

The setting sun is like molten gold, scattered on the door of the workshop of Kangrong traditional Chinese Medicine Professional Cooperative. "this year, we plan to build a selenium-rich astragalus base of 2000 mu, so that more villagers can join the cooperative to shake off poverty and become rich." When it comes to plans for this year, Lee Hae-Dong is full of confidence.