Would-be "post-90s" fall in love with strawberries

In early February, strawberries are ripe and on the market in Zhongba. One morning before the Spring Festival, in Zhongba Village, Zhongba Township, a young man in long rain boots was checking the growth and disease treatment of strawberries in the fields. "this variety of strawberries is called 'Pink Lovers'. It tastes good, has a smell of milk, and is more expensive." The young man told the reporter that as it was the first time to introduce a trial plant, the disease resistance of the "pink lover" was still relatively weak and had to be observed frequently.

The young man's name is Pu Yuanlong, born in 1989, is a quasi-"post-90s". In 2011, Pu Yuanlong graduated from Panzhihua College, majoring in applied chemical engineering. After that, he worked as a technician in a coal tar processing enterprise in Qujing, Yunnan, with a monthly salary of about 7000 yuan. In October 2014, Pu Yuanlong resigned and returned to his hometown to take care of his "one mu and three mu of land".

"on the one hand, the efficiency of enterprises is declining, and the main reason is that Panzhihua is vigorously promoting the development of healthy tourism industry and modern characteristic agriculture, which makes me see the huge wealth buried in the land that has been cultivated for generations." Speaking of how to "plane food" from the field, Pu Yuanlong Cheng Zhu had in mind: "my family has 2 mu of land and has been growing strawberries since the 1990s." Now that Zhongba strawberries are becoming more and more famous, I plan to introduce more varieties for trial planting, set up their own agricultural companies and build their own brands, so that people all over the country and all over the world will like our strawberries. "

With planning, the key lies in action. In a short period of more than a year, Pu Yuanlong's hands have worn out many calluses. "being a technician in an enterprise is completely different from working in the field. As a technician, he spends more time doing experiments indoors to tackle key technical problems; now it is different. He has to work in the fields every day, and the wind, sun and rain have become the 'new normal'. " Pu Yuanlong said with a smile.

After returning to his hometown, in the face of strawberry planting and management techniques that are very different from his major, Pu Yuanlong studied by buying books, inquiring on the Internet, asking for advice, and so on. At the same time, he also tried to introduce new varieties for trial planting, which not only enriched his own strawberry varieties, but also improved his planting and management level. "this' pink lover 'belongs to a white strawberry variety, which is white when planted in other places, but in Panzhihua, due to light and other reasons, it appears pink, with a market price of about 100 yuan per jin, which belongs to a relatively high-end breed. Therefore, it is also difficult to manage, and it is also different from other strawberries in terms of planting density. This is chocolate strawberry, the market price is about 25 yuan per jin; this variety is called crispy sweet, the market price is 20 yuan per jin. " In his own land, Pu Yuanlong counts the varieties of strawberries in detail.

Of course, starting from a "layman", you will inevitably encounter some difficulties and setbacks. In more than a year of planting strawberries, Pu Yuanlong spent more than 10,000 yuan on introducing seedlings online for trial planting, and was cheated several times to buy fake and shoddy seedlings. "this is not only a lesson, but also allows me to accumulate experience." Pu Yuanlong said that the next step is to introduce more seedlings for trial planting and constantly update the varieties of strawberries.

Speaking of the income from growing strawberries, Pu Yuanlong was a little embarrassed. "he has two mu of land and has contracted one mu of land, so his gross income is about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year, and his net income is estimated to be 10,000 to 20,000." Obviously, there is a big gap between this and his income as a technician in an enterprise. In this regard, Pu Yuanlong's parents are somewhat dissatisfied, "if you don't work well in the factory, you have to come back to do farm work, how much less will it cost a year?" However, I can tell that my parents' dissatisfaction is more distressed. "how hard it is to work in the fields all day."

Pu Yuanlong has no regrets about his choice. "the process of innovation and entrepreneurship will be very long and there is no hurry." Pu Yuanlong said that he is registering his own company, and the name of the company has been approved as Yuanlong Agricultural Development Company. According to the plan, in addition to managing strawberries and mangoes, Pu Yuanlong will focus on using established agricultural companies to promote standardized cultivation and deep processing of strawberries, such as drying strawberries into dried strawberries for sale. "what I need to do now is to take every step in a down-to-earth manner, do the quality, do the market, and gradually build my own brand." Pu Yuanlong said that he now promotes his own strawberries through the help of friends and cooperation with other e-commerce businesses, and cultivates his own sales market and channels. "the variety like 'Pink Lovers' is relatively high-end, mostly for export. It has been sold to Beijing, Heilongjiang and some coastal cities. In the future, we will promote our own brand by participating in agricultural exhibitions and other ways, so that more people will recognize and accept it. "

"you can have regrets in life, but you can't leave regrets." Pu Yuanlong firmly believes that with his own hands and efforts, he will be able to work out his own sky.