Zhou Kai: health vegetables lead villagers to get rich

In Lita Natural Village, Maoshan, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, an innovative university student village official successfully planted the yellow okra, known as "green ginseng", which produced good economic benefits and led the villagers to get rich together. Recently, the reporter saw Zhou Kai, deputy secretary of the Tomb East Village of the Maoshan Scenic area, and listened to him tell the story of growing vegetables in the mountains.

In 2009, Zhou Kai graduated from Jiangsu Technical normal University majoring in educational technology and became a college student village official in 2010. Zhou Kai, who went to his hometown, has been thinking about the way to get rich. Once he accidentally saw a TV introduction to the okra planting project, which aroused his interest. After collecting relevant information, his idea of growing "health-preserving vegetables" became more and more intense.

In April 2012, Zhou Kaiser planted the first batch of okra seeds and began his entrepreneurial journey. When he planted vegetables for the first time, he only knew the ups and downs: in the early stage, the plants were close to the nest wind, which affected crop production, and only after several adjustments did he master the best size; in the later stage, it was difficult to shape the fruit when he was topdressing; he did not do a good job of protection when picking the fruit. I was stung by bristles on the stems and leaves, and it was unbearable to itch. Zhou Kai laughed off bitterness and tiredness.

In July of that year, the okra planted by Zhou Kai matured. In a vegetable field next to the Lita Reservoir, Zhou Kai introduced its growth characteristics to the villagers, holding the green vegetable that resembled sharp pepper. "this is okra. You can take some back to stir-fry shredded pork or James water cold salad. It tastes refreshing and has a delicate fragrance. To pick, wear gloves and long sleeves and cut them off with scissors. Those with a complete appearance can be sold for 20 yuan a kilogram, with a yield of 1000 kilograms per mu. Many people eat it in big cities in Beijing and Shanghai. "

Seeing the fruit planted by Zhou Kai and hearing his patient economic accounting and hand-in-hand demonstration, many villagers were tempted. Xie Yulong, Li Baoling, Li Baoyou, Xia Laixi and other villagers planted it one after another. Zhou Kai carefully taught his planting experience to the villagers, invited experts to guide them door to door, and took the lead in contacting sales. Zhou Kai said with deep feeling that planting this kind of "health vegetables" in Fudi Maoshan has increased the income of farmers. "there is no age limit for employment conditions, and most of them are farmers around the age of 60. Picking okra is 100 yuan, weeding is 80 yuan a day, and at most more than 20 people are used. last year, the vegetable planting base paid more than 50,000 yuan alone. "

In addition to okra, Zhou Kai also tried to grow special vegetables such as Mars fruits, towel gourd and apple-flavored cucumbers. As for okra, Zhou Kai said that this is a new variety, and its market popularity and recognition have not yet been widely accepted by the public. at present, their okra is only limited to the sale of fresh fruit, and wholesalers are only in Zhenjiang and Changzhou. Every bumper harvest, there are a lot of accumulated goods, which are lost because they cannot be preserved, and the benefit per mu is only 3000 yuan, which is still far from Zhou Kai's benefit goal. He inspected and learned that okra seeds can be squeezed oil. at present, the market price is as high as 600 yuan per kilogram. It is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, and its nutrition and flavor far exceed that of sesame oil and peanut oil. He moved the heart of deep processing and applied for a college student village official business loan. At present, the processing project has a large investment in the early stage, but he is full of confidence in the future development.