Kecheng, Zhejiang: migrant girls return to their hometown to raise ostriches and become rich

Siwu Village, Jiuhua Township, Kecheng, Zhejiang Province, is located in the mountains, with a large population and little land, and farmers' income mainly depends on migrant workers. Zheng Lingling, a villager of the village, has been working in Shenzhen, Shanghai and other places since graduating from junior high school. although she did not earn much money for a few years, she has gained a lot of knowledge, and her dream of returning to her hometown to start a business has been haunting her mind.

During the Spring Festival in 2011, Zheng Lingling was keenly aware when she chatted with the villagers when she returned home for the Spring Festival that no one in her hometown had raised ostriches on a large scale. After returning to her hometown, she took out her savings from working for many years and, with the support of credit loans from the local Kecheng Agricultural and Commercial Bank, raised more than 800,000 yuan to book a batch of ostrich seedlings from a farm in Shandong for large-scale breeding. In September 2014, the first batch of ostriches were snapped up by local merchants as soon as they came out. The net income of this batch of ostriches is more than 40,000 yuan.

In mid-April this year, Zheng Lingling spent a week alone to Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other places to inspect the development of aquaculture and the market situation. Recently, her farm is ready to further expand the scale of breeding.