Yang Zhen, a farmer returning to his hometown, established the first popular fig science base in Shaodong County.

On October 30, the Science and Technology Association of Shaodong County decided to list the fig base planted by Yang Zhen, a farmer returning to his hometown, as one of the top ten science and technology popularization bases in the county, giving it planting technical support and project support policies.

Yang Zhen is a villager of Watang Village, Huochang Ping Town. He has been traveling for more than three years and thinks that starting a business is better than his hometown. So in February this year, when he was browsing the Internet, he was attracted by a piece of fig planting information, so he taught himself the relevant techniques of fig planting online and searched for market information. With hope, he contracted 50 mu of arable land in the village and invested 500000 yuan to plant figs. It began to be planted in March, but it was fruitful in autumn, with a yield of more than 500 kilograms per mu, and the fruit was in short supply. Dealers bought it door-to-door at a price of 20 yuan per kilogram.

Fig is a kind of rare fruit, which is a kind of pollution-free green food with sweet taste and flat nature. it is rich in proteolytic enzymes, lipase, amylase and oxidase, which can promote the decomposition of protein, tonify the spleen and stomach, moisturize the lungs and pharynx, and moisturize the intestines. It is known as "the patron saint of human health in the 21st century". Its fresh fruit edible rate is as high as 97%, dried fruit and candied fruit up to 100%, and low acid content, no hard seeds, so it is especially suitable for the elderly and children. The fruits, leaves, branches and even the whole plant of figs can be used as medicine. Putting dry fig leaves in the bathtub can warm up and prevent neuralgia, hemorrhoid fistula, swelling and pain, as well as right cosmetic skin. The cultivation of figs has high economic benefits. Yang Zhen successfully invested in the trial planting of figs and recovered the cost in one year.

In order to drive the surrounding villagers to become rich and expand the planting area, he also applied to establish the "Shaodong Wild Fig Farmers' Professional Cooperative", attracting more than 10 villagers to join. This year, the demonstration planting area of the base will be expanded by 100 mu. To play a demonstration role in driving more farmers to plant and jointly embark on the road to prosperity. On October 27, Guo Samsung, chairman of the County Association for Science and Technology, led scientific and technological personnel to conduct research in the village, expressing appreciation for the spirit of returning farmers Yang Zhen to rely on science and technology to get rich, and immediately decided to bring back the research results for Yang Zhen to declare a demonstration base for the popularization of fig science.