Yuan Jiangang, a farmer in Tuoli Town, became rich by planting Chinese yam.

On October 27, Yuan Jiangang, a villager of Kiziljar Village, Tuoli Town, Jinghe County, was digging yam with his domestic helpers.

Yuan Jiangang, 39, became a well-known local grower by growing yams. By chance three years ago, Yuan Jiangang heard that the price of yam was higher, so he inspected the local yam market and decided to plant yam.

In the first year of trial planting, Yuan Jiangang found that the sandy land in the village was very suitable for growing yams, each of which could grow to more than 1 meter long. This year, Yuan Jiangang planted 60 mu of yam, with a total output of about 120 tons. "our yams are mainly sold to Yili, and the demand is so large that they are in short supply." When it comes to sales, Yuan Jiangang is not worried at all.

It is understood that the purchase price of yam in the Xinjiang market this year is as low as 5 yuan per kilogram. Yuan Jiangang's gross income from planting yam is expected to be about 600000 yuan. Excluding the cost, the net income will reach 240000 yuan. Seeing the rich economic return of planting yam, many villagers in the same village came to learn from the classics. Yuan Jiangang said that he is willing to unreservedly impart his planting skills to the villagers around him.