Organic yaks lead villagers on the road to prosperity

Before dawn, in the harvest group of Gari Village, Qiaoqi Tibetan Township, Baoxing County, the cattle patrol had already gone up the mountain. According to the law of once-in-a-quarter salt, he walked to 250000 mu of natural grassland with salt on his back and brought intestinal "artifacts" to his family's 2000 yaks. Squatting, scooping out, and standing up, the cattle patrol repeated his daily actions, sprinkling salt on the flat stones at the edge of the pond and in the pasture, and herds of yaks would lick a few mouthfuls in familiar places by memory.

The owner of these yaks is a Tibetan boy who is in use. He is not tall and runs a yak cooperative in the harvest group of Gari village. After raising yaks for many years, the gift of the mountain slowly changed his life. Last year, the organic certification confirmed the quality of his yak and greatly accelerated the change of his life.

Grazing on the hillside with yaks raised in the middle

Continue the way of ecological culture

"the breeding of yaks is completely original." When it comes to the way yaks are raised, they are full of confidence. Yaks look for food in natural pastures. Cattle herders only need to feed salt once a quarter. The yaks can take good care of themselves and grow healthy and strong.

At this time of year, the temperature is lower, and it is even colder at high altitude. groups of yaks often move in grasslands at lower elevations. with luck, you can see a large herd of yaks grazing leisurely in the pastures.

Four cattle rangers were employed, and every once in a while, the cattle patrol would go up the mountain to check the location of the yak herd. The cattle patrol is the "locator" of the yak herd. The nearest activity area of yaks can be known as soon as they are asked.

"Yaks are very well-behaved and always work together, but sometimes one or two yaks get lost if they are not well-behaved. On one occasion, I walked to the other side of the mountain (belonging to the territory of Aba Prefecture) and found it in the yak herd of another collector. " Put it in use.

The cooperative has a total of more than ten employees, engaged in technical, internal inspection, sales and other work. The internal examiner is the "tracker" of organic farming, and the yak's ears are marked with their respective "identity cards". The internal inspectors regularly check and record the physical condition of each yak and conduct spot checks on the work of the staff at regular intervals.

Organic certification changes life

"Yak meat sold out as soon as it was on the market." Before getting the organic certification, the sales market in use was mainly local, and the beef could be sold out on the same day. In the nearby Shenmu base scenic spot, it is more popular with tourists. After getting the organic certification last year, many non-local businessmen came to buy organic yak meat in use. He can greatly increase his income without leaving the house.

At 4: 00 a. M. on the 21st, before dawn, the butcher hired by Zhongzhong had got up and sharpened his knife to slaughter the yak that had come back a few days ago. At 6 o'clock, steaming yak meat came out of the oven. "now we have to supply 3000 kilograms of meat a month." Put it in use.

Sales have increased and prices have gone up. In the past, each kilogram of yak meat was 20 won 40 yuan, but now it can be sold for 70 yuan locally and 120 yuan for merchants from other places. Organic yaks not only make their lives rich, but also drive the surrounding villagers to become rich.

With the middle pocket gradually bulging, began to plan for the future development. Find the market, do the packaging …... He sees greater business opportunities and is eager to connect with the market to a greater extent. "recently, we are working with a software company in Shenzhen to establish a quality traceability system." In practice, organic yaks and consumers need a "window". Consumers can see the production process of this piece of meat as long as they open the "window".

Standing in front of my home, I saw yaks grazing leisurely in the pasture, like black pearls dotted on a vast green blanket. These black pearls not only improve the lives of the villagers, but also bring them closer to the outside world.