There is a way for families to get rich by planting Camellia oleifera.

A (reporter Yin Xiaojian trainee reporter Li Zhenyang correspondent Yang Ming) "Camellia oleifera is covered with treasures, the mountain masses can not do without, the barren hillsides of the past put on new green clothes." On the morning of September 15, Yu Guomin, chairman of the professional cooperative of Camellia oleifera, Erdaohe Village, Fangji Town, Gushi County, told reporters.

Fangji Town is located at the foot of Kangtai, the main peak of the Dabie Mountains. 100800 mu of hills and mountains occupy 78% of the town's land. "annoying at the sight of mountains" and "annoying at the sight of stones" was once the mentality of most local farmers. In recent years, Fangji Town has established the idea of "relying on the mountain to make a living", turning disadvantages into advantages, writing big articles on 100000 mu of mountains, actively guiding successful entrepreneurs to return home to develop mountain characteristic industries, and encouraging and supporting forest farmers to set up professional cooperatives. Carry out advanced technology promotion and training to attract and cultivate leading enterprises in forest products processing. At present, the town has established five characteristic industrial zones of Camellia oleifera, Chinese chestnut, traditional Chinese medicine, trees and tea.

Camellia oleifera has been planted in the area for hundreds of years, and it has high ecological and environmental protection value. after planting in one year, it has a hundred years of income, drought and waterlogging tolerance, barren tolerance and strong vitality, so it is very suitable for barren mountain afforestation. The camellia oil produced by Camellia oleifera seed has high edible and health care value, which is called Oriental olive oil.

In 2009, after Yu Guomin retired from the post of branch secretary, he saw the way to get rich in Camellia oleifera planting, going east to Anhui and south to Hunan, and after many visits to Camellia oleifera producing areas, he took the lead in establishing the first Camellia oleifera professional cooperative-Erdaohe Village Camellia oleifera professional cooperative in the county. Cooperatives adhere to the path of "cooperatives + bases + farmers" and implement an one-stop process of raising seedlings, planting, processing and marketing. At present, their cooperative has more than 6000 mu of Camellia oleifera base and accepts 680 members from 10 surrounding villages across regions, with an average annual income of more than 4000 yuan.

Now, driven by Yu people, after the local people saw the economic benefits of planting Camellia oleifera, many people spontaneously joined the army of Camellia oleifera planting, the planting area continued to increase, and Camellia oleifera has become the town's pillar industry. At present, the town has built the largest Camellia oleifera base in the county, with a planting scale of more than 25000 mu, hanging fruit area of more than 6000 mu and seed production of 3 million jin.

When it comes to the benefits of planting Camellia oleifera to farmers, Chen Guanghua, a villager of Erdaohe Village, calculated an account to the reporter: "in the past, miscellaneous trees and shrubs planted on hilly slopes could only earn dozens of yuan a year, while my family earned only 2,000 to 3,000 yuan per mu in more than 100 mu. Since 2009, driven by the cooperative, we have planted Camellia oleifera trees in more than 100 mu of mountain areas. 60 tea trees can be planted per mu, and each tree produces about 2 jin of dry seeds. According to 4.5 yuan per jin, we can earn 54000 yuan this year and net more than 40 thousand yuan after investment. Now it is only the fourth year, and when Camellia oleifera enters its peak fruit period in another three or four years, a tree will be able to produce more than 20 jin of dried tea seeds, and it will not be a problem with an annual income of NT $30,000 to NT $400,000. In addition, I also run an oil press workshop, which not only facilitates the neighbors in the neighborhood, but also earns a lot of money. "