Chongqing Qianjiang: promoting the Development of Rural Industry, Farmers gain 430 million

(agricultural Wealth Network) since 2000, Qianjiang District, as one of the first pilot demonstration areas and counties of the project of returning farmland to forests in Chongqing, has implemented the conversion of 624500 mu of farmland to forests. grain subsidies and grain direct subsidy discounted funds, grain freight and seedling subsidies totaled 430.4 million yuan at the state and municipal level, directly benefiting more than 300,000 farmers from 68704 village (residence) committees in 30 streets and townships in the region.

It is understood that in the work of returning farmland to forests for nearly 10 years, Qianjiang District has organically combined the conversion of farmland to forests with the development of forestry industry, promoting the adjustment of rural industrial structure, and promoting the increase of farmers' income, so as to improve the ecological environment and show ecological benefits. Up to now, the area of woodland in the region has reached 1.991 million mu, an increase of 703000 mu, an increase of 5.181 million cubic meters of forest standing trees, an increase of 2.204 million cubic meters, and a forest coverage of 42%, an increase of 12.4%. The area of soil and water loss has decreased from 2214 square kilometers to 1160.49 square kilometers, and geological disasters and adverse climate have been significantly reduced. The whole region has established 55000 mu of sericulture base, 130000 mu of industrial raw material forest base based on poplar, 4 mu of walnut dry fruit base, and forest products enterprises such as sericulture company, Yinxiang wood company, Xinfeng plywood factory, etc. the income of farmers returning farmland to forest has increased year by year, and 360 million yuan has been directly subsidized by returning farmland to forest. The characteristic industry has achieved initial results. In 2008, the cocoon output of the whole region was 27000 piculs, the cocoon sales income of silkworm farmers was 22.779 million yuan, the income of kiwifruit was 6.8 million yuan, the income of planting under the forest was 31 million yuan, the income of follow-up industrial processing was 32.99 million yuan, and the income of eco-tourism was 236 million yuan.