Grasshopper farmer Zeng Biao

Zeng Biao, from the central village of evolution town in Fenggang County, introduced 50,000 East Asian migratory locust species from Hebei Guijun Farm, built 4 grasshopper breeding greenhouses, and embarked on the road of special prosperity. Currently, his grasshoppers are about to enter mating and spawning season.

In April this year, Zeng Biao, 25, returned to his hometown in the countryside from Zunyi to start his own business. He had been exposed to grasshopper farming while working in Zunyi, aiming at the breeding industry, which is still blank in Fenggang County. After returning home, he built four breeding greenhouses, each of which was 15 square meters, and one shed could raise more than 10,000 grasshoppers.

Grasshoppers were all cultivated for food. There was a famous dish called "Flying locust Tengda", which was fried grasshoppers. It was said that one catty of live grasshoppers could make three plates of such dishes. In Zunyi City, the price of such a plate of "Flying locust Tengda" had already sold for 80 yuan.

According to introduction, East Asian migratory locust meat soft, fresh, nutritious. According to expert analysis, its protein content is as high as 74.88%, fat content is 5.25%, carbohydrate content is 4.77%, and it contains 18 kinds of amino acids and various active substances. It takes only 60 days for a crop of East Asian migratory locust to be listed from hatching. During this period, it only needs to feed fodder, without epidemic prevention and medicine. The cost is low. A catty of live grasshopper can be sold for 10 yuan.

Zeng Biao introduced, grasshopper species introduced breeding success, grasshopper can reproduce by itself, do not have to invest in seed purchase. Pointing to the land full of corn seedlings next to it, he said that the corn planted here is fodder for grasshoppers. As long as the seeds are sown without medicine, it saves labor and trouble.

Zeng Biao's special breeding project attracted the attention of the town leaders. He also wants to vigorously develop East Asian migratory locust species and drive the surrounding masses to create a road to wealth together.