High income from planting traditional Chinese medicine

Time: 27 May

Venue: Zhaohe Street, Sheqi County

"Last year, my family planted 42 mu of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, with a net income of nearly 7000 yuan per mu and an annual income of 300000 yuan." At noon, the reporter saw at the Gaoqi Grain planting Professional Cooperative in Gaozhuang Village, Zhaohe Street, Sheqi County, that the person in charge of the cooperative, Liu Tiehua, was guiding the workers to weed and water, and her face blossomed with joy when talking about last year's harvest.

Liu Tiehua originally lived in Gouzhuang Village, Ma Ting Town, Xichuan County. Six years ago, she moved from her hometown in Xichuan to Gaozhuang Village in Zhaohe Street for the South-to-North Water diversion Project. After moving to his new home, how to develop and become rich has become something that Liu Tiehua thinks about day and night. More local immigrants go out to work, and a lot of land in the village is neglected to manage. After consultation with her husband, Liu Tiehua transferred more than 1100 mu of land at the price of 600 yuan per mu per year, signed an 11-year transfer contract, and invested nearly one million yuan, mainly growing corn and wheat.

Over the past two or three years, Liu Tiehua found that growing food crops did not earn much money, but the risk was not small. Last year, Atractylodes macrocephala had a bumper harvest. 42 mu of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz was harvested and shipped to the traditional Chinese medicine market in Anhui Province for sale. Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz sells for about 32 yuan per kilogram, with a total income of 300000 yuan! After study and inspection, coupled with the experience of successfully planting Atractylodes macrocephala last year, Liu Tiehua changed his mind. in addition to planting wheat on 700 mu of land, he also expanded the planting scale of Chinese medicinal materials, and divided more than 900 mu of land to plant Chinese medicinal materials such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica dahurica, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and Artemisia argyi. At the peak of employment, nearly a hundred people are needed to work in a day, which adds a sum of income to the nearby villagers.

Liu Tiehua said: "the immigration policy is good, the government helps more, and the income from growing traditional Chinese medicine is high. I also have the energy to work." At present, there are more than 1680 mu of land in circulation, accounting for 75% of the arable land in the village. " Driven by Liu Tiehua, many people get rich by planting traditional Chinese medicine. (Zhang Fei)