China News Service, Urumqi, September 29 (Yuan Pengchong) Across thousands of miles of mountains and seas, Anhui and Xinjiang are working together to empower rural revitalization. Driven by the Anhui Provincial Construction Aid Headquarters in Xinjiang, the Trichosanthes trichosanthes industry originating from Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, has landed in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. With efficient implementation speed, full-chain industrial layout, and two-way empowerment of ecological enrichment and people, it has created a new model for industrial aid to Xinjiang.
A food company in Anhui has taken root in Pishan, relying on large-scale planting, intensive processing and brand operations to build a new pattern of aid to Xinjiang integrating ecological governance, industrial upgrading and increasing people's income, allowing the Gobi desert to breed a "golden industry".
Deep cultivation across the entire chain improves quality and efficiency, and Gobi Trichosanthes achieves industrial transformation
Based on the endowment of Pishan Gobi sand soil resources, the above-mentioned companies rely on scientific and technological research to break the shackles of desert planting and promote the development of the Trichosanthes trichosanthes industry in the direction of standardization and intensification.
The company teamed up with the expert team of the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences to select excellent Trichosanthes trichosanthes varieties that are suitable for local water and soil, and innovated the "double-layer mulch alkali suppression method + intelligent drip control" technology to solve problems such as salinity-alkali and water retention difficulties in sandy soil, and significantly improve the yield and quality of Trichosanthes trichosanthes.
Compared with traditional production areas outside Xinjiang, the annual yield per mu of Trichosanthes trichosanthes roots in Pishan is 0.5 tons higher, the yield per mu of perennial Trichosanthes trichosanthes seeds is increased by 30 to 50 kilograms, and the active ingredient content of Trichosanthes trichosanthes root is outstanding.
At present, the company has built a 57,000-acre standardized Trichosanthes melon base in Zanggui Township, Pishan County, integrating contiguous land and transforming scattered land. It is developing agriculture while controlling desertified land, improving Gobi soil, building an artificial oasis, and exploring a sustainable path to control desertification, develop industry, and enrich the people.
The company has created a whole-plant utilization model of "roots used as medicine, seeds edible, pulp wine brewed, and rattan made fertilizer", supporting the construction of an organic fertilizer factory, a traditional Chinese medicine piece factory, a deep processing and brewing workshop of Trichosanthes trichosanthes seeds, and getting rid of the low value-added dilemma of primary agricultural products. Trichosanthes trichosanthes seeds are processed into snacks that sell well online, Trichosanthes trichosanthes peel and roots are processed into Chinese medicinal materials, and the pulp is used to brew special fruit wine.
At present, the annual output value of the local Gualou Industrial Park has exceeded 500 million yuan. After the third phase of the project is completed and put into operation, the total output value will be no less than 2 billion yuan. The industrial layout continues to expand outwards, and planting bases are simultaneously expanded in Yili, Kashgar, Aksu and other places. The planting scale of Trichosanthes melon in Xinjiang is expected to reach 100,000 acres. According to the plan, the “100 groups, 1,000 households, and 10,000 acres” plan will be promoted in the coming year to drive 2,000 farmers to participate in planting and continue to expand industry coverage.
Connecting farmers with farmers to accurately empower Anhui and Xinjiang cooperation and polish the Xinjiang aid brand
When industries are implemented, enriching the people comes first. The above-mentioned companies have given priority to attracting people of all ethnic groups around Pishan and Hotan to find local employment. Now they have hired more than 2,500 people to work stably, and the average monthly income of employees is more than 3,200 yuan.
The base simultaneously carries out practical training on agricultural technology, teaching skills such as seedling raising, trellising, and field management and maintenance, so that people can master the skills to make a living while working. The company innovates and explores the courtyard economic model of "village collective takes the lead + party members demonstrate + farmers follow up", implements unified supply of seedlings, full-process technical guidance, and guaranteed purchase of orders to eliminate farmers' concerns about planting and sales.
This model has helped 8 administrative villages develop large-scale cultivation of Trichosanthes melon. By 2025, the collective income of the village will increase by 5.6 million yuan, spurring the simultaneous development of surrounding commerce and supporting service industries. Many families have combined multiple benefits from land transfer, base work, and garden planting. The annual income of a dual-income family can be stabilized at 80,000 yuan, truly sharing the dividends of industrial aid to Xinjiang.
The innovative practice of Pishan Guamou industry has received great attention and full recognition at all levels. During the 10th National Counterpart Support Work Conference on Xinjiang, the Gualou Industrial Park was listed as a key observation point. When the Anhui party and government delegation visited Xinjiang for inspection, they affirmed the achievements of this industry in aiding Xinjiang.
