"Come and sit in the yard!" In Naguang Village, Changle Township, Huayuan County, western Hunan, villager Liang Bingxian warmly invites everyone to visit - the well-proportioned courtyard is small and the yew trees in front of the house are evergreen all year round. , the fruit trees have sprouted and turned green, colorful zinnias have been planted along the courtyard wall, the Buddha's grass on the low fence wall is verdant, the white wall and tiles are connected with the forest terrace, corridor walk and water wheel in the distance. Echoing each other from afar, a picture of a rural area suitable for living and working emerges before your eyes.
“Don’t underestimate this palm-sized courtyard, it is of great use.
You can eat enough at home, and the remaining fruits, vegetables, chickens and ducks are purchased by the cooperative and newly planted You don’t have to worry about taking care of the Buddha’s grass, and you can sell it for money.
” Liang Bingxian said, “If you are busy with farm work during the busy season and take care of the yard during the slack season, you can earn a good income throughout the year.
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Speaking of the gratifying changes in the village, the villagers of Naguang Village sincerely praised Hunan Agricultural University.
In May 2021, the Hunan Agricultural University work team settled in Naguang Village, Changle Township, Huayuan County to carry out village assistance, and Peng Kewei served as the first secretary in the village.
How to continue to increase the income of the villagers in Naguang Village has become a difficult problem before him.
“A beautiful environment is also a productive force.
We regard the management of human settlements as a basic project for village assistance, and promote the integrated development of courtyard economy and the construction of livable, industrial and beautiful villages. , giving the countryside a completely new look, and also helping villagers increase their income and become rich," Peng Kewei said.
To this end, the School of Landscape Architecture and Art Design formed a special class. Xu Yinglong, a professor from the Department of Landscape Architecture, stayed in Naguang Village with the work team for more than 200 days, guiding farmers to clean up the unused land in front of and behind their houses. Organize the courtyard space and develop the "small orchard, small garden, tunnel chicken coop, and private vegetable garden" model to turn the "square inch of land" in the courtyard into an "income-increasing garden."
In the valley of Guangshan Mountain, the mist is thick and the sea of ??clouds is misty.
Dozens of morel greenhouses are full of life, and villagers are busily walking among the mushroom ridges to pick the first fresh and plump morels in spring.
"The growth is very good this year. The maximum yield per mu has reached 500 kilograms. The picking period can last until mid-April. I can harvest 700 to 800 kilograms today!" Changgeng Ecological Planting and Breeding in Huayuan County Peng Geng, the head of the professional cooperative, was overjoyed with the harvest.
The transformation of morels from "taking root" to "growing gold" in Naguang Village is just one of the "Industrial Development Projects" plans in the "2021-2022 Work Plan of Hunan Agricultural University in Naguang Village".
In view of the current situation that more than 90% of the cultivated land in the village is permanent basic farmland, the working team carefully considered the industrial options and designed the cultivated land efficiency enhancement of "high-end high-quality rice + alpine rice croaker + rare morel" Production model, the "Rice-Fish Mushroom Production Model Demonstration Base" has been built. By growing rice in summer, raising fish in the middle, and growing mushrooms in winter, the winter idle fields and abandoned land are efficiently used to develop industries that enrich the people. This year, 26 acres of morels are planted in the village. The output value will exceed 200,000 yuan.
"Can I grow it well without experience?" "It's so expensive, can it be sold?" During the trial planting period, the villagers were worried and did not dare to participate.
In order to help everyone quickly master the morel planting technology, Peng Kewei led farmers who were interested in planting to Hunan Agricultural University to learn the theory in class, and invited Dr. Huang Minfeng, an expert on the edible fungi research team, to Naguang Village for field work Teaching, I went to a local morel enterprise in western Hunan to visit samples and learn from experience.
From planting to picking, from drying to processing, to promotion and sales, Peng Kewei often has sleepless nights, wishing to take root in the greenhouse, for fear of living up to the expectations of the villagers. .
In order to increase product premiums and create a high-end agricultural product brand, the work team actively negotiated with the government and alumni companies and obtained the authorization to use the "Eighteen-hole Morel" trademark; the Jingyi College team has The packaging carries out a series of image designs, forming a diversified packaging system covering fresh goods, dry goods, high-quality products and general products.
The tea industry is also one of the main sources of income for the village collective economy. However, because there are no local tea processing conditions, the fresh leaves need to be transported to Jishou for processing.
In response, the work team transformed the idle village school into a tea factory and built a tea production and processing line to realize the origin processing of Naguang tea, significantly reduce industrial production costs, improve production efficiency, and strengthen tea farmers. With strong production enthusiasm, more than 2,000 kilograms of dry tea were processed that year.
In view of the shortage of local tea talents, the work team also trained a group of highly skilled and high-level tea pickers and tea makers.
Looking at Naguang Village, the construction site of 500 acres of high-standard farmland is in full swing. Large machinery shuttles back and forth, benefiting more than 80% of the farmland in the village.
Peng Minghai, a rice planting contractor, couldn’t help but feel happy: “After the high-standard farmland is built, we will have more confidence and confidence in growing grain!”
“Comprehensive rural revitalization has a long way to go. Give full play to the advantages of Hunan Agricultural University’s educational science and technology talents, adapt to local conditions, use local materials, develop industries, educate talents, increase income, and create an assistance model that can withstand the review of the people and the test of history
” Chen Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hunan Agricultural University, said.
(Correspondent Tuo Lian and reporter Yang Xiye)