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The jute potatoes in the eastern suburbs are very famous. . .
Scientific name: Potato
Common name: Yam and potato eggs
Origin: Dongjiao Township, Wangkui County
Use and function: Potato It is the leading crop of the rural characteristic economy of our county and has become a pillar industry for the development of the characteristic economy. The "Jute" potatoes of Dongjiao Township have registered the "Jute" trademark with the State Trademark Administration, becoming the first domestic potato trademark. It applied for a patent in the National Patent Office and was recognized as a specialty of Heilongjiang. "Jute" seed potatoes have been sold to 14 provinces, more than 40 cities and counties across the country, and exported to Russia, North Korea and other countries. "Jute seed" potatoes are rich in nutrients such as starch, sugar, protein, minerals, salts and vitamin B. They have the characteristics of early maturation, high yield, good taste, good storage and transportation resistance, and are edible. It is also widely used in industry. The color and viscosity of the starch produced from "Jute" potatoes exceeds that of other potato starches. Pure starch and its derivatives have a wide range of applications and can be used as adhesives and thickeners. agents, stabilizers, additives, etc. It is used in various fields such as food, textile, petrochemical industry, medicine and so on, and the market prospect is extremely broad.
Dongjiao Township has become a famous potato planting base in the country. The planting area has continued to expand and has spread to other towns in the county and neighboring cities and counties. At this year's World Expo and the Harbin Trade Fair, it was recognized by domestic and foreign merchants, and purchase and sale contracts and cooperation projects were signed with some surrounding countries, making Wangkui's "Jute Seeds" go to the world and adding to the characteristics of our county. The economy has taken off.
Since the beginning of the year, Dongjiao Township in Wangkui County has closely relied on Dongjiao Natural Pigment Co., Ltd. to further promote the adjustment of the agricultural industry structure and vigorously develop the marigold industry. The planting area has expanded from 3,000 acres last year to 3,600 acres. , and formed an industrial pattern of "company + farmers + security".
In order to introduce new varieties, the township organization established a marigold overseas inspection group attended by the village party branch secretary, large growers, party members and mass representatives, and visited Faku County, Liaoning Province three times. Field investigation was conducted on the yield per mu and benefit per mu of the new American F1 marigold variety grown locally. At the same time, we went to Zhaozhou, Baoqing, Qinggang and other places with similar climate and soil conditions to the county to further verify the feasibility of planting new F1 marigold varieties. After the inspection, they organized more than 80 rural cadres and 36 large planting households in the township to go to the homes of more than 4,000 farmers in the township to widely publicize the market trends, development prospects and benefits of new varieties of marigold.* **Distribute 5,000 leaflets.
In order to promote new varieties and improve flower farmers’ planting techniques, they hired marigold planting experts from Faku County, Liaoning Province to explain planting management techniques on-site in the township, and held 4 training courses to train more than 1,000 farmers. person times, and issued 500 production technical guide CDs. The township has also set up a technical service team to provide on-site guidance to farmers' homes, explain in detail new technologies such as land selection and disease prevention, and guide flower farmers to scientifically plant marigolds.
In order to establish and improve the security mechanism, reduce the risks of flower farmers, and promote faster and better development of the marigold industry. Dongjiao Township coordinates Dongjiao Natural Pigment Co., Ltd. to sign a production and purchase contract with the flower farmers, establishing a mutually beneficial mechanism between the two with minimal risk sharing and maximum benefit sharing. Farmers only pay 50 yuan for seeds for planting 1 mu of new F1 marigold varieties (120 yuan for seeds per mu), and the rest of the seed money will be borne by the company. After autumn, the company will subsidize the seed money based on the amount of flowers sold by farmers. Those with a yield of 1,000-1,499 kilograms per mu will receive an additional 10 yuan per mu; those with a yield of 1,500-1,999 kilograms per mu will receive an additional 20 yuan per mu; those with a yield of more than 2,000 kilograms per mu will receive an additional 30 yuan per mu; after farmers plant as required, If the yield does not reach 1,000 kilograms, the company will bear all the seed payment. In addition, the company also sells flower farmers' seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural film and other production materials on credit. The farmers do not pay interest and promise to provide free planting technical services.