Dandelion specialty industry takes the lead on the road to prosperity

Recently, the author saw in Caitun Village, Shaodian Town, Shangcai County that in a dandelion planting base of several hundred mu, the yellow flowers stood out particularly brightly, and now is the time to harvest the first crop of dandelions. Every day, Liu Zhenkun, head of the dandelion planting cooperative, organizes ten workers to busy themselves with harvesting. It is reported that dandelions here can be harvested four to five times a year, and each mu of land can bring in about 5,000 yuan.

Liu Zhenkun is from Zili Village, Shaodian Town. After graduating from university, he cultivated medicinal herbs in **. After accumulating a certain amount of experience and funds, he had the idea of bringing medicinal herb cultivation, which has considerable room for development and profit, back to his hometown so that his fellow villagers could become rich through medicinal herbs. Through investigation, he chose dandelion. Dandelion is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is sweet in nature and slightly bitter, clears heat and detoxifies, reduces swelling and disperses nodules, and is a plant used both as medicine and food. In 2015, Liu Zhenkun returned to his hometown and set up a cooperative. He told reporters that growing dandelions does not require much management. After sowing seeds in the first year, it reproduces on its own, and afterward one only needs to pick it. It saves time and effort, the income is quite considerable, and sales are even less of a problem, much better than growing other crops.

Remembering his fellow villagers while becoming rich. After experiencing the benefits of growing dandelions, Liu Zhenkun prepared to guide the surrounding people to become rich together, providing everyone with seeds, experience and technical guidance. After the dandelions are harvested, they can also be sold uniformly through his cooperative.