Daolang native melon becomes a new favorite for farmers in Makit County to increase income and get rich

This year, **Xiyidun Township in Makit County has made full use of the region's abundant natural water and soil resources, encouraging and guiding farmers to grow green, pollution-free "Daolang native melon," exploring a new path for adjusting the industrial structure and helping farmers increase income and get rich. At present, the 1,000 mu of "Daolang native melon" in Xiyidun Village, Xiyidun Township has had a bumper harvest, becoming the "new darling" for farmers to increase income and get rich.

Sabir Abula is a major grower in Xiyidun Village, Xiyidun Township. He used to grow more than 200 mu of cotton every year, but because cotton prices have fallen in recent years, his income was greatly affected. In March this year, with the guidance and help of the **Securities Regulatory Bureau work team stationed in Xiyidun Village and the village Party branch, he planted 100 mu of land with "Daolang native melon." Because of proper management, the 100 mu of "Daolang native melon" had a bumper harvest, and for days he and his family have been busy selling melons. Sabir Abula told the reporter that the current selling price of the melons is very good; he has already sold more than 30 tons of melons, with more than 40 tons still in the field, and each mu of land can bring in more than 2,000 yuan.

In order to let farmers sell their Daolang native melons at a good price, the **Securities Regulatory Bureau work team stationed in Xiyidun Village, Xiyidun Township actively gave play to its own advantages and contacted customers from the interior**Makit County's "Daolang native melon" becomes the "new darling" for farmers to increase income and get rich to come to the village to purchase Daolang native melons, at a price higher than the wholesale price of melons on the market.

The Yonghui Superstores team is one of the enterprises contacted by the **Securities Regulatory Bureau village work team. In accordance with the development strategy of "**characteristic fruit," the enterprise signed a custom production agreement for Daolang native melons with the village at the beginning of the year. For the cooperatively grown Daolang native melons, the village's high-potassium sandy land was chosen as the base, irrigation was done with glacier meltwater, and nourishment was provided with organic fertilizer from farm cattle and sheep, adopting natural pollination to maintain the original ecological growth of Daolang native melons. After the melons ripen, Yonghui Superstores will gather the company's internal and external advantageous resources to transport the Daolang native melons from Makit County to Yonghui Superstores across the country for sale.

Ainiwaer Reheman, Party branch secretary of Xiyidun Village, Xiyidun Township, said happily: "Now about 30 tons of melons are transported to the interior every day. The village plans to expand the planting scale next year and further improve the native melon varieties. This is truly a good way to increase farmers' income."