Getting to know Yin Guanxiong, leader of the under-forest economy

A few years ago, Yin Guanxiong, a young man from Shulou Town who had worked away from home for many years, cherished the ideal of giving back to his hometown and building a new career. After repeated research and combining the local advantageous resources, he chose a high-end agricultural ecological project and fruit forest planting industry, and founded Sichuan Pingshan Yinshi Longyang Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. The company is located in Shulou Town, Pingshan County, Yibin, by the banks of the Jinsha River. The natural ecological environment here is good, and the soil contains selenium, a trace element needed by the human body, making it suitable for growing kiwifruit.

Kiwifruit is commonly known as the "king of fruits," and New Southwest kiwifruit is unmatched by domestic kiwifruit in terms of price, quality, nutrition and other aspects, which aroused Yin Guanxiong's strong interest. So, can New Southwest kiwifruit actually be grown domestically? Can it successfully bear fruit and produce a high yield? He began long-term investigation and experimentation. Finally, he decided to formally introduce and plant New Southwest kiwifruit, and at the same time improve the variety according to domestic characteristics, in order to maintain the variety's uniqueness and increase its value.

In order to help more fellow villagers become prosperous, Yin Guanxiong visited households one by one and did the work, finally adopting a cooperation method different from that with farmers, allowing all farmers participating in planting to hold shares, so as to increase the farmers' enthusiasm for planting and form a long-term foundation for a win-win situation. Now, the first-phase planting area is close to 5000 mu, and in 2016 another 10000 mu was added, with a planting area of 60000 mu, and it has successfully borne fruit.

In the course of many years of returning home to start a business, Yin Guanxiong's entrepreneurial spirit of perseverance and tenacity, especially his idea of not forgetting to lead his fellow villagers to get rich together after becoming wealthy, won the praise of the local people and also attracted the attention of relevant media, which considered him a representative of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation."

It is reported that Pingshan Yinshi Longyang Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. will receive attention and support from the Under-Forest Economy Working Committee of the China Forestry Promotion Association, so that the kiwifruit industry can develop better and more sustainably.