This is how a goose-raising expert's dream of prosperity came true
"Goose, goose, goose, you bend your neck towards the sky and sing. Your white feathers float on the emerald water, your red feet push the clear waves." This is the timeless masterpiece "Ode to the Goose" by the Tang Dynasty poet Luo Binwang, with which people have long been familiar. The originally poetic and picturesque scenery of the Jiangnan water towns can now be seen in Baizui Village, Tunzi Town, Zhenyuan County - this is the ecologicalgoose farmof the "goose-raising expert" Liu Shuanglong.goose farmingoperation.
Recently, the reporter came to Liu Shuanglong's ecological goose farm in Baizui Village, Tunzi Town, Zhenyuan County - before seeing the goose farm, the sound of geese could be heard first. With the rising and falling chorus of "honk, honk," a flock of white geese, big and small, came into view, looking endearingly clumsy.
"Now the ecological environment in my hometown is good - green mountains and clear waters, a large forest area, and good air quality. Raising geese in orchards or woodlands means there is pure natural feed, the cost is low, and it is environmentally friendly and healthy. In particular, the Shandong Taizhou large white geese I raise are tolerant of coarse feed, highly adaptable, and have tender meat, and they can be sent to market in 75 days. Goose down is a natural thermal material and a high-quality filling material for processing down products. Goose breast meat, goose webbing, and goose liver and other products are highly nutritious, so goose meat is one of the sought-after delicacies on today's dining tables - the whole goose is a treasure." Liu Shuanglong, busy working in the farm, talked on and on about the benefits of raising large white geese.
After finishing the work at hand, Liu Shuanglong then talked about the origin of his title as a "goose-raising expert." Recalling the hardships of his early entrepreneurial path, Liu Shuanglong said with considerable emotion: "I served as a soldier, and after being discharged I struggled in the business world for more than 10 years, with both successes and failures. Now I have also saved up some money, and I want to contribute my part to changing the poor and backward appearance of my hometown." Liu Shuanglong, who harbors a dream, told the reporter that he wants to mobilize all the local people and help them escape poverty and become prosperous by raising geese.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. When he first started raising geese, he indeed took quite a few detours. His younger brother Liu Yanlong, who works as a technician at the farm, told the reporter: "When the farm had just been set up, my brother really put in a lot. Not only did he spend money, but there were also the skeptical looks of the local people. My brother had me go to Heze, Shandong, to learn goose-raising techniques, disease prevention and control, and so on. After I came back, for any goose that had problems, I would study it together with the staff of the town's epidemic prevention station, and we overcame all kinds of difficulties. Although there has been some improvement now, we dare not be the least bit careless. Now I myself also raise more than 1,000 geese, and they can be sent to market in 75 days, with each goose bringing in about 20 yuan in income. It is estimated that by the end of the year there can be 30,000 yuan in returns, and the goose eggs can be sold for money too."
In order to relieve the local people's worries, Liu Shuanglong thought of many ways. After repeated consideration, he finally decided to provide goslings to farming households on credit, and to provide feed, vaccines, farming techniques and so on free of charge. Once results were seen, he would only take back the cost. He also took on the sales of goose eggs and geese as well as the buyback of old geese. This not only freed the local people from the pressure of upfront investment, but also let them earn money with ease. Liu Shuanglong said: "This both solves the local people's worries and drives them to increase their income and become prosperous - killing two birds with one stone."
"As a village cadre, I think Liu Shuanglong has a lot of entrepreneurial drive and is also a role model for young people. Being able to give back to his hometown, we should support him. I took the lead and also raised more than 200 geese, and they have already started laying eggs. Each egg can sell for 8 yuan, and in a year just the goose eggs bring in nearly 8,000 yuan in income. Now his farm has more than 3,000 geese, and more and more people in the village are raising geese." Farming household Guo Xuanping told the reporter.
"Although the farm has been set up, its scale and development situation are still somewhat lacking. I want to ride the east wind of the twin-linkage poverty alleviation campaign, establish a farming professional cooperative and a processing factory, and with the development model of 'farming households + cooperative + enterprise,' develop my goose-raising industry into a modern large-scale farm integrating breeding, processing, sales, ecological sightseeing, and catering, leading more impoverished households onto the road of common prosperity." Speaking of his future development plans, Liu Shuanglong was full of confidence.