Economic forests become a green bank for farmers in Yumen, Gansu
Yumen City, Gansu: Economic forests become a "green bank" for farmers
(Agricultural Wealth Network) In the golden autumn season, the countryside of Yumen City is filled with the fragrance of fruit everywhere, and farmers are picking the fruits of a bumper harvest with joy. Large trucks coming from Tibet, Northeast China, Shaanxi and other places to haul fruit travel along the rural roads. After years of development, more than 16,000 mu of economic forests in Yumen City have now produced scale benefits, becoming another highlight of increasing farmers' incomes across the city. The city's annual fruit output can reach 8,000 tons, with an annual output value of nearly 10 million yuan, and fruit income has become a "green bank" for increasing farmers' incomes.
In recent years, based on local natural conditions, Yumen City has vigorously developed economic forests and identified fruit types such as apples, pears, grapes, peaches and apricots for development. In order to let farmers master fruit tree planting techniques, forestry and agricultural technology extension departments at the city and township levels hold forestry and fruit science and technology training classes every year, and compile and distribute learning materials such as the "Fruit Tree Science Popularization Handbook" and the "Fruit Tree Pest and Disease Dynamics Bulletin" for farming households, delivering techniques such as fruit tree fertilization, pollution-free management, apple bagging and fruit storage to thousands of households.
In order to ensure the effectiveness and pertinence of the training, the city designated the forestry department to take the lead, and carefully organized and selected more than ten science and technology "special commissioners", who live in townships year-round and regularly or irregularly go deep into farm courtyards and fields to provide technical guidance. Under the support and guidance of the government, currently more than 90% of farming households across the city have developed economic forests. In Nanmen Village of Yumen Town and among facility grape growers at the Yumen City Desert Control Work Station, fruit income in the past two years has been more than 20,000 yuan per mu each year, exceeding the local farmers' per capita income by 80%. Some large growers have not only moved into small Western-style buildings but also drive cars. Various fruits cultivated in Yumen City, such as grapes, peaches and apricots, have been sold to markets across the country, becoming the "pathbreakers" driving fruit development across the city.
In recent years, based on local natural conditions, Yumen City has vigorously developed economic forests and identified fruit types such as apples, pears, grapes, peaches and apricots for development. In order to let farmers master fruit tree planting techniques, forestry and agricultural technology extension departments at the city and township levels hold forestry and fruit science and technology training classes every year, and compile and distribute learning materials such as the "Fruit Tree Science Popularization Handbook" and the "Fruit Tree Pest and Disease Dynamics Bulletin" for farming households, delivering techniques such as fruit tree fertilization, pollution-free management, apple bagging and fruit storage to thousands of households.
In order to ensure the effectiveness and pertinence of the training, the city designated the forestry department to take the lead, and carefully organized and selected more than ten science and technology "special commissioners", who live in townships year-round and regularly or irregularly go deep into farm courtyards and fields to provide technical guidance. Under the support and guidance of the government, currently more than 90% of farming households across the city have developed economic forests. In Nanmen Village of Yumen Town and among facility grape growers at the Yumen City Desert Control Work Station, fruit income in the past two years has been more than 20,000 yuan per mu each year, exceeding the local farmers' per capita income by 80%. Some large growers have not only moved into small Western-style buildings but also drive cars. Various fruits cultivated in Yumen City, such as grapes, peaches and apricots, have been sold to markets across the country, becoming the "pathbreakers" driving fruit development across the city.