Xizhong Town, Dingzhou City: Ecological Agriculture Recycling “Silk” Road

At present, it is the season when loofah grows most vigorously. In the loofah greenhouse in Liantai Village, Xizhong Town, Dingzhou City, I saw long loofahs hanging under the vines of a one person tall loofah. Looking around, the eyes were filled with lush and pleasant growth.

Years of exploration in the combination of planting and breeding have turned manure into treasure, maximizing the utilization of resources and waste, forming a virtuous ecological cycle between the aquaculture and planting industries, and utilizing by-products to process and increase value, achieving a win-win situation in terms of economic, ecological, and social benefits. This is a vivid portrayal of the development of green circular ecological agriculture in Xizhong Town.

We have planted more than 30 acres of loofah, including six varieties, including eight edged loofah, Guangxi loofah, hand peeled loofah, and Jujue No.1. “Zhang Jingang, General Manager of Hebei Aofeng Animal Husbandry Group Co., Ltd., introduced that planting starts in April every year, and organic fertilizer is used as the base fertilizer throughout the entire process, achieving true” green organic “.

Tender loofah is not only a delicious dish on the dining table, but also can be used as additional products such as loofah coasters, insoles, drawer mats, and degreasers, making it very useful.

Hebei Aofeng Animal Husbandry Group adheres to the principle of “ecological cycle, green organic” and has formed four major bases for egg chicken breeding, beef cattle fattening, vegetable planting, and organic fertilizer processing. Using straw, vinegar factory distiller’s grains, and farm manure as raw materials, organic fertilizer is formed through high-temperature fermentation in a tank, which is used for the cultivation of agricultural products such as grains, melons, and fruits. It has won the reputation of agricultural product brands such as the “Lian Po Tai” series, with an annual sales revenue of over 50 million yuan, Rated as a key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization in Hebei Province.

Using organic fertilizers not only ensures pure natural and authentic taste, but also improves the quality of vegetables, making people feel more at ease when eating, “said Zhang Jingang. In his view, healthy soil can cultivate healthy plants, raise healthy animals, form green and organic agricultural products, and achieve green and circular development of agriculture and aquaculture.

Based on the actual development, Xizhong Town takes loofah as its flagship product, relying on the vegetable base of Hebei Aofeng Animal Husbandry Group, and strives to create a “loofah town”, promoting the improvement of quality and efficiency in the town’s economic development, and continuously expanding new paths for people to increase income and become rich. More than 30 acres of loofah have been planted on a large scale, and 30000 loofah seedlings have been distributed free of charge to over 6000 households in the town. Two “loofah style streets” have been built in Dongwanghao Village.

At present, the development of ecological circular agriculture in Xizhong Town has yielded fruitful results. The entire town has formed 7 large-scale ecological agricultural planting projects, mainly focusing on waxy corn, drought resistant crops, organic vegetables, high oleic acid peanuts, special dishes, tuber crops, and strawberry seedling cultivation and planting. Seven agricultural product deep processing projects have been developed, including fresh corn, Xizhong aged vinegar, loofah products, peanuts, seasonings, noodles, and strawberry jam processing, We have created a large-scale collective economy and comprehensively and steadily promoted rural revitalization.