Let more orchards fly plant protection drones

Right now is the critical period for the growth of Gannan navel orange trees. In order to ensure a bumper harvest of navel oranges this year and improve the efficiency of spring management in orchards, fruit farmers in Ganxian District and Chongyi County are taking advantage of the favorable weather to use drones to carry out spring management work such as fertilization and pest control.

“Thanks to Bank of Jiujiang, I have the funds to purchase plant protection drones, which solved the problem of pesticide application in my navel orange orchard.” said Uncle Zhong, a fruit grower in Chongyi County. Uncle Zhong’s navel orange orchard covers an area of more than 200 mu. Because the orchard is located in a hilly area with uneven ground, it took nearly half a month to complete the traditional manual spraying of pesticides, and the window period for spraying pesticides is only a few days. difficulty. Not long ago, Uncle Zhong learned from the township government that if pesticides were sprayed by drones, his orchard would only need one day to complete the work. Uncle Zhong was very excited, but at that time his liquidity was very tight, and he had to borrow money to purchase drones. On this day, Uncle Zhong learned that the Party Member Volunteer Service Team of Chongyi Sub-branch of Bank of Jiujiang had come to the village to promote the policy of inclusive finance, so he went to consult. A member of the volunteer service team told him that the “Rural Industry Revitalization Loan” (Rural Revitalization Loan) launched by the Ganzhou Branch of Bank of Jiujiang was very suitable for him. So Uncle Zhong submitted the loan information to the bank staff. It only took Uncle Zhong one day from submitting materials to bank review and then to receiving the 200,000 yuan loan.

There are also a group of new technological farmers active in the fields of Ganxian District. Yang Yizhong, who opened a shop in Zhangxi Village, Jibu Town, is one of them. He is not only a diligent navel orange grower, but also many new farmers in Ganxian County who are dedicated to the cause of drone flight defense. Yang Yizhong has been growing navel oranges in Hujiang Town for 8 years, and he is well aware of the difficulty of traditional agriculture. So, in 2021, he opened an agricultural materials store in Zhangxi Village, Jibu Town, and at the same time engaged in drone flight defense work. He also served as a drone instructor in the village, using drones to serve surrounding towns.

The use of drones saves time and effort, and also reduces costs, and is becoming more and more popular among farmers. Yang Yizhong wanted to buy some drones, but faced the problem of insufficient funds. After learning about this situation during a visit to Xiacun, the party member volunteer service team of Ganxian Branch of Bank of Jiujiang actively contacted Yang Yizhong to assist him in applying for a rural industry revitalization loan. Yang Yizhong soon received a loan of 120,000 yuan from Jiujiang Bank to purchase new drones and other equipment.

In Ganzhou, more and more drones have become new farm tools for new farmers. Ganzhou has built a national inclusive financial reform pilot zone for more than two years. Jiujiang Bank Ganzhou Branch has always adhered to the leadership of party building, adhered to the market positioning of “inclusive financial bank, ordinary people’s bank, and government bank”, based on the local agricultural characteristic industry in Ganzhou, and vigorously promoted The inclusive financial business has brought inclusive financial policies to thousands of households. Up to now, the Ganzhou Branch of Bank of Jiujiang has issued 5.687 billion yuan of loans in the rural area (in the field of rural revitalization) to help rural revitalization and agricultural development. This year’s No. 1 Central Document anchors the goal of accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country and focuses on the theme of rural revitalization. Bank of Jiujiang Ganzhou Branch will continue to increase the investment in rural revitalization, improve the level of financial services, continue to deepen the financial “responsibility field” of Ganzhou, and contribute more financial strength to the revitalization of rural industries.