Vegetable Industry Development “Vegetable” Writes a New Chapter in Rural Revitalization

Starting from 3:00 am and 4:00 am in Nanshe Village, Tangzhuang Town, Weihui City, vehicles of tricycles and small trucks drive to the vegetable wholesale market to purchase vegetables, ready to be sold to supermarkets in the urban area and major markets in Xinxiang City.

Zhao Chunsheng, Secretary of the Party Branch of Nanshe Village, stood in front of the vegetable greenhouse and said happily, “The vegetable industry is now an important industry in the village. The village has a vegetable planting area of 2000 acres, about 30 types of vegetables, an annual output of 35 million catties of vegetables, and an annual output value of 50 million. The villagers are full of enthusiasm to increase income and become rich.

This year, the vegetable seedling and efficient greenhouse construction project in Nanshe Village, Tangzhuang Town, Weihui City was carried out on a large-scale basis, driving the overall development of the village. After the project was completed and put into use, it directly solved the employment problem of more than 100 people, driving the collective economic development of 81 administrative villages. At the same time, it increased the income of 604 households enjoying policy, and vegetables “bloomed everywhere”, becoming the “golden rice bowl” for the people to become rich.

To revitalize rural areas, industrial prosperity is the key. In recent years, Weihui City has attached great importance to the development of the vegetable industry, relying on local resource advantages to encourage continuous vegetable planting, expand and strengthen the vegetable planting economy, and enhance industrial competitiveness throughout the entire chain. This not only enriches the “vegetable basket” of the people, fills the “money bag” of farmers, but also injects new vitality into rural revitalization.

The Xiayuan radish is green on the top and white on the bottom, with a symmetrical body, thick and juicy flesh, and a crispy and sweet taste. It is called Minggong radish. In 2012, Xiayuan Minggong radish was successfully selected for the second batch of “Central Plains Tribute” list, becoming a representative local product in Weihui City. Xiayuan Village seizes the opportunity, conducts multi-party cooperation, and strives to scale up the production of high-quality agricultural products. Innovate the “Company+Party Branch+Professional Cooperative+Farmers” model, establish the Minggong Xiayuan Radish Planting Professional Cooperative, and create the Minggong Radish brand.

In terms of production, hire experts from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences to guide villagers in introducing new planting technologies. Equipped with intelligent agricultural equipment and adopting an efficient water-saving irrigation mode, the average yield per mu of radish in the lower garden has reached around 8000 kilograms. On the one hand, in terms of sales, we need to increase the supply of agricultural markets and supermarkets to expand local sales, and achieve a unified product service system of planting, management, packaging, and sales. On the other hand, actively learn the “Internet plus agriculture” model, use e-commerce platforms, online celebrity live broadcast with goods, improve the visibility of advantageous agricultural products, and make the name of Xiayuan Minggong radish known. In terms of industry, establish an agricultural tourism integration model that integrates picking, sightseeing, leisure, and wholesale. Combining the advantages of regional planting, seasonal vegetables and various off-season vegetables are planted in batches to attract tourists to experience the rural customs and personally experience the joy of agricultural production. A series of endogenous measures have increased the collective economic income of the village by nearly 30%, and more than 80 rural households have participated in dividend distribution, with an average income increase of over 5000 yuan. The originally ordinary radish field has transformed into a treasure trove for the people in the lower garden.

For many years, Weihui City has adhered to the “two horse” mechanism in the development of the vegetable industry, invested a large amount of real gold, silver, and solid policy support, and the vegetable economy has become the “golden key” for farmers to increase income and become rich. The perennial planting area of vegetables is stable at around 50000 mu, with a field area of 15000 mu and an annual yield of 160000 tons. The main vegetable varieties planted are cabbage, radish, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, etc. The vegetable industry has created a good “money” landscape.