This is how Xingtuan’s good cotton is produced

This is how Xingtuan’s good cotton is produced

In early October, many places in Shanxi Province suffered from continuous rainfall and serious flood disasters. The Wujiaqu City of the Sixth Division was concerned about the disaster area and quickly raised 18,000 quilts worth 2 million yuan and shipped them to Shanxi Province on October 12, so that the affected people could feel the concern and warmth from the employees of the Corps of all ethnic groups. For a time, “Bingtuan Cotton” quickly became synonymous with “warmth” among netizens.

The XPCC is an important national high-quality cotton production base, accounting for a quarter of the country’s area and producing more than one-third of the country’s cotton, effectively ensuring the security of the country’s cotton industry. Why is the XPCC cottonquality so good? The reporter takes you to the XPCC Cotton Reclamation Area to find the answer.

[Seed selection] Improve cotton quality from the source

The long-staple cotton grown in Alar City of the First Division is famous at home and abroad. On October 10, the 117,300 acres of cotton of the 11th Regiment of the First Division began large-scale picking.

Ren Shanfu, an employee of the sixth company of the regiment, had already leveled the field ridges in advance to prepare for the operation of the cotton picking machine. Ren Shanfu said that this year, he planted 100 acres of cotton and adopted the “one primary and two auxiliary” planting model, and the quality of cotton has been significantly improved.

Ren Shanfu continued: “In the past, cotton was grown in many varieties and could not be sold at a good price. This year, the cotton varieties were unified according to the suggestions of the company’s ‘two committees’. The variety consistency is better, management is much easier, and sales The market is also better than in previous years.”

There are many varieties of cotton, which are chaotic and miscellaneous, which once seriously affected the healthy development of the cotton industry and the increase in income of cotton-growing households. In order to optimize the regional layout and variety structure of cotton and improve the consistency of cotton quality, this year, Alar City in the First Division implemented the “one main and two auxiliary” planting model (that is, promoting the cotton planting group town to use 1 main planting variety and 2 matching varieties. Carry out cotton planting), improve the quality of cotton from the source, promote the high-quality development of the cotton industry, improve the level of production intensification and scale, and help cotton farmers increase their income and become rich.

This year, Tiemenguan City of the Second Division highlighted the word “science and technology” and gave full play to the supporting technological advantages of “improved varieties + good methods” to carry out new cotton variety selection and satellite positioning and navigation precision sowing technology, water-saving irrigation technology, and machine learning technology. The promotion and application of cotton picking technology has enabled employees to mechanize the entire process of land preparation, sowing, plant protection, and harvesting, and cotton production has steadily developed towards high quality, high yield, and high efficiency.

Li Jixin, chief of the Rural Industry Development Section of the Tiemenguan City Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of the Second Division, introduced to reporters: “The division city builds high-standard farmland and deepens the cotton target price reform Taking this opportunity as a breakthrough, we will use the optimization of cotton variety structure as a breakthrough to promote the ‘one primary and two auxiliary’ cotton seed use model and promote the high-quality development of the cotton industry.”

In recent years, the Corps has regarded strengthening cotton variety management as an important measure to improve the overall quality of cotton and promote the high-quality development of the cotton industry. It has vigorously promoted the “one primary and two auxiliary” seed use model, improved the consistency of raw cotton quality, and supported various divisions to actively Select and propagate high-quality cotton varieties suitable for local cultivation; at the same time, implement a strict quality and safety certification system for commercial seeds to ensure that cotton varieties with excellent yield and quality are promoted and applied.

As early as March this year, the XPCC General Office issued the “XPCC Cotton Quality Improvement Action Plan” to effectively improve the XPCC cotton quality, lay a solid foundation for high-quality development, promote the quality and efficiency of the cotton industry, and enhance competitiveness. made clear requirements.

[Traceability] Cotton has an “ID card”

On October 25, at the Fangcao Lake Branch of Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd., vehicles hauling new cotton lined up and drove in in an orderly manner. After random inspection, weighing, and ticketing, one Each round bag of seed cotton is unloaded to the designated site for classification, and the staff affixes the “cotton quality traceability system barcode” one by one – just like this, each bag of new cotton has its own “ID card.”

The barcode of the cotton quality traceability system is printed with the date of sale, company code, company name, sales method, cotton farmer information, etc. Open the mobile phone to scan the code, and you can also see more specific information related to cotton quality.

“In the past, it was difficult to ‘palletize’ cotton after purchase and store it by household. If quality problems were found during processing, how to trace them has always been a problem.” said Li Wei, Party Secretary and Chairman of Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.

Li Wei introduced that at present, all cotton processing enterprises affiliated to the company have installed cotton quality traceability systems. The staff will grade and stack the cotton bales according to the varieties and units assigned by the cotton quality traceability system, and process the bales in the same unit in the same batch. This not only reduces the difficulty of cotton storage and classification, but also facilitates the verification of high-quality cotton quality subsidies. issued.

Fu Shengjun, an employee of the 32nd Company of Fangcao Lake Farm of the Sixth Division, said: “After being included in the cotton quality traceability system, if the quality of the cotton we grow meets the specified requirements, there will be incentives and subsidies. In this way, 100 acres of high-quality cotton At least a subsidy of 9,000 yuan can be obtained. The improved quality and efficiency of cotton have truly benefited our employees.”

This year, Wujiaqu City of the Sixth Division established a cotton quality traceability mechanism and established a layer-by-layer assessment system, starting from variety selection.��, seedling stage management, comprehensive prevention and control, harvesting and transportation, residual film management and other aspects, cotton is assessed and documented one by one, laying a solid foundation for high-quality cotton harvesting in Wujiaqu City, Sixth Division.

This year, the Corps has carried out cotton quality traceability pilot projects in various divisions and cities, built a cotton quality traceability system, and actively explored and developed a full quality traceability path from seed cotton to lint , providing guarantee for the improvement of cotton quality.

[Connection] Promote cotton quality and efficiency

“After years of development, members of the cooperative have deeply realized that building a network of interests is of great significance to the development of the cooperative and the increase of members’ income.” On November 7, Director of the Juneng Agricultural Planting Professional Cooperative of Shuanghe City, Fifth Division Wang Shitao said.

In 2018, in order to extend the cotton industry chain and expand the sales market, Wang Shitao took the lead in establishing the Juneng Agricultural Planting Professional Cooperative. The cooperative has built a “cotton processing plant + cooperative + employees” business model, introduced cotton processing business, adopted “futures + options” transactions to lock in sales prices, allowed employees to participate in the distribution of benefits from cotton processing and sales, and used processing and sales ” The leverage effect of “secondary distribution” promotes the improvement of cotton quality and explores new ways to improve cotton quality. In the year when the cooperative was established, it achieved a profit of 3.955 million yuan, bringing more than 2 million yuan of income beyond land to the 364 members, achieving the goal of developing the cooperative and increasing the income of members.

In 2020, the Juneng Agricultural Planting Professional Cooperative planted 30,500 acres of cotton and processed 4,500 tons of lint. The main quality indicators were higher than the average of the entire group, and the per capita income of the 365 members increased by more than 16,000 yuan.

Wang Shitao said that in the future, the cooperative will actively cooperate with downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to realize order planting and produce more high-quality cotton.

In recent years, Shuanghe City of the Fifth Division has actively encouraged employees to establish cotton planting cooperatives, guided cotton processing enterprises, professional cooperatives, ginning plants, etc. to establish an interest linkage mechanism between enterprises and farmers, and build the interests of “cotton-using enterprises + raw cotton processing + cooperatives” Community, promote the seamless connection of the entire cotton industry chain, promote the transformation and upgrading of the cotton industry, and improve overall quality and efficiency. Today, 139 cotton cooperatives and 2 cooperative federations have been established in Shuanghe City of the Fifth Division.

In recent years, various divisions and cities of the Corps have actively demonstrated and promoted the cooperative model led by cotton processing plants, formed a mechanism for linking interests in cotton planting and processing, and promoted industrial cotton management; at the same time, they have actively explored the participation of new agricultural business entities through market-based methods The cotton processing factory business model forms a community of interests and achieves high-quality and high-efficiency development of the cotton industry.

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