Kuqa, Xinjiang: A small medicinal mulberry tree creates a big industry for getting rich

Bixibag Township, Kuqa City, Xinjiang has a good ecological environment and is very suitable for planting mulberry, small white apricot and other forest fruits. In the past, except for a small part of the medicinal mulberries that were eaten by villagers, most of them were lost and wasted. In recent years, in order to actively promote industry and promote rural revitalization, the township has focused on the industrialized management of fruits, explored a new way of cooperation between enterprises and farmers, established a mulberry canning factory, and turned the humble mulberry into a The “golden fruit” that helps farmers increase their income and become rich.

On September 5, the reporter came to the mulberry canning factory of Kuqa Chunran Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. in Bixibag Township, Kuqa City. Employees were carrying out processing operations such as cleaning, filling, and labeling of mulberries. The company is a green food and beverage processing enterprise introduced from Bixibag Township with a total investment of more than 8 million yuan. The products are jointly developed by the company and the Food Research Institute of the Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Two production lines have been built and can produce 8,000 to 10,000 bottles per day. Yaosang series of canned and alcoholic products are sold to Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang and other places through e-commerce, offline sales and other methods, with considerable sales volume.

The company’s development has driven the surplus labor force in nearby villages to achieve employment. The cooperative currently has 35 permanent employees. Due to the need to purchase a large amount of mulberry and small white apricot, etc. The products have also indirectly helped nearly 3,000 people increase their income.

Usman Baikere, a farmer from Bostan No. 2 Village, Bisibag Township, is a filling worker at a mulberry factory. He was unable to find a job in the city because he had to take care of his elderly mother. After the mulberry plant was built, he found employment at home and was able to take care of his family.

Usman Baikere, a farmer from Bostan No. 2 Village, Bisibag Township, Kuqa City, told reporters: “I didn’t have a job before, but now my job is very good, I can earn a monthly income, my parents and children can be taken care of, and my family is very good. ”

Abdussalam Alimu, a farmer from Dongfeng Village, Bixibage Township, has half an acre of mulberry trees at home, most of which were wasted before. After the medicinal mulberry factory was built, I didn’t expect that the medicinal mulberries that were not taken seriously before have now become treasures. I can earn a good income by picking mulberry trees every day and sending them to the medicinal mulberry factory.

Abdulsalam Alimu, a farmer from Dongfeng Village, Bixibag Township, Kuqa City, said: “We have a lot of medicinal mulberry trees in our family. We used to eat a little bit, but if we couldn’t finish eating, they would fall to the ground and be wasted. Now in the village, There is a medicinal mulberry factory, we can send it over and sell it, and we can earn two to three hundred yuan a day.”

Relying on the resource advantages of Bixibag Township, this year, the company will introduce new technologies, increase production lines, develop new products, expand production scale, improve efficiency, and create More economic benefits will help rural revitalization.

Wang Ligong, head of Kuche Chunran Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., said: “Our company is located in Bixibag Township, Kuqa City. It was established in 2019 and put into production in 2020. It invested more than 8 million yuan to build a mulberry and small white apricot production line. The main products include canned medicinal mulberry, canned small white apricot, medicinal mulberry wine and small white apricot wine. At present, the products are mainly sold to Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Beijing and other places. Our company purchases 80 to 100 tons of medicinal mulberry and 30 to 30 tons of small white apricot every year. 50 tons. Next, we will expand production scale, cooperate with scientific research institutes, develop new products, establish an industrial chain integrating the planting, acquisition, processing and sales of mulberry and small white apricots, and create more jobs. , and make our due contribution to rural revitalization.”

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