Xinjiang’s first secretary in the village: Build a cotton seed base in southern Xinjiang to help rural revitalization
At dawn on December 20, Li Jianghe, the first secretary of Tuanjie Village, Baghawati Township, Shache County, and some village cadres rushed to 500 acres of cotton farming field to inspect Leveling of the land.
According to the cooperation agreement reached between the Cotton Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (referred to as the China Cotton Research Institute) and Tuanjie Village, Baghawati Township, Yarkand County, the Institute will create cotton, wheat, corn, millet and other major crops and characteristics in Tuanjie Village. The “Integrated Agricultural Ecological Comprehensive Experiment Station” for new varieties of economic crops and germplasm resources is based in Yarkand and faces southern Xinjiang, carrying out the breeding of grain, cotton and characteristic economic crop varieties, and the innovation of new agricultural technologies.
Shache County is a major cotton county in Xinjiang. Tuanjie Village has a large cotton planting area. The whole village has a land area of 10,792 acres, of which 7,200 acres are cotton fields. There are also 10,000 acres of cotton farms in the village.
The plan for the year begins in spring, but it will be too late to take action until spring. Now we must prepare for spring farming. Li Jianghe told a reporter from China News Service that to provide China Cotton Research Institute with a concentrated and contiguous 500 acres of experimental fields, small plots of land need to be replaced and merged, and income compensation for walnut and almond trees on the ground needs to be reached with farmers. “After doing the work many times, the farmers have seen the changes that have taken place in the village in recent years, and they are very supportive and understanding.”
Compared to northern Xinjiang, southern Xinjiang is not cold during the day. The reporter came to the home of village cadre Aini Baikeri that day. This year, his family achieved a substantial increase in income due to the use of new varieties from the China Cotton Institute. Aini’s wife said that this year’s income from more than 160 acres of cotton was 560,000 yuan, 80,000 yuan more than before. Recently, she also spent 75,000 yuan to buy three more cows to develop breeding. Her family now has 13 cows.
Li Jianghe made some calculations and found that planting new cotton varieties can bring farmers more than 300 yuan in income per mu. In the future, after the cotton seed base is completed, farmers will earn even higher income from cotton seeds. Cotton farming management and protection will provide employment for at least 10 people.
Reporters saw slogans in many towns in Yarkand County, “Raise a few high-quality cattle to increase income and become rich.” Li Jianghe said that rural revitalization depends on industrial support. In addition to the cotton industry, Tuanjie Village will focus on livestock breeding. As one of the leading industries, farmers are mobilized to expand the scale of cattle raising. Currently, 442 households in the village have 670 cattle. By the end of next year, the number will grow to 1,000, with an average of 2.5 cattle per household, further increasing farmers’ income.
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