Fenggang, Guizhou: Technicians hold classes online and villagers grow mulberry and raise silkworms
The spring tide is surging, mulberry buds are sprouting, and the mulberry garden in Chengdu Town, Fenggang County, Guizhou Province has entered a good season for spring plowing preparations. On February 27, in the “Fenggang County Sericulture Consulting and Learning Group”, the agricultural technology teacher “started a class” in the WeChat group to teach the secrets of sericulture online.
“For newly planted mulberry trees, fertilize by digging a trench 10 to 12 centimeters away from the rhizome, 15 to 20 centimeters in the second year, and 20 to 30 centimeters in the third year…”
Huang Delong from Shaba Village, Evolution Town, watched the end of the voice note “Teacher He” on WeChat and recalled the key points the teacher had just said. He took his mobile phone and farm tools and went to the mulberry field. After digging a trench 30 centimeters into the mulberry tree, he picked up his mobile phone and made a video call:
“Teacher He, is this right?”
“Yes, that’s it. After fertilizing, soil should be backfilled in time to prevent it from being washed away by rainwater and causing loss of fertility.”
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At the other end of the video, the teacher “cloud” guiding Huang Delong in spring plowing and management of mulberry fields is He Jing, a senior agronomist at the Sericulture Research Institute of the Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Since 2014, she has been providing technical guidance on sericulture to villagers.
“You can get accurate guidance online in a timely manner with just a few clicks on your phone, which is much more convenient than before.” Huang Delong said. With the “online + offline” help of agricultural technicians, he became proficient in the art of raising silkworms. In 2021, he planted 5 acres of mulberry and raised 5 batches of silkworms.
“There are many sericulture farmers in Shaba Village, and the WeChat group has a strong learning atmosphere, and many surrounding sericulture farmers have also joined the group.” Liu Xuansheng, chairman of the Xinghu Farmers’ Professional Cooperative in Fenggang County, said that currently, There are 141 people in the WeChat group, including 4 full-time sericulture technicians. Among the sericulture farmers in the group, villagers from Shaba Village account for 80%, and villagers from other townships (towns), Huichuan District of Zunyi City, and Huangping County of Qiandongnan Prefecture account for 20%.
Huang Delong, after finishing his work, clicked on his phone again. Swipe through the WeChat group chat history to see if there is any missing information.
“When we start raising silkworms in May, the group will be more lively.” Huang Delong said with a smile. Next, he will use the skills he learned to help more villagers, and everyone will embark on the road to becoming rich by growing mulberry and raising silkworms.
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