Exit overseas!More than 300 acres of villages in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, ushered in the harvest season

In the midsummer in July, it was the season when the tender lotus root was listed. More than 300 acres of tanada in Jiapu Natural Village, Phoenix Town, Shipan Town also ushered in the harvest season.

In the hundred acres of ravioli fields in the lotus root planting base of Jiapu Village, farmers are holding small wooden boats and walking around the lotus leaves.

I saw that they calmly turned the lotus leaves, leaned over and reached into the quagmire, explored and pulled out the lotus root along the festival, and the whole movement was in one go.

After washing the mud through the water gun, a lotus root showed a fat white and tender body. It was placed on a small wooden boat. It was mouthwatering, and the farmers' faces were filled with the joy of harvest.

The deputy president of Jiapu Cooperative said that at present, the planting area of ​​the lotus root in Jiapu Village exceeds 300 acres, and the harvest season is ushered in every summer. The price of lotus root in Jiapu Village has increased a lot over last year, about 7 yuan per catty, and it is estimated that the output value this year can reach more than 2 million yuan.

Lotus root is a common vegetable, which is not only nutritious, but also has high medicinal value. In 2019, under the guidance of the "two committees" of the superior agricultural department and the "two committees" of Huangpu Village, Jiapu Village took the introduction of high -quality lotus root varieties for trial planting as a breakthrough, developing and expanding the collective economy.

"At that time, the planting area of ​​lotus root was only more than 40 acres. After harvesting the first wave of lotus root, we found that the economic benefits were very considerable. Therefore, we continued to expand the scale of planting." , Low -lying land, fish pond, Jiapu Village surrounded the river on three sides, rich water resources, fertile soil, very suitable for lotus root growth. The grown lotus root is more fragrant and sweeter, and is loved by customers.

According to reports, the current lotus root of Jiapu Village is mainly exported to the United States and Canada, and some will be sold to the Pearl River Delta region, which is very popular.

Source: Rong Media Center, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou | Text/Reporter: Zhu Liting Picture/Reporter: Xie Xiquan

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