Xinhe, Hebei: Develop characteristic ecological agriculture to broaden the channels of income increase in the masses

Great Wall Network · Jiyun Client News (Reporter Guo Qingmin Correspondent Li Shiqiang Liu Ying) Recently, in the black corn demonstration planting base in Jiumen Village, Xinhe County, Hebei Province, local villagers took advantage of the sunny weather to harvest black corn.

"We have traded 300 acres of cultivated land this year to try to plant black corn." Zhang Yaoning, manager of Xinhe County Juliyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters that at present, the black corn they planting has entered the harvest period. Corn is at least twice as high.

Farmers sort the black corn on the ground. Photo by Li Shiqiang Liu Ying

In recent years, Xinhe County has actively explored the new road of agricultural and tourism integration and advocating the concept of ecological agriculture development. With the model of "company (cooperative)+farmers", it vigorously develops ecological agriculture such as black corn, organic black grapes, and actively cultivates characteristic agricultural products brands , Constantly broaden the channels for increasing the masses and inject new impetus into rural revitalization. "We mainly sell fresh black corn online, and the sales of more than 20,000 yuan per day." Zhang Yaoning said.

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