Chapter 95 Gangu
There are three 10,000-acre pepper demonstration gardens in Lanshi, Gangu, and Jinchuan. Gangu is dominated by Tianjiao No. 1, Lanshi is dominated by Red No. 1 bell pepper, and Jinchuan each accounts for half.
The demonstration bases all adopt the order planting model.
Farmers, cooperatives and enterprises that have signed agreements with Tianhe Seed Industry purchase seedlings directly from Tianhe Seed Industry. When the peppers mature, Tianhe will go to purchase them.
When certain conditions are met, Tianhe also agrees to farmers exporting finished peppers to other vendors.
At the beginning, Tianhe had no reputation among farmers.
Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1 are also new varieties and have not been tested by the market.
Farmers are not very willing to sign orders with Tianhe.
But as Tianhe promised that materials such as seedlings and agricultural film could be paid in advance by Tianhe, and the fees would be deducted from the later payment, the number of orders began to increase.
For some enterprises with guaranteed strength and credibility, as well as professional vegetable planting cooperatives, Tianhe has also paid a certain percentage of deposits in advance.
At the same time, in order to allow the agricultural department to assist in the promotion among retail investors, Tianhe has also set up a special account for supervised pepper money.
In the end, all risks in the entire order planting process were concentrated on Tianhe.
The cost of conventionally cultivated peppers is about 920 yuan per mu, and Tianhe pays at least half of it in advance.
Not counting the 20 million in the special account for purchasing peppers, Tianhe’s cash investment reached 13 to 4 million.
The income of the growers is guaranteed, the relevant departments have achieved political achievements, and Tianhe can also achieve the purpose of promotion and demonstration.
With the promotion of many parties, the construction of the demonstration base can be so smooth.
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Gangu County, known as the ‘hometown of peppers’, is one of the first counties in the country to cultivate peppers.
Gangu Weihe River area has fertile soil and good irrigation conditions, making it the most suitable area for pepper cultivation.
However, the benefits of peppers are far less than those of growing watermelons, green onions, garlic sprouts, leeks, etc.
Therefore, farmers in Sichuan area are not very enthusiastic about growing peppers.
Tianhe’s pepper demonstration base in Sichuan District only covers an area of less than 1,000 acres.
In the end, Tianhe adjusted its strategy and set its breakthrough point in the mountainous plateaus and shallow mountainous areas in the north and south where irrigation conditions were not guaranteed.
Panshi Town in the mid-mountain area is already full of buses, trucks and cars.
There were seed dealers and big growers invited by Tianhe to participate in the promotion meeting, as well as vegetable vendors who came from various places on their own. They all poured into the pepper fields hovering in the mountains.
I saw strings of green peppers dotting the branches. Workers shuttled between the rows of pepper trees to pick, sort and ship the peppers.
Pepper is a multi-harvest crop, and the fruits are harvested in batches when they are mature to reduce nutrient consumption, enhance the re-fruiting ability of peppers, and increase yields.
Big growers and seed dealers are naturally concerned about the yield and quality of peppers.
These people are all experts. After counting the number of plants and the amount of fruit produced by each plant, they know that the yield cannot be low.
Quan Bangqing is the chairman of a vegetable planting cooperative in Lan City. Although peppers are not the main variety grown in the cooperative, they have planted two hundred acres this year.
Quan Bangqing felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that the peppers in the Gangu mountainous area were having a good harvest.
Why did he come to this bullshit promotion?
"Lao Quan, just say it if you feel uncomfortable. I won't laugh."
The speaker is Zheng Yuan, who also manages a vegetable planting cooperative and is an old acquaintance with Quan Bangqing. , is also the only cooperative that has planted Tianhe seedlings.
It’s just the red No. 1 bell pepper seedlings planted. At this time, the ground is also full of big bell peppers.
But to get the most bang for his buck, he plans to wait until the peppers turn red before picking them. Ripe red peppers also have a sweeter taste.
Quan Bangqing couldn't stand Zheng Yuan's proud look and said, "This is the peak season for pepper production and sales, and the price is pitifully low, only 40 cents per pound."
" But the output is high." As Zheng Yuan spoke, he asked the technician walking aside.
“What is Tianhe’s estimated fresh pepper yield?”
The technician smiled and said, “With different cultivation conditions, the yield of Tianjiao No. 1 varies greatly. The mountainous area in front of us On the platform, the production capacity of fresh peppers per mu is more than 3,500 kilograms,” Zheng Yuan calculated, “Even if it is 3,500 kilograms, the real estate value of one mu can be 1,400 yuan.”
“It’s not high either.”
“Lao Quan, this is a mountainous area!”
Quan Bangqing is speechless. The conditions here are indeed not very good. good.
The most annoying thing is that even if the yield per mu is only 3,500 kilograms, it is higher than the 200 acres of pepper production in his cooperative. Calculated based on the amount of picking in the first crop, the final yield per mu is only about 3,000 kilograms, which is enough 500 pounds lower.
Tianhe's technicians also smiled and said,
"The conditions in the nearby villages are indeed poor, with complex terrain, poor water resources, limited irrigation conditions, poor soil, and weak ability to withstand meteorological disasters."
“Farmers mainly grow wheat and corn all year round, and the average income per mu is only six to seven hundred yuan. People in the village are often idle and have nothing to do. Most of their income in a year depends on going out to work, and family conditions are generally not good. But because of their low income, farmers are more likely to accept the development of the pepper industry. "
"After Tianhe came, many new irrigation facilities were built, and at the same time, the technology was changed from open-air direct seeding to film-covered transplanting, which was strengthened. The prevention and control of pests and diseases..."
At some point, several small circles formed on the site. A Tianhe technician was often surrounded by several growers.
"Tianhe has indeed led to an increase in farmers' income. No wonder the government is working so hard."
Someone asked: "How many kilograms of high-yield Tianjiao No. 1 is?"
"If the conditions are good, On the land, the output of Tianjiao No. 1 in open field cultivation in early spring can reach 5,000 kilograms, and the yield in protected land in early spring is nearly 10,000 kilograms.” So tempting.
And peppers are not always sold for 4 cents per catty. Fresh peppers that are on the market in the wrong season often sell for one or two yuan per catty.
The benefits would be considerable.
Many people in the crowd were interested.
Of course, some people are dismissive.
Ren Fu is now 49 years old. When he was young, he traveled around with his father and worked as a peddler. He suffered many hardships in life.
Starting at the age of 27, running various businesses.
In 1992, when the market was opened, I saw that the market for chili peppers in my hometown was in bad shape, so I started to engage in chili processing.
In 2000, we invested 130,000 yuan to establish a chili products factory. Last year, our annual sales reached 200,000 yuan.
Hearing the people from Tianhe talking about the yield of Tianjiao No. 1, Ren Fu said carelessly.
“Why do people in seed companies have this problem? They brag about their output, but in fact it’s something else.”
Speaking of this, Ren Fu thought of his own factory. The chili noodles and chili shreds produced here are bright red in color, delicate and refreshing, and have well-proportioned stripes.
With its high-quality taste, his chili products are very popular among customers.
Every year, college students and laborers in this county take a lot of them with them when they go out, as gifts for guests and friends to taste.
The supply of products exceeds demand, which makes him strive for excellence and become more and more picky about raw materials.
Slowly, he summed up his experience.
“The yield of peppers is high, but the taste is generally not very good!”
When people around me think about it, it seems to make sense.
But they regretted it at noon.
Tianhe specially prepared a dish.
The spicy aroma of fried pork with screw pepper and chilli leaves many people craving for it.
What is unique is that during the frying process, the color of Tianjiao No. 1 gradually changes to an attractive red, accompanied by an overflowing aroma that makes people salivate.
The tenderness of the lean pork and the crispiness of the chili complement each other, making the whole dish more appetizing.
(End of this chapter)