Chapter 118 The hinterland of Hetao
Wuyuan County, Mongolia Province?
Guo Yang didn't realize where he was for a moment.
Fortunately, someone soon brought a few maps, some for the whole country and some for Wuyuan County.
Director Chen pointed out the location of Wuyuan County on the map.
"Wuyuan County is located on the outside of the bend of the Yellow River, in the hinterland of the Hetao, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain. It has an existing cultivated land area of 2.3 million acres. It is the main grain-producing area of Bameng, mainly planting wheat, corn, and sunflowers.
In recent years, the local area has used excessive amounts of Yellow River water for irrigation, causing serious land salinization.
Half of the per capita land is affected by salinity, and the land output is extremely low, seriously affecting the families of local farmers. Income.
Wuyuan County has encouraged farmers to grow grass, subsidized grass-growing farmers, introduced grass pellet production lines, and signed orders with processing companies for more than 50 acres. There are more than 50 continuous grass planting demonstration fields, and the planting area has reached 10,000 acres.
However, the power of the county alone is limited, and the amount of abandoned land continues to increase every year.
Don’t Mr. Guo like to chew hard bones? I think Wuyuan County might suit your taste. ”
Guo Yang stared at the map for a while, his brain working rapidly.
This is indeed a tough nut!
The area of saline-alkali land exceeds 2 million acres!
But obviously, as the main commercial grain production base of the autonomous region, it is impossible to give Jiahe the existing 1 million acres of saline-alkali farmland.
As for the more than 1 million acres of saline-alkali wasteland, Guo Yang took a closer look at the geographical map of Wuyuan County and felt that it was difficult.
“Director Chen, the saline-alkali wasteland in Wuyuan is not completely contiguous!
It should be scattered in various villages and towns. It was gradually formed due to the excessive salinity and the villagers abandoning the land. Saline-alkali wasteland.
Surrounding the saline-alkali wasteland are low-yield saline-alkali lands cultivated by farmers.
So it seems that there are more than 1 million acres of saline-alkali wasteland, but this village has 2,000 acres abandoned, and another village has 1,000 acres.
When the improvements are completed,
it is time for the villagers to step out again, and the local government will have an opportunity to take back the land.
In the end, Jiahe is likely to achieve nothing!
This bone is too hard, it may break the tooth! ”
Guo Yang shook his head repeatedly.
One million acres is indeed tempting, but the manpower, material and financial resources that companies need to pay are huge.
The Ministry of Agriculture wants to promote the development of local industries and lead the local people out of poverty and towards a well-off society.
But for enterprises, there are too many unknown risks.
Guo Yang naturally had to take the opportunity to raise conditions.
Director Chen said: "There will definitely be policy support, and the local government will also vigorously cooperate."
Guo Yang tentatively asked: "What kind of operation model will be adopted? Will farmers' land be transferred to Jiahe?"
Director Chen pondered for a moment and said: "There are too many farmers involved."
Guo Yang said flatly,
The land does not belong to Jiahe, so why does Jiahe need it? How about taking a dip in the muddy water?
Zhengse said: "Only when land is transferred centrally can unified management be facilitated and a large-scale, intensive, and modern agricultural management model be adopted."
At this time, Minister Lin knocked on the table.
“Saline-alkali land improvement is a national strategy, and the ministry also plans to create a number of typical saline-alkali land improvement project areas.
Wuyuan County is a typical example, with serious land problems such as salinity-alkali and desertification, and The commercial grain base of the autonomous region is correct to insist on centralized land transfer.
But it does not necessarily have to be all handed over to Jiahe. Local governments can also adopt centralized management and management methods such as the transfer of large planting households and village collective cooperatives.
Jiahe’s role is more of a leader.
After all, most farmers have little research on saline-alkali land improvement technology, and they are extremely unfamiliar with Alfalfa No. 1. ”
Guo Yang nodded in approval.
Step by step, leader.
The difficulty suddenly decreased.
Then Guo Yang asked: "Project funds and policy support?"
Minister Lin said: "The ministry can only coordinate water affairs, transportation, housing construction, planning, land, power supply, etc. Departments and multiple departments are working together to integrate project funds.
The specific fund policy for saline-alkali land improvement is still under study.”
Guo Yang pursed his lips, meaning that he has to raise it himself!
"How to calculate the rent for saline-alkali wasteland?"
Minister Lin raised his eyebrows, and he probably understood Jiahe's concerns.
“The rent for the first five years is free or borne by the local finance.”
“As for the contract issue, with the ministry’s endorsement, there is no need to worry at least in the short term.”
< br>Guo Yang thought that normally, five years would be just enough time to turn the saline-alkali land into fertile farmland.
Based on Alfalfa's experience, the Alfalfa No. 1 seed reserves are sufficient, and it only takes 1-2 years to complete the improvement into fertile farmland.
It will take another 2-3 years to repay the capital, and the remaining time will be a net profit.
Within a 30-year contract turnover time, only a few people can end their lives.
Guo Yang is already inclined to agree.
With upper-level endorsement,
The biggest problem is solved.
The two parties have initially reached an agreement.
Led by the ministry, Jiahe’s professional team negotiated specific investment agreements with the local government many times.
Sudden surprise, the Wuyuan County Government was stunned for a moment.
Make the negotiation of the investment agreement smooth,
Basically all the policy support the county can provide has been given.
Finally, a plan to improve more than 2 million acres of saline-alkali land in Wuyuan County was revealed.
It caused an uproar in the county!
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The western suburbs of Wuyuan County.
"Everything as far as the eye can see is a vast expanse of white, and not a single blade of grass grows on the alkaline beams. Every year I work in vain, and a large area of land is left uncultivated."
"If you grow crops in saline-alkali land, you will not be able to harvest it for nine out of ten years."
This It is the most common sight in Wuyuan County in recent years.
Walking in the fields, you can see desolation everywhere, with saline-alkali land and desertification coexisting.
Guo Yang seemed to remember two years ago.
At that time, Shuangqiao Village was also so deserted, and the sky and the earth were completely white, as if covered with snow.
But within two years, the saline-alkali land suddenly turned into golden pimples.
The huge sale of 20,000 acres of Alfalfa No. 1 made his heart even hotter.
The desire for high-grade seeds and natural energy is getting stronger and stronger. For various reasons,
Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry has taken a new step in the management of saline-alkali land.
Through negotiation, Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Wuyuan County signed an investment agreement for the treatment and transformation of saline-alkali land.
The project will be constructed in three phases.
The planned renovation area exceeds one million acres!
The first phase mainly targets the saline-alkali and desertified land in the western suburbs of the county and beyond, covering an area of more than 500,000 acres.
The project survey team is composed of Alfalfa and Wuyuan County Agricultural Technology Center, with technical assistance from the Agricultural University and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Qiu Zhendong, the person in charge of Wuyuan County Agricultural Technology Extension Center, is a native of Hetao.
He has a honest appearance and a bold personality.
But faced with the vast saline-alkali land, we are often at a loss.
“The salt content of most of the saline soil here exceeds 1.0%, making it difficult for crops to sprout. We can only grow sunflowers, and the yield is only 30% to 70% of normal.
Moreover, due to the continuous use of chemical fertilizers, farmers only cultivate the land without nourishing it, resulting in hardening of the soil and poor farming performance;
Using large trucks to plow the land for many years, the bottom layer of the plow is deep, the soil has poor ventilation and water permeability, and it is difficult for the roots to penetrate , crops are prone to lodging. "
Guo Yang smiled and said: "It sounds like the situation is better than that in Shuangqiao Village. "
Qiu Zhendong is not optimistic, "Salt-alkali is like scabies on a beautiful girl. It's time to eradicate it completely. "
Xiang Tianshan continued: "The salt types in the saline-alkali land of Wuyuan County are relatively complex, and various salts are accumulated in the same soil layer.
For example, the bare land with no grass growing in front of you is a sodium-alkaline saline-alkali land, which is impermeable to water and causes serious water accumulation after precipitation. "
After wandering around for a long time, I have basically figured out the surrounding situation.
"Lao Xiang, you are an expert in this field. Do you have a draft? "
Xiang Tianshan smiled and said: "Just prescribe the right medicine. ”
“The main types of saline-alkali are mixtures, so the improvement measures are mainly comprehensive measures. ”
"Land preparation and improvement of the drainage and irrigation system are still necessary conditions. The others are conventional deep-soaking rotary tillage, straw application, sand mixing, etc."
Qiu Zhendong asked doubtfully: "Is it too simple? No need to apply organic fertilizer, desulfurized gypsum or phosphogypsum or the like?”
“No, Alfalfa No. 1 is enough”
“Oh.” >
"Alfalfa No. 1 is really that magical?"
"I won't let you down."
Guo Yang saw a piece of woodland not far ahead, with a refreshing fragrance wafting from it.
"That is?"
"That's an orchard. Apples and pears should be ripe these days. Let's go, take you to try something new!"
Here Guo Yang was also quite surprised to see a piece of green space in the land where saline-alkali and desertification coexisted.
After a while, several people walked into the orchard.
In the orchard, there are various fruit trees such as pears, peaches, apricots, plums, angustifolia, etc. There are many varieties, and there are more than a dozen varieties of pears.
Under the feet is the fixed quicksand.
Qiu Zhendong picked a few pears from the tree and handed them to everyone. The peel was yellow-green and the shape was not very good-looking.
Guo Yang took a bite. The meat was tender and crisp, with a lot of juice.
not bad.
While asking vaguely: "Is it okay to just pick it and eat it?"
"It's okay, I came here often 20 years ago, when this place was still a piece of quicksand."
"Twenty years ago? Quicksand?"
The eyes of the people accompanying him were attracted.
At this time, the sound of leaves shaking came from the forest, and an old man with a stooped back came out.
"I asked who was so bold, but it turned out to be you, Dongzi."
"Uncle Hua, I was inspecting here today and I felt thirsty, so I picked a few pears to eat. , it still smells the same!”
The old man known as Uncle Hua looked at a few people and said, “What are you inspecting?”
“The saline-alkali land improvement project is already being publicized in the village, right? , these are the CEOs of Jiahe Group.”
"The low-yield fields and saline-alkali wasteland in the subsequent villages will mainly be transferred to them."
Yin Shaohua nodded repeatedly, and picked a few good fruits from the trees.
"Then the relationship is good, you can manage enough fruits, you can eat them as you like."
Guo Yang asked curiously: "Uncle Hua, was this orchard really quicksand 20 years ago?"
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Qiu Zhendong smiled and took over,
"When Uncle Hua graduated from the Forestry School 20 years ago, no one was managing this sandy land, so Uncle Hua took the initiative to contract it and plant trees.
At that time, there was no water, no electricity, no roads, and only one fallen
He and his classmates borrowed a level to measure the elevation, look at the surface topography, and check the underground structure. Finally, they found that this was a sand-covered building.
They wanted to plant trees. They had to flatten the sand dunes first. Without money to hire a bulldozer, Uncle Hua's family relied on a wheelbarrow and a pole to carry out sand and level the ground.
Without money to buy saplings, they went to a nearby forest farm and abandoned it. Pick up the qualified biennials and annuals, soak them for a week, and plant them in your own sand
When there was no water, he carried water to water the trees. It took him a year to dig a 10-mile-long canal to divert water. "
"Uncle Hua, I was right! You have to say these words every time you drink, and I know them by heart. "
Yin Shaohua raised his head like a big rooster and hummed.
"You pass. "
"But you kid hasn't been here for a long time. The ditches we dug have dried up long ago. Now we rely on machine wells for watering. ”
Guo Yang praised: "I admire it! I admire it! This orchard and forest farm are not small. You must make a lot of money a year!"
"There are more than 500 acres of forest land and more than 200 acres of orchards. Now they are mainly My son is taking care of it, and I usually go for a walk in the woods, look at the trees and the children, and my heart feels bright.”
When talking about income, Yin Shaohua narrowed his eyes.
"The income is not bad, the orchard can be sold for 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year."
Guo Yang said: "Uncle Hua, are you interested in buying another few hundred acres of land?
The county has many supporting policies for this saline-alkali land improvement project, including water extraction equipment, grass seeds, and even direct subsidies. ”
Seeing how Uncle Hua was thinking, Qiu Zhendong knew that he was really tempted.
The career success and Uncle Hua’s perseverance and hard-working spirit deeply affected him. The next generation.
His son and even his daughter's family have the idea of investing in the land.
(End of this chapter)