Building a "rice field+" industrial model to achieve a win-win situation for fishing and grain, and to increase the income of wealthy farmers
CCTV News: There is also an important grain producing area in Sichuan - Dazhou. In 2022, the total grain output of Dazhou City was 3.196 million tons, ranking first in the province for 10 consecutive years. Dazhou has a large area of grain cultivation and a high total amount, but the output value of traditional cultivation per acre of land is not outstanding. In recent years, in order to ensure stable food production and increase farmers' income, the local government has been vigorously promoting the "dual use of one field" and the comprehensive cultivation of rice and fishery, creating a "rice field+" industrial model.
At present, not only is rice growing well in Kaijiang, but rice, fish, and shrimp under the "rice field+" industry are also enjoying abundant harvests.
The "rice field+" industry model refers to the introduction of aquatic products such as fish and shrimp into rice fields, relying on the characteristics of agricultural resources and industrial foundation in local mountainous and hilly areas, to develop the rice and fishery industries with high quality, and further enhance the scale and standardization of agriculture.
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At the beginning of exploring the integrated cultivation model of rice and fishery, Kaijiang County did not have the tradition of co cultivation of rice, fish, and shrimp. The initial variety of fish and the time for feeding fry could only be explored, and the crayfish species were originally introduced from other places with low survival rates.
To solve this problem, farmers have started seeking help from professionals. The Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Kaijiang County, together with experts from the Fisheries Research Institute of Shanghai Ocean University and the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, formed a technical team of rice and fishery comprehensive planting and breeding experts to conduct on-site research and continuous experiments. Finally, it was decided to improve the survival rate through localized seedling cultivation.
With the help of scientific research experts, local farmers have also adjusted their farming methods appropriately, planting rice from June to September each year and raising shrimp from October to May of the following year. At the same time, in some rice fields, fish farming is carried out in the edge ditches, combined with rice shrimp rotation and rice fish co cultivation, which not only ensures the yield of rice but also significantly increases the yield of fish and shrimp.
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Seeing that agricultural profits are indeed getting better and better, almost all the young people in Zhuxi Village used to be away, but now more than 120 young people have returned to their hometowns to start agriculture. In Kaijiang County, there are currently 320 large farming households, with a cumulative development area of over 23500 acres of rice and fishery, which drives over 1000 farmers to become rich and increase their income every year.