High Quality Development Research Tour | Kashi County, Xinjiang: Small Fruits Forming an Industrial Chain, Farmers Ensuring Wealth
In the autumn of Xinjiang, the fragrance of fruits and melons is irresistible. On September 14th, the reporter arrived in Jiashi County, Kashgar Prefecture and headed straight to the Yuejia Xinmei Industrial Park.
Take a taste of freshly picked plums, they are sweet and sour, with a lingering aftertaste that makes one unable to resist eating more.
"New plum has a good taste and is rich in nutrients, especially with high anthocyanin content, which is highly favored by the public. The product is in short supply and is exported to both domestic and international markets," said Adila Akbar, a staff member of Yuejia New Plum Industrial Park, proudly.
"Our Jiashi County has the largest area and yield of new plums in the country," Ke Youmu Abduqadir, Deputy Secretary of the Jiashi County Political Consultative Conference Party Group, told reporters. Currently, Jiashi County is planting 450000 acres of new plums, with an estimated total production of 230000 tons this year. It is understood that the area and production respectively account for about 40% and 60% of the national total. In 2022, Xinmei will drive a local per capita annual income increase of 5650 yuan.
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Bird's-eye view of Yuejia Xinmei Industrial Park. Photo by People's Daily reporter Zhang Yizhao
The Yuejia Xinmei Industrial Park in Jiashi County was built with investment assistance from Guangdong Province. The total investment is 510 million yuan, including 152 million yuan in aid to Xinjiang. The project was founded in April 2021 and completed in August of that year, covering an area of 243000 square meters. It mainly includes four functional areas: scientific research training and teaching area, demonstration and practical training variety display area, cold chain warehousing and logistics intelligent sorting area, and deep processing and packaging area. At present, it has become a national modern agricultural industrial park, a national backbone cold chain logistics base, and a national agricultural modernization demonstration zone.
Jiashi County has established the National New Plum Industry Technology Research Institute and built a 300 acre new plum germplasm resource garden to solve the "chip" problem of new plums. Build 60 standardized new plum demonstration parks, modern orchards, etc., and establish a refrigeration and preservation system with a total storage capacity of over 150000 tons, including 10000 tons in counties, 1000 tons in townships, and 100 tons in villages.
The new plums being sorted in the fresh-keeping warehouse. Photo by People's Daily reporter Bai Yang
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In the park, the fresh-keeping warehouse of Dehui Haowu Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. is exceptionally busy. The company has introduced internationally leading preservation technologies and equipment from France, Japan, the Netherlands, and other countries, solving the problem of insufficient preservation and storage technology for new plums, extending shelf life, and achieving staggered sales.
The villagers are picking new plums in the garden. Photo by People's Daily reporter Bai Yang
Kuerban Wupu, a villager from Guzai Village, Yingmaili Town, Jiashi County, was recently named the "Jiashi New Plum King". He spoke happily as he was working in the field. "I was the first person to plant new plums. At first, I had concerns and planted 4 acres. Later, the county and town supported me and sent technicians to guide me. Now, with the development of 22 acres, I can earn 300000 yuan this year without any problem. New plums are the fruit of our farmers' prosperity!"
Reviewed and signed by: Jiang Yunlong
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