Potato poverty alleviation in a series of rural surveys in rural China

　　CCTV News (Focus Interview):Continue to pay attention to the series of rural surveys in China. Liu Yun, a poor household in Wubaiqing Village, kangbao county City, Hebei Province, participated in the potato poverty alleviation program this year. Since he planted a new type of improved potato, Xisen No.6, he seems to be a different person. In his own words, his efforts in the field are more than 10 times more than in the past. The potatoes he planted are also competitive. The potato seedlings are taller than others’ and the flowers are flourishing. It is a bumper harvest year. But near the harvest, something happened in his field.

　　On this day, a neighbor told Liu Yun that he seemed to see someone tossing in his house at night.

　　Liu Yun said, "All the vines have fallen down. These people are really hateful. They have dug at least 20 plants. All the big ones were stolen, and they were too close to the road, because the potato was of too good quality. Stay up late and watch. "

　　The harvest is in sight, and in order to defend his potatoes, Liu Yun has to fight for it — — Every day from dinner until three o’clock in the morning, I crouched beside my potato field until I got the harvest.

　　In kangbao county this year, it is rare to see more rain than in previous years. After a heavy rain, Liu Yun’s daughter-in-law suddenly found that something was wrong with her potatoes, and there were many black spots on her leaves.

　　Qu Haidong, a technician from Shandong Xisen Group Co., Ltd., came over. He told Liu Yun that this is a disease of potato called early blight. The prevention of early blight was mentioned in the training, but Liu Yun had no impression.

　　In addition to the disease, the technician soon found another problem. Qu Haidong said: "You see that your planting depth is less than 10 cm. Normally, our variety should be planted to a minimum of 15 cm. Our variety is relatively large and easy to rush out of the ground. As soon as the sun shines, it turns green. As soon as it turns green, it is not good for commercialization. No one wants it."

　　The technician told Liu Yun that insect pests on the leaves would affect the photosynthesis of potatoes. The problem of green head caused by shallow planting will also reduce production: "Normally, this variety can grow for 20 days. Now it is unnecessary. You can contact the purchaser and sell it quickly."

　　Liu Yun, who was sure to win, was poured a pot of cold water by the technician’s words.

　　On the other side, Liu Yun’s competitor — — The Xisen No.6 potato planted by Duan Fa, an old farmer, was praised by technicians.

　　However, Liu Yun is not willing to take the hard-planted Hisen No.6 potato early. He first ran to the county to feel the market for potatoes this year.

　　Although the new improved potato planted by Liu Yun has not been listed in the local market, many people know it and have a good reputation.

　　After a few days in the morning market in Kangbao County, Liu Yun found that green and organic agricultural products cost more. The potatoes in Liu Yun’s field were all farmyard manure before, and he never took medicine. He decided to stick to this point in the later period, and when the potatoes were ripe, he sold his own potatoes as green new potatoes.

　　The season of potato ripening has finally arrived.

　　Duan Fa’s son found a large harvester, and the 10 acres of potatoes in the old section were quickly harvested.

　　Liu Chunyu, the head of Himsen Group in Kangbao Base, has been busy these days. He went to various houses to ask about the harvest situation. In the first year of poverty alleviation, he was a little nervous. After seeing the potatoes in Duan Fa’s field, Liu Chunyu felt that they weighed at least 8,000 Jin. Lao Duan is also very happy and feels that he can get rid of poverty this year.

　　Liu Yun doesn’t have large machinery, but he found relatives and neighbors to help him. It is also a pleasure for everyone to collect potatoes together.

　　Liu Yun’s potato yield is 6,000 Jin per mu. Although the yield has been reduced due to diseases, the yield of traditional potatoes planted in the past has more than tripled. Liu Yun said that he was satisfied this year. It was the best year.

　　The potato wholesaler came to the old section of the field, 0.75 yuan a catty, and took away most of the cars. Lao Duan was very satisfied with the price. He said, "I’m so happy and excited!"

　　Because the yield per mu is not as good as that of Duan Fa, Liu Yun wants to win the price. He didn’t sell it to wholesalers like Lao Duan, but drove his own car to the market in Kangbao County.

　　The wholesale price of the old section is 0.75 yuan, and Liu Yun and his wife want to double it and sell it to 1.5 yuan. This price has never been seen in kangbao county. In the past, the retail price of local potatoes was only more than that of 0.6 yuan.

　　The price of a kilo of potatoes in 1.5 yuan scared off many people, and the business didn’t open for a long time.

　　The residents who visit the morning market are all experts in buying vegetables. When a street goes from one end to the other, it will soon be clear who has good things and who doesn’t. At the end of the morning market, repeat customers came. One of them was a big customer, who bought all the potatoes left by Liu Yun for one yuan a catty.

　　The potatoes were sold at a satisfactory price, and Liu Yun was in a good mood. He immediately told the good news to Liu Chunyu of Hisson Group. Spent enough time on agriculture, Liu Chunyu praised him as "a qualified farmer this time."

　　Zuo Jin and Hao Jinbao, poor households in Liuyingdi Village, moved to other places this year, and their potatoes were entrusted to large growers. After harvesting, they waited for the end of the year to share and collect money.

　　The house in the county town has been handed over, and the money divided by potatoes can just add something to the new home.

　　According to the policy, the fields in the old village are still preserved. But age and tide wait for no man, and the days of growing potatoes may never come back.

　　Although only four poor households participated in this year’s potato poverty alleviation, Kangbao Town and Wubaiqing Village Committee in kangbao county seriously held a appraisal meeting for them.

　　Four poor households who planted new varieties of potatoes have good incomes this year. Compared with previous years, Lao Duan planted 26 mu of naked oats last year, and earned one mu in 500 yuan. After a busy year, his income was only more than 10,000 yuan. This year, he took out 10 acres of land to grow new varieties of potatoes, and the income of this piece alone was more than 40 thousand yuan. Last year, Liu Yun planted 13 mu of naked oats and 2 mu of local potatoes. Because of the drought, naked oats basically failed to harvest. Two acres of potatoes yield 2,000 Jin per mu, and 0.7 yuan one Jin, with a total income of less than 3,000 yuan. This year, he planted five acres of new varieties of potatoes with a yield of 6,000 Jin per mu, earning more than 20,000 yuan. Together with naked wheat, the family income is more than 40,000 yuan, more than 10 times that of last year.

　　After one year of poverty alleviation, the initial results were achieved. Himsen Group provided potato seeds for the second year as a reward for free. Duan Fa won the first prize with the advantage of 9000 Jin per mu, while others tied for the second prize.

　　After receiving potatoes and winning prizes, these poor households are also out of poverty. Liu Yun and Lao Duan both sent word that all their land will be planted with improved varieties of potatoes next year, and other villagers are also eager to try.

　　The award ceremony caused great repercussions among the villagers.

　　Villager Huang Lu said: "We can’t do it if we don’t know it before. We have to realize this."

　　Li Tongmei, a villager, said: "With such high income and good planting, everyone is jealous. It is certain that more plants will be planted after the New Year than this year."

　　It is said that digging in the ground does not make money. In fact, as long as we rely on hard work, science and technology, and the help of all parties, we can also grow golden pimples in the soil. There are many ways to get rid of poverty, and the most important thing is ideological poverty alleviation. Get rid of the psychology of waiting, relying and wanting, and make efforts to make progress by yourself. This year, four poor households in Wubaiqing village got rid of poverty by changing their planting varieties, and they caused quite a stir in the local area. How will other villagers choose next year? Can the effect of potato poverty alleviation go up a storey still higher? We will continue to pay attention.