Aksu, Xinjiang: farmers realize the transformation from “identity” to “occupation”

When it comes to agriculture, many people think of the pictures of “hoeing crops at noon” and “facing the Loess and facing the sky”. Nowadays, with the deepening of the structural reform of the agricultural supply side in Aksu region of Xinjiang, science and technology has enabled agriculture, which has greatly improved the agricultural production efficiency and Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) quality. It has also cultivated a group of new professional farmers with knowledge, technology, management and good management, which has injected new momentum into the development of local modern agriculture.

science and technology enables the development of modern agriculture

Strong science and technology makes agriculture strong, and prospering science and technology makes agriculture prosper. Based on the advantages of resources, Aksu region has accelerated the development of Jiangsu Nonghua Intelligent Agriculture Technology Co.Ltd(000816) . In addition to vigorously promoting agricultural mechanization, it has also promoted satellite navigation, 5g technology and UAV production and operation to help transform and upgrade traditional agriculture to modern agriculture.

On March 8, I walked into the greenhouse of hailiqiemu maimaimaiti, a farmer in karatash village, yiqierik Town, Xinhe County, and saw her busy pruning strawberry branches and leaves. She told reporters: “now planting is more energy-saving than before. The greenhouse is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system. The temperature and humidity in the greenhouse can be mastered at any time through the intelligent management app, and the whole process management such as strawberry watering can be realized by clicking the mobile phone screen.”

Science and technology enabled agriculture is not only reflected in planting, but also in breeding. In tiereke village, tuoyibaoledi Town, Shaya County, villagers naimaiti maimaimaiti adopt the Internet integrated management and control cloud platform technology. Through monitoring, they can understand the feeding times, activities and other information of each cow, and the breeding scale is more than 100. “Scientific breeding has reduced the difficulty of management and working hours, making it easier for our farmers to increase their income,” he said

farmers’ road to prosperity is widening

In March of spring, it is the fruit tree pruning season. In the walnut garden in jigdai village, chagrak Township, Wensu County, technicians of the farmers’ Professional Cooperative of Zhumin forest and fruit are busy pruning walnut trees. In recent years, in the process of developing modern agriculture, chagrak township has encouraged farmers to develop cooperatives and other new agricultural business entities.

In recent years, Aksu region has issued many preferential policies to vigorously cultivate new agricultural business entities such as farmers’ professional cooperatives, family farms and leading enterprises of agricultural industrialization, injecting new vitality into rural development.

In Chaerqi Town, Baicheng County, thanks to the settlement of Jiashun potato Technology Development Co., Ltd., 150 jobs have been provided for surrounding residents since it was put into operation in July last year.

The main body of new agricultural management is the main force in the development of modern agriculture and an important force in the implementation of the strategy of Rural Revitalization. In order to continuously promote the high-quality development of modern agriculture, Aksu region encourages new agricultural business entities to develop appropriate scale operation and promote large-scale planting, standardized production and industrialized operation through land transfer, land equity and other forms. At present, 19 farmers’ professional cooperative federations and 2888 agricultural socialized service organizations have been established in Aksu area, attracting more than 70000 rural surplus labor force to increase employment and income.

cultivate new business entities

In the past, “farmer” was an identity. Nowadays, “farmer” is the title of occupation. With the vigorous promotion of agricultural intelligent, large-scale and mechanized farming modes in Aksu area, more and more farmers realize local employment or develop large-scale planting and breeding, and the road to prosperity is becoming wider and wider.

Aimar Moming, a farmer in yastunke aykule village, aybage Town, Awati County, has established a farmers’ professional cooperative, and the products such as chili sauce are exported to both inside and outside Xinjiang.

Walking into the production workshop of the cooperative, the workers are busy processing chili sauce. Outside the workshop, a batch of products with Xinjiang characteristics, such as characteristic chili sauce, large sector chicken ingredients, cumin powder and chili powder, are being loaded and transported.

“Since the establishment of the cooperative in 2016, the production scale has expanded year by year, and more than 20 villagers have been provided with jobs,” said Aimar moming

In recent years, Aksu region has made concerted efforts to promote the work of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers” and realize the high-quality development of agriculture and rural economy. Nowadays, great changes have taken place in the rural landscape, and farmers have made the rural beauty better year by year with a new attitude of struggle.

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