Subei County, Gansu Province, Empowers Farmers through Innovative Agricultural Development
Subei County, a leading agricultural and rural economy hub in Gansu Province, has made significant strides in the first half of 2024, with a focus on the "2+4" agricultural development project. This comprehensive approach involves promoting the transformation and upgrading of modern agricultural industrial parks through facility breeding, improving the quality and efficiency of industrial development, and ensuring the smooth operation of agricultural production.
Subei County has achieved remarkable success in its agricultural sector, with an added value of 60 million yuan in primary industry, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, ranking third in the city. The per capita disposable income of farmers and herdsmen reached 10,561.1 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, ranking third and fourth in the city in terms of total volume and growth rate, respectively. The county's agricultural and animal husbandry economy is showing steady growth, with the livestock population reaching 554,600 head, a year-on-year increase of 23%.
Key Takeaways:
- Subei County has achieved an added value of 60 million yuan in primary industry in the first half of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, ranking third in the city.
- The per capita disposable income of farmers and herdsmen reached 10,561.1 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, ranking third and fourth in the city in terms of total volume and growth rate, respectively.
- The county's agricultural and animal husbandry economy is showing steady growth, with the livestock population reaching 554,600 head, a year-on-year increase of 23%.
- Subei County has optimized its farming and breeding structure, developed facility-based aquaculture, and upgraded its modernization efforts to boost animal husbandry efficiency and steadily increase farmers' incomes.
- The company Subei Taida Xingye Comprehensive Technology Breeding Co., Ltd. has sold over 4,000 mutton sheep and has received support from the county government in purchasing forage and breeding.
- The Subei Hongyuyuan Farmers' Cooperative has implemented a five-pronged model: breed introduction, technical guidance, disease prevention and control, feed supply, and brand marketing, making cattle farming a key to increasing income and prosperity for the cooperative and its villagers.
- Dangchengwan Town has developed a flower seed production base through land transfer, covering over 850 mu of land, and has planted over 20 varieties of flowers, including delphiniums, cosmos, daisies, and purple coneflowers.
- The county's agricultural sector has been driven by the development of specialty plantings such as perennial flowers, pumpkins, and sunflowers, and has formed a diversified planting pattern of "grain + specialty".
- The county has explored a new path to increase farmers' income through industrial development, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization.
Statistics:
- Added value of primary industry in the first half of 2024: 60 million yuan
- Year-on-year increase of primary industry: 6.6%
- Per capita disposable income of farmers and herdsmen: 10,561.1 yuan
- Year-on-year increase of per capita disposable income: 6.6%
- Livestock population in the first half of 2024: 554,600 head
- Year-on-year increase of livestock population: 23%
- Slaughtered livestock in the first half of 2024: 114,900 head
- Year-on-year increase of slaughtered livestock: 20.62%
- Vegetable plantings in the first half of 2024: 1,287 mu
- Year-on-year increase of vegetable plantings: 55.15%
- Yield of vegetable plantings in the first half of 2024: 184.94 tons
- Year-on-year increase of yield: 5.5%
Sources:
- "Subei County Focuses on '2+4' Agricultural Development Project" (subei.gov.cn)
- "Subei County Optimizes Farming and Breeding Structure" (subei.gov.cn)
- "Subei County Develops Flower Seed Production Base" (subei.gov.cn)
- "Subei County Explore New Path to Increase Farmers' Income through Industrial Development" (subei.gov.cn)