Agriculture returns to nature and green grows in the heart.

  Hengyang is rich in agricultural resources, which is a big agricultural city in Hunan Province. In December, 2021, the promotion of "three products and one standard" in provincial agricultural production sounded the horn of assembly in the whole province. In March this year, the promotion of "three products and one standard" in Hengyang agricultural production officially kicked off. 

  Agriculture returns to nature, and green grows in the heart. "Hengyang City is based on the requirements of’ quality agriculture, green agriculture and strong brand agriculture’, and strengthens green orientation, standard guidance and quality and safety technical support." The main person in charge of the Municipal Party Committee said that the agricultural production and the "three products and one standard" action of agricultural products should be promoted as a whole, that is, variety cultivation, quality improvement, brand building and standardized production should be promoted in production methods. In terms of agricultural product quality, we will develop green food, organic agricultural products, geographical indication agricultural products, implement the qualified certificate system for edible agricultural products, optimize agricultural production structure and product structure, and improve the level of green, high-quality, characteristic and brand of agricultural products.

  Little day lily, get rich "shake the money grass" 

  In Qidong County, improved variety breeding of day lily has become the first choice for improving quality and increasing yield.

  "In recent years, Jidong County has organized Jin Xuan Biotechnology, Anmin Agricultural Technology and other enterprises to breed 20 new varieties of early-maturing and late-maturing daylily with high quality, high yield and high resistance." The person in charge of Qidong county government said that among them, new varieties such as "Anminhua Sanyuexiang", "Anminhua No.2" and "Anminhua No.7" have the characteristics of long picking time, high yield and good resistance.

  It is understood that last year, Shanghai Universities of Applied Sciences Hunan Hemerocallis Research Institute and Hunan Hemerocallis Research Institute seedling breeding base were completed and put into operation in Hengyang City.

  "At present, there are 70 strains, 129 varieties and more than 5 million seedlings in the seedling breeding base." According to the main person in charge of Hengyang Municipal Government, in recent years, Qidong County has built three new seed breeding bases, collected and introduced 310 edible and ornamental daylily varieties (germplasm resources) at home and abroad, and built the largest edible daylily germplasm resource bank in China.

  "In July last year, the daylily seeds provided by Jidong County took the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft and carried out a three-month space mutation breeding work." According to the person in charge, Hengyang City has bred 10 new varieties with super high yield, high quality, high adaptability and unique quality. The picking period of day lily extends from May to July to April to September every year, and the yield per mu of high-yield varieties can reach 3,000 kilograms. This year, the county sold 40,000 tons of daylily, achieving a sales income of 2.6 billion yuan. Daylily has become a "money-shaking grass" for farmers to increase their income and get rich.

  Where is the agricultural product good? Hengyang has good quality. 

  "The appearance of’ Hengyang Xianghuang Chicken’ is mainly marked by yellow hair, yellow mouth and yellow feet. The meat is tender and smooth, the skin is crisp and thin, the muscles are tight and elastic, the taste is delicious, nutritious and nourishing, and the medicinal value is extremely high." The main person in charge of Hengyang Municipal Government introduced that it enjoys a high reputation in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macao markets.

  During the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Hengyang will focus on supporting and cultivating two or three leading enterprises with an annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan to build the whole industrial chain of Xianghuang chicken. Strive to achieve the annual total output value of Hengyang Xianghuang Chicken industry exceeding 10 billion yuan in 2025.

  Where agricultural products are good, Hengyang has good quality. The city attaches great importance to the work of "three products and one standard" of agricultural products (green food, organic agricultural products, geographical indications of agricultural products, and qualified certificates of agricultural products). Relying on superior natural resources and environment, based on characteristic advantageous industries, we have vigorously cultivated and developed the "three products and one standard" agricultural product certification, effectively improving the quality of characteristic advantageous agricultural products. As of October this year, Hengyang has certified 265 green foods, 11 organic foods and 8 geographical indications of agricultural products.

  With Hengyang agricultural products at home, it is no longer difficult to adjust people’s opinions. 

  On November 25th, the author came to Sanzhang Town, Hengdong County, which is known as the "No.1 Township of Yellow Pepper in China" for an interview. Liao Bolin, a poverty-stricken household in Linglin Village, who is over 70 years old, said with joy that this year, the village helped his family to transfer 2 mu of land to plant yellow pepper, producing 1,500 kilograms of yellow pepper and earning nearly 30,000 yuan annually.

  "The ripe fresh fruit of’ Sanzhanghuanggongjiao’ is spicy and sweet, with thin skin and thick flesh, and crisp taste …" At present, there are more than 400 local food and beverage outlets in Hengdong County, and more than 500 specialty stores and chain stores have been opened all over the country. There are more than 100,000 employees in the local vegetable industry chain, and the output value of the local vegetable industry chain reaches 3 billion yuan.

  "There are Hengyang agricultural products at home, and it is no longer difficult to adjust." The person in charge of Hengyang Agricultural and Rural Bureau introduced that nowadays, the brand building of Hengyang agricultural products presents a diversified development pattern.

  -"Two yellows, two teas and one flower" has obvious characteristics. Eight agricultural products, such as "Sanzhanghuanggongjiao", were registered as national geographical indication agricultural products, Hengyang Camellia oleifera China featured agricultural products advantage area was recognized as the third batch of China featured agricultural products advantage area, "Nanyue Yunwu Tea" was rated as "Top Ten Famous Tea in Hunan" and "Qidong Daylily" was rated as the top ten public brands in Hunan Province.

  -"One county, one special" is in good shape. Hengnan County, Changning City and leiyang city City aim to develop the oil-tea industry, while Hengdong County highlights the yellow pepper industry and Qidong County takes the day lily industry as the leader. Hengyang County and Hengshan County focus on Hunan yellow chicken industry, Nanyue District develops tea industry, Yanfeng District, Shigu District and zhengxiang district City focus on vegetable industry, and Zhuhui District focuses on radish industry. Regional public brands include Qingquan Farmer in Hengnan County, Hengshan Shanpin in Hengshan County and Tashan Shan Lan Tea in Changning City.

  -"One village, one product" is full of vitality. Zanthoxylum bungeanum fragrance floats to get rich. In Liuhe Village, Lijiang Town, Hengnan County, a total of more than 2,600 mu of purple shale mountain area was planted with pepper trees. It is understood that as of mid-November this year, the village has planted 1,200 mu of pepper. Only this one, the village collective economic income increased by 100,000 yuan per year. The village has become the first village of pepper in Hengyang City.

  "Industry is the cornerstone of sustainable rural development." The person in charge of Hengyang municipal government said that the city actively promoted "one village, one policy", created "one village, one product" and promoted the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.

  "At present, daylily in Huangtupu Town, Jidong County, Tashan Shan Lan Tea in Tashan Yao Township, Changning City, Zanthoxylum bungeanum in Liuhe Village, Lijiang Town, Hengnan County, poultry eggs in Lihua Village, Xialiu Town, Hengdong County, and wogan in Longfeng Village, Yonghe Township, Hengshan County have given full play to the advantages of local resources and enhanced the effect of linking agriculture with agriculture and increasing income."

  "The quality of food, the characteristics of food and the safety of food" 

  How to let the people eat high-quality food and safe food? This year, Hengyang City keeps a close eye on the people’s good expectations of "good quality, characteristics and safety". So, how is this action implemented?

  —— In terms of variety cultivation, Hengyang will rescue and collect a number of rare, endangered, unique resources and characteristic local varieties; Carry out the purification and rejuvenation of local varieties such as Jinjialing radish, Sanchang yellow pepper, Hengshan red crisp peach, Changning slag-free ginger and Hengyang spoon white, speed up the purification and rejuvenation of local varieties such as pig in front of the temple, Hunan yellow chicken and Changyong turtle, and strengthen the purity and rejuvenation of the original varieties with the focus on domestication and breeding of indigenous fish; Accelerate the cultivation of rice varieties with low cadmium accumulation and short-season, cadmium-resistant and suitable cotton varieties.

  -In terms of quality improvement, Hengyang City has accelerated the promotion of fine varieties, making the coverage rate of improved rice varieties in the city more than 99%, and the coverage rate of improved dry grain varieties over 90%; We will steadily promote the new rape varieties with high yield, high oil content and high oleic acid content, low erucic acid content and low glucosinolate content, and double resistance (disease resistance and lodging resistance), and the coverage rate of improved varieties will reach over 98%.

  —— In terms of brand building, Hengyang City has stepped up its media promotion, and carried out regional public brand promotion and "one county, one special" brand public welfare promotion in the mainstream media. Make full use of the central agricultural fair, farmers’ harvest festival and other celebrations, as well as Hunan high-quality agricultural products exhibition center and exhibition hall to carry out brand promotion and marketing activities.

  —— In terms of standardized production, in accordance with the requirements of "adopting standards with standards, creating standards without standards, and implementing standards in the whole process", we will speed up the management of standards in key links of production environment, input quality control, agricultural and veterinary drug residues, postpartum treatment, storage and transportation, product processing, and brand building, and promote the establishment of a standard system for the whole industrial chain of modern agriculture.

  At the same time, Hengyang City promoted the improved varieties of tea clones, and the rate of improved varieties of tea clones in the city reached more than 70%. Vegetables are mainly connected with Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and efforts are made to promote excellent new varieties such as "three products (leafy vegetables, melons and fruits, root vegetables) and four excellent products (day lily, taro, edible fungi, and processed peppers)".

  "The Party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress proposed to give priority to the development of agriculture and rural areas." The main person in charge of Hengyang Municipal Committee said that the standardized production level in Hengyang will be continuously improved, and the pilot project of improving the quality of farmers’ cooperatives will be implemented in five counties, and the agricultural socialization service will be piloted in five counties, and 35 municipal demonstration regional agricultural socialization comprehensive service centers will be built, two standardized production bases for green food raw materials will be built, and 20 standardized demonstration fields for livestock and poultry breeding will be created.

  "During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, Hengyang will build a well-known agricultural brand, promote the comprehensive green transformation of agriculture, and provide strong support for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization and accelerating agricultural and rural modernization in Hengyang."