Twenty-one years ago, Liu Zhunzhu, a farmer in Baowan Village, Jiyukou Town, Qianjiang City, Hubei Province, threw a handful of shrimp seedlings in a deserted low lake field. This investment casts a "golden business card" for the industrial development of Qianjiang City. After more than 20 years of hard work in the characteristic crayfish industry, Qianjiang City has embarked on a development path of industrial revitalization leading rural revitalization, forming a combination of selective breeding, ecological planting, processing and export, catering, deep processing, e-commerce, etc. An integrated whole industry chain, the comprehensive output value of the whole shrimp-rice industry chain in the city exceeded 60 billion yuan, driving 200,000 people to gain employment and income, and 20,000 people to get rid of poverty and become rich.

Pieces of paddy fields have been enriched with shrimp fertilizer, farmers have become rich and their incomes have increased, and industries have flourished one by one. Recently, the reporter went to the Zhaonao 10,000-mu shrimp and rice co-production base in Xiongkou Town, the China Crayfish Trading Center and other places to explore the story behind the "out-of-the-circle" strength of Qianjiang crayfish, and to feel the new life brought by the industrial development to the farmers. Variety.

"Shrimp and rice co-cropping" expands the space for income increase

In the midsummer season, the Zhaonao 10,000-mu shrimp and rice co-production base is full of vitality. In the green farmland, the rice trees are facing the sun, and they are growing like a beautiful pastoral ecological picture. In the sparkling paddy field, the crayfish has dived to the bottom and disappeared, and the occasional ripples show the lively and vigorous vitality.
The "co-cropping of shrimp and rice" model is the embodiment of the creativity of farmers in Qianjiang, and it is also a valuable wealth of wisdom. According to statistics, the "shrimp and rice co-cropping" mode has more than five times the income per mu of rice, which not only greatly improves the income from farming and grain production, but also effectively improves the quality of grain products.

At the same time, shrimp and rice grow in symbiosis, and the humus produced by the decay of rice straw can be directly used by crayfish. The plankton cultivated by decay is the opening bait for shrimp seedlings, and the remaining organic matter is directly returned to the field. Fertility not only ensures ecological security, but also ensures food safety, releasing good ecological benefits.

The 10,000-mu shrimp and rice co-base in Zhaonao Village.

Standardized construction "escorts" good prices

"Look, this is a standardized foam box we specially commissioned a related company to build, tailor-made for the transportation of crayfish!" In the sorting and packaging area of the China Crayfish Trading Center, Kang Jun, chairman of Dive.com Group, happily introduced a foam box. . In the Shrimp Valley Express Center not far behind him, large trucks full of white incubators are ready to go, ready to transport crayfish to tables across the country.
As the largest crayfish trading center in the country, the China Crayfish Trading Center is operated by Dive.com Group, and has built the country's first vertical e-commerce trading platform for crayfish "Shrimp Valley 360" and a logistics platform "Shrimp Valley Express" with full intelligent tracking service . Suppliers sort, freeze, pack, and ship the purchased crayfish at the market stalls in one go. The cold chain logistics network covering more than 500 large and medium-sized cities across the country allows the crayfish to remain in the hands of customers when they arrive. alive state. In 2020 and 2021, the transaction volume of the center will be more than 8 billion yuan, and the daily transaction volume will reach 1,500 tons during the peak period. In 2022, the transaction volume is expected to exceed 12 billion yuan.
The sorting and packaging area of the trading center.

In recent years, Qianjiang City has not only gradually formed a relatively complete rice and shrimp industry chain, but also committed to the standardization of the "Qianjiang Lobster" brand and the creation of an industrial chain standard system. A solid backing for the price.

"Crayfish is an industry that enriches the people. By doing a good job in supporting services and making the industry more and more standardized, it is to protect the interests of farmers. Now we have more professional testing standards, sorting standards, and transportation standards, and strive for excellence in all aspects. Customers Of course, I am willing to buy. We can ensure sufficient supply of goods on the one hand, and guarantee the quality and freshness, so we can sell at a good price.” Kang Jun said.

A new picture of a shrimp and a bag of rice painting to enrich the people

The crayfish industry has become a veritable star industry. Qianjiang City has embarked on a characteristic road of getting rid of poverty and becoming rich, enriching the people and increasing income. The achievements of industrial development benefit more farmers, the living standards of farmers have been improved, and the quality of life has improved significantly. The picture of Zhang's rural revitalization and strong village enrichment is slowly unfolding.