Hangzhou Helps Xinjiang Help Cotton Farmers Drip Irrigation &Nbsp; Akesu Cotton Farmers Harvest

Recently, Aimar, a cotton grower in kharata Town, Akesu, Xinjiang, was delighted. Because of the reduction in cotton production, cotton in Xinjiang is less than three months old. Buy Prices have risen by nearly 50%. In October 29th, he drove and brought 3.5 tons of cotton from his field.

"In October 5th, when the first time Aimar sent cotton, the price of Upland Cotton (seed cotton) was 9 yuan / kg, and now it has risen to 13.15 yuan / kg." In Xinjiang more than 10 years cotton Jinxiang cotton industry horse owner told reporters.

"Last year I sold cotton with a net income of more than 30 thousand. This year, when the market is good, the net income can be doubled." When these words were spoken, Aimar's face was full of joy. But the old cotton grower said that the high cotton price and the loss of output were also in vain. "Originally, my 50 acres of cotton fields can only produce 220 kilograms of cotton per mu a year. This year, the output of drip irrigation has increased to 380 kilograms per mu. Thanks to it. Hangzhou After subsidized Akesu, we subsidized our cotton farmers for drip irrigation.

According to the reporter's understanding, Hangzhou counterpart supports Akesu as a pilot project for the whole country's counterpart support for the Xinjiang River. In June 3rd this year, the members of the Hangzhou command headquarters advanced in Akesu. In the past 5 months, the Hangzhou command has been carrying out a new round of Counterpart Assistance to the "personnel first, research ahead, planning ahead, project first and effectiveness first".

The implementation of drip irrigation in the cotton field is only one of the 9 pilot projects of Hangzhou's counterpart support to Akesu in 2010.

The investment of drip irrigation is about 600 yuan / mu. The Hangzhou aid construction command subsidized farmers 200 yuan per mu, which greatly reduced the cost of drip irrigation for farmers. Moreover, after the implementation of drip irrigation, the yield of cotton fields per mu can be increased by 50 to 80 kg, so that the input of drip irrigation facilities can basically be collected in two years. PVC pipes buried underground can take 25 to 30 years, which is very affordable for farmers. Li Hui, director of Akesu efficient water saving office, told reporters.

"In the past, 1 mu of land had to use 800 cubic meters of water a year. If drip irrigation technology was used, it would reduce water consumption by 30%, and the water consumption per mu would be less than 600 cubic meters. It not only saves water, but also saves water for the downstream. Akesu City Water Conservancy Bureau technical expert Zu he heat introduction.

Shao Jinghua, a Hangzhou Agricultural Bureau's Xinjiang cadre, said that Hangzhou came up with about 8600000 yuan in aid funds and subsidized cotton farmers who implemented drip irrigation projects, benefiting more than 2600 farmers. At present, the area of acceptance is 43 thousand mu. "After we grant subsidies, the enthusiasm of ordinary people to build facilities is relatively high."

To increase production in Huatian is only a "blood transfusion". The new round of aid work should also focus on "hematopoiesis". Hangzhou counterpart support Xie Jianhua, commander of the Akesu command, said that the construction headquarters has an industrial development group, which will combine Akesu's resource advantages to attract Hangzhou and Zhejiang businessmen to implement industrial cooperation projects in Akesu, which will create new space for the development of enterprises and create a large number of jobs for the local community.