Industrial Cluster: Cotton Harvest In Talak Township, Luntai County

In October, the harvest period of 51500 mu of cotton in Talak township of Luntai County ushered in the harvest period. In the snow-white cotton field, cotton peaches full of branches competed to blossom, revealing white wadding. The field was crowded with people. A large cotton picker was shuttling back and forth in the cotton field, which was full of hot harvest.

Entering the cotton field of Jiang Wei, a big farmer in Talak village of Talak Township, dozens of cotton pickers are busy picking cotton. He said excitedly: "thank the party and the government for their concern and care. I planted 130.4 mu of hand picked cotton this year. Affected by the epidemic situation, it was difficult to recruit workers. After the village committee learned about my situation, the village committee organized 45 cotton pickers to solve my urgent need. At present, 40 mu of cotton has been harvested and it is expected to be harvested in about 10 days.".

"I've been picking cotton for seven or eight days. The price per kilogram is 1.6 yuan. I can earn about 120 yuan a day on average." The cotton picker, aimati Eli, said happily.

It is understood that the township adopts the transfer employment mode of "Party branch + labor service company + large growers + migrant workers + village rules and regulations + civilized love points supermarket in the new era" to carry out "point-to-point" and "one-to-one" employment services, and mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative and stability of seasonal scattered migrant workers through village rules and regulations and "plus or minus" points, We will promote the continuous increase and steady increase in the employment income of scattered migrant workers, and vigorously promote the revitalization of rural areas and the transfer and employment of surplus labor force. Up to now, the township has transferred a total of 750 workers.

At the same time, with the continuous improvement of the scientific and mechanized level of cotton planting, "machine picking cotton" has become the primary choice of most cotton farmers. This mode not only liberates the labor force, but also makes many cotton farmers see a new way to increase their income and become rich.

Walking into the cotton field of Zhang Zhengxiao, a big grower in the village of animal husbandry of the township, we can see the continuous cotton fields, and the cotton pickers are shuttling back and forth in the cotton fields. He said cheerfully: "I planted 1250 mu of cotton by machine this year, and the yield per mu is about 350 kg. At present, I have harvested 800 mu of cotton mechanically, which is expected to be completed in about 5 days. Compared with hand picking, mechanical harvesting saves a lot of picking time, and also saves me a labor cost of cotton picking.".

Lou Yubing, Secretary of the Party branch of the animal husbandry village of the township, said: "now is an important period of cotton harvesting. In the cotton planting land of our village, eight large-scale cotton pickers are working, and each machine collects about 300 mu of cotton every day. Next, we will do our best to do a good job in material supply and personnel security, so as to lay a solid foundation for the smooth development of autumn harvest work.".

Ahemati ismayli, deputy secretary of the township party committee and head of the township, said that through the development mode of "Party branch + labor service company + agricultural machinery cooperative + large growers + farmers", Talak township has made every effort to ensure the cotton picking and the timely return of new cotton to the warehouse. Up to now, 24500 mu of cotton flowers have been harvested. In the next step, Talak township will continue to coordinate the prevention and control of epidemic situation and agricultural production, actively connect with cotton processing enterprises, and open up a green channel, so that cotton farmers can harvest and sell as soon as possible, so as to provide a strong guarantee for cotton farmers to increase their income.

(source: China Singapore network, Xinjiang)