The development of under-forest economy in Fengxi Town, Zhuxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province has accelerated. After the Chinese herbal medicine seedling breeding center was put into operation, the Chinese herbal medicine planting industrial park project has recently started construction.
The newly-started construction of Fengxi town Chinese herbal medicine industrial park project is a key project in Fengxi town to vigorously develop the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines under forests, adjust the layout of agricultural industrial structure, and help farmers increase their income. With a total investment of 5 million yuan, the project plans to build 48.63 mu of standardized Chinese herbal medicine planting greenhouse base and 625 mu of Chinese herbal medicine planting demonstration area under the forest, focusing on the development of authentic medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata, Polygonatum sibiricum and Rhizoma Paridis, and simultaneously supporting 5 km of industrial road and intelligent irrigation system to build a modern Chinese herbal medicine industry demonstration park integrating planting, processing and research. After the completion of the project, it is estimated that the annual output value will reach 6 million yuan, which will drive more than 70 farmers around to realize the double income increase of "land transfer rent+migrant wages".
The project is located in Liangqiao Village, Fengxi Town. The village is rich in mountain resources, and its unique climate and soil are suitable for developing the under-forest economy. By analyzing market trends, attracting multi-party investment, guiding industrial transformation and other measures, the local area empowers the under-forest economy, and truly realizes the development goals of building an industry, enriching the people and driving the economy. At present, about 280 villagers and households in Liangqiao Village have cultivated, processed and managed Chinese herbal medicines under the forest, and cultivated a number of large-scale Chinese herbal medicines under the forest, mainly planting rare Chinese herbal medicines such as Rhizoma Coptidis, Rhizoma Paridis, Radix Aesculiginis and Radix Codonopsis. At present, the town has 1 provincial key leading enterprise, 40 professional cooperatives, 45 demonstration bases, 4 primary processing workshops and 1 trading center, with more than 5,000 employees. It has sales outlets for medicinal materials all over the country and cooperates with many well-known domestic pharmaceutical companies. The planned area for planting Chinese medicinal materials under forests exceeds 60,000 mu.
In the next step, Fengxi Town will focus on the under-forest economy in Liangqiao Village, build the Chinese herbal medicine planting industrial park project into a three-dimensional demonstration project, and create a new benchmark for Chinese herbal medicine industry in Qinba Mountain area. At the same time, we will build a small town with Chinese herbal medicine characteristics that integrates leisure, entertainment, health preservation and health care, deeply excavate and sort out the regional culture of Chinese medicine, enhance the cultural connotation of Chinese herbal medicine industry, extend the industrial chain and value chain of Chinese herbal medicine, promote the integration and development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and provide solid industrial support for rural revitalization. (Qin Xin Chen Jianshu)