Panjiawan Vegetables

Panjiawan Vegetables

　　In recent years, Panjiawan Town has focused on vegetables as the leading industry under its “One Village, One Product” initiative, vigorously implementing the strategy of “Enriching People with Vegetables, Strengthening the Town with Vegetables.” In 2010, the town had 69,000 mu of vegetable cultivation area, with a multiple cropping area of 250,000 mu, producing 550,000 tons of vegetables annually; generating an output value of 270 million yuan, accounting for 78% of the total agricultural output value; the per capita net income of farmers in the town reached 6,945 yuan, of which vegetable production contributed 4,868 yuan per person, accounting for over 78%.

　　 Panjiawan Town has now developed seven specialized vegetable-producing villages, forming a 15-kilometer vegetable corridor with contiguous vegetable cultivation covering 50,000 mu; it has established a 20,000-mu base for high-quality common vegetables, a 10,000-mu base for fine vegetables, a 1,000-mu base for wild watercress, and a 1,000-mu base for aquatic vegetables. It has also built several science and technology demonstration sites, including a high-tech agricultural demonstration park and vegetable sector bases. A rural practical talent training center has been set up, regularly hiring agricultural experts as vegetable technical advisors, organizing over ten science and technology training sessions each year, training more than 3,000 farmers. At the same time, the town is vigorously developing ecological agriculture branded with pollution-free vegetables, optimizing common vegetables, expanding fine vegetables, and developing wild vegetables. Over 200 new varieties of premium vegetables and more than 30 new pollution-free vegetable cultivation technologies have been promoted, and the “Lianle Brand” pollution-free vegetable label has been registered.

　　 To ensure the added value and efficiency of agricultural and sideline products, the town has established 12 vegetable marketing associations and cooperative organizations, with a marketing professional team of more than 1,500 people. It has set up over 600 sales outlets in more than 20 provinces and cities across the country, selling 300,000 tons of vegetables annually. In addition, the town has introduced investments of over 60 million yuan through various channels to build vegetable cold storage facilities, large agricultural product markets, and vegetable processing bases. The annual processing and conversion capacity of vegetables reaches 100,000 tons, and its products are exported to countries such as Canada.

　　Panjiawan Town, Jiayu County, Hubei Province