Guizhou Qiannan Apple Peach Project Director: Dai Jun
Volunteers: Song Wenying, Zhang Qi
In this quarter, project households are mainly engaged in fruit tree fertilization, pest and disease control, and fruit harvesting. The average income of project households is between 30,000 and 40,000 kg of apple peaches, with a profit of 80,000 to 100,000 yuan. The cooperative also conducted an on-site training for households in fruit harvesting, storage and management at the base.
The left photo above: Volunteer Song Wenying was happy with the harvest of apple peaches.
The right photo above: Project director Dai Jun was discussing with the project households Chen Wanxian, Zhou Xingqun and Chen Yuanlu.
Chongqing Xiushan Red Kiwi Project Director: Yang Jing
Volunteer: Guo Sheng
This is the season to harvest and sell kiwifruit. On August 16, the cooperative carried out a training for the households on kiwifruit picking and grading, and unified sales management.
The left photo above: Volunteer Guo Sheng was inspecting the harvest of red kiwi.
The right photo above: Kiwifruit sorting.
Anhui Anqing Green Tea Project Director: Wang Linmiao
Volunteers: Wang Peng, Chu Manxia, Ye Fei
The main work of the 20 project households this quarter is tea garden management and autumn tea picking.
The photo above: Project household Jiang Zhongqian’s wife (on the left side), and Jiang Mansheng and his wife (on the right side) were working in the tea garden.
Shandong Weifang Hawthorn Project Director: Ma Yongcheng
Volunteers: Zhang Jian, Ye Fudong, Hao Puyan and Gong Xiaofei
The main work of the project households is hawthorn fertilization, disease and pest control, irrigation, and harvest, etc.
The left photo above: Project household Ma Linji was picking hawthorn.
The right photo above: Project household Ma Linji, Wang Jinsheng and Yin Hongjun received a tuition subsidy for college students from Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation.
Hubei Wuhan Artemisia Selengensis Project Director: Zhou Houbing
Volunteers: Wang Yi, Wang Xingfeng
The main work of the project households this quarter is the cottage and cultivation management of the artemisia selengensis. In August, the cooperative held a training course for the project households on the pest control of artemisia selengensis
The left photo above: The luxuriant artemisia selengensis of project household Chen Feiping.
The right photo above: The exuberant organic vegetables of project household Zhou Yong.
Chongqing Xiushan Chinese Bee Project Director: Bai Tianshu
Volunteer: Guo Sheng
The main work of the project households this quarter is honey gathering and its management in autumn. Bees raised by project households collected a total of 9,600 kg of honey this quarter, which was worth 960,000 yuan, with an average household income of 30,000 yuan.
The left photo above: Project household Yang Shengyou was checking the bees.
The right photo above: An on-site training on beekeeping was held.
Guizhou Qiannan Edible Fungus Project Director: Chen Jinbang
Volunteers: Song Wenying, Wang Ju
The main work of the project households this quarter is the edible fungus management. They also participated in the piecework of the cooperative, such as graft.
The left photo above: The lentinus edodes were growing well.
The right photo above: The cooperative organized a visit and trained the project households.
Jiangxi Xinyu Kirin Watermelon Project Director: Chen Xiaohong
Volunteer: Wu Meinan
The project households are mainly engaged in the transplanting and nursing of watermelon seedlings.
The left photo above: Project household Lin Didi was pruning watermelons.
The right photo above: Project household Pan Guisheng was selling the watermelons.
Anhui Huangshan Organic Rice Project Director: Xu Haibo
Volunteers: Xie Sijun, Cheng Wu
The 20 project households are mainly engaged in the daily management, pest and disease control, and harvest of organic rice. Some of the households have started selling their rice.
The left photo above: Project director Han Longsheng was the group leader of agricultural machinery.
The right photo above: Project household Wang Liangmin has bought a new car.
Anhui Huangshan Green Tea Project Director: Fang Guoqiang
Volunteers: Xie Sijun, Cheng Wu
The main work of the 20 project households this quarter is the weeding, pest and disease control, and weeding in the tea garden.
The left photo above: Project households were weeding in the tea garden.
The right photo above: Yellow sticky traps were hang for environmentally-friendly protection.
Sichuan Jintang Organic Vegetable Project Director: Chen Xiaohui
Volunteers: Wang Zhenfang, Li Ping
In this quarter, project households have mainly planted and sold summer crops such as soybeans and tomatoes, and grown winter crops such as cauliflowers. On September 16, the cooperative organized project households to participate in the training of new-type skilled farmers in Jintang County, and visit the breeding bases of soft-shelled turtle, freshwater shrimp and crawfish.
The left photo above: Project household Wei Xiangyong was planting cauliflower.
The right photo above: The cooperative organized households to visit the aquaculture base.
Anhui Lu’an Rice Paddy Duck Project Director: Ge Yixue
Volunteers: Sheng Yuhong, Yang Aixin
The main work of the project households this quarter is paddy management, duckling brooding and selling, etc. The cooperative also trained project households in batches on the management of co-cultivation of paddy and duck.
The left photo above: On July 18, the cooperative trained the project households on new agricultural machinery.
The right photo above: On August 15, the cooperative organized project households to visit agricultural science and technology park.
Hubei Wuhan Honey Project Director: He Dehua
Volunteers: Wang Yi, Wang Xingfeng
The main work of the 21 project households this quarter is honey gathering from chaste trees and goldenrain trees, bee reproduction in autumn, prevention and treatment of bee mite, and cultivation of overwintering bees of right age.
The left photo above: Project director Zhou Xiaogang has just gathered honey from combs.
The right photo above: The project director He Dehua guided household Peng Yongming to produce standardized honey.
Anhui Anqing Water Bamboo Director: Wang Yanhua
Volunteers: Wang Peng, Chu Manxia, Ye Fei
The main work of the project households is fertilizer management of water bamboo field, and water bamboo harvesting and selling. On July 20, the cooperative invited Chu Haifeng, director of the County vegetable management office, to guide the households to harvest, pack and sell water bamboo according to different standards.
The photo above: Project household Peng Daiyun (on the left side) and Xu Lingchun (on the right side) were harvesting water bamboo in the field.
Guangxi Hechi Silkworm, Dragon Fruit Project Director: Huang Ruibiao
Volunteer: Zhu Jiangming
The main work for project households this quarter is the harvest and selling of dragon fruit, and the field maintenance. During July 20 to 30, the technicians trained project households on how to protect flowers and fruits.
The left photo above: Li Haisen was leading the households to select dragon fruit.
The right photo above: Project household Shi Dongyi asked his family to collect the fruit and check the maturity.
Southeast Guizhou Uncaria Rhynchophylla Project Director: Wu Zengxian
Volunteers: Dai Guangyue, Shen Yangfan
This quarter the 10 project households are busy harvesting the uncaria rhynchophylla.
The left photo above: A new car bought by the son of project household Wu Ming’an.
The right photo above: Project household Wu Xianke was weeding in the uncaria rhynchophylla field.
Anhui Chuzhou Glutinous Rice Project Director: Xuan Youlin
Volunteers: Li Wei, Hu Yong, Wang Wei, Su Peng
The main work this quarter is rice harvesting. On September 16, all project households participated in the on-site observation of high-quality summer rice in 2019 organized by the cooperative.
The left photo above: The cooperative organized the households to the on-site observation.
The right photo above: Project household Qian Yihai’s two-line 3057 rice was growing well.
Guangxi Yulin Guava Project Director: Xuan Xianjing
Volunteer: Yu Zhijian
The main work for the 20 project households this quarter is fertilizing, watering and weeding in the field.
The left photo above: The scene of pumping irrigation.
The right photo above: Project household Xuan Yao was boxing the fruit.
Guangxi Hechi Pearl Plum Project Director: Yang Tongbiao
Volunteer: Zhu Jiangming
The main work of project households this quarter is fruit harvest and selling.
The photo above: Project household Yang Shengrong’s family won a bumper harvest.
Thanks to: Lu Jiaxian and Gao Wenying Special Fund, Anxin Trust Special Fund, Hugeleaf Special Fund, Relay China Special Fund, Jiaqing Special Fund, Kailong Special Fund, Bank of East Asia Special Fund, Farmer Entrepreneurship Relay Baton Special Fund, etc. under the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation, and also Mr. Xu Bingsen and Mrs. Shen Meide from Taiwan, for their strong support to Farmer Entrepreneurship Relay Baton Project.
