Xiang Jun resulted in a picture, and immediately recognized what it was. On the yellow and translucent fruit, the fruit is not large, round and slightly flattened, with evenly distributed thorns, and two or three petals open at the end, slightly withered. This thing has thorns all over it, and its branches and leaves are also thorny.

"Professor, this thing is available in our county, wild, called prickly pear. I don't know what the scientific name is, there are not many distribution in Hengzhi County, and there are more mountainous areas, all of which grow on the side of the road and the edge of the land. I heard that some people harvest dried fruits, but the price is not good. Xiang Jun said.

"Yes, this is the prickly pear. "Hilly areas are more suitable for growth, and fruit yields are also high. However, at present, the vast majority of them are wild, and our agricultural institute has studied prickly pear for many years, and has accumulated a lot of its growth habits and fruit value. It can be regarded as a relatively solid research direction. ”

Hearing Professor Tian say this, Xiang Jun and Yang Zaixin also understood that there was a play, Yang Zaixin said, "Professor, if this prickly pear is suitable for us to plant, how much help will the agricultural institute be here in terms of supporting technology and product sales?"

This must be asked, otherwise, it will not be very convincing to return to the village. Even if it is a loan, it is necessary to convince the bank that there are tangible benefits from such project development, otherwise, the bank will not lend money.

"We have studied prickly pear, but there is no artificial cultivation in China. Although our agricultural institute has done planting experiments in this area, the area is not large, and it does not necessarily mean that Shuanggou Village is completely suitable for planting. "However, wild prickly pear is very adaptable to growing in the wild, and it is feasible to plant it on a large scale."

For the yield, we also estimate that the yield of artificially cultivated prickly pears will be multiplied by proper fertilization and insecticide. It is initially estimated that the yield of prickly pear with the same size of plant will be more than three times that of wild prickly pear.

As for the sales problem, there are no brands in product development at the moment. The acquisition of prickly pear dried fruits, mainly for dispensing and brewing for drinking, if it is a large-scale production, it is possible to develop a series of products, so that consumers can accept these products, it is not difficult.

Nowadays, people's pursuit of life and the need for body maintenance have become very clear concepts. In addition to the brewing water and dispensing of prickly pear dried fruits, other products can be made, such as fruit cakes and canned food, and can also be added to flour and rice flour as specific foods. In terms of fruit alone, a series of varieties can be developed, and sales do not need to worry about the market. ”

Yang Zaixin listened to Professor Tian and realized that this is a brand-new market that can be expanded. The prospect of such a project is very exciting.

"Professor, the slopes of Shuanggou Village are mainly on both sides of the gorge, is it suitable for planting, and when can I go to the field?"

"It's not too urgent. Professor Tian said with a smile, "This is a new series of food development, and the technology of production and processing is not fully mature, and it is still being studied." However, it is necessary to make a prickly pear planting base first. The Agricultural Institute will definitely participate in and lead the development of this project throughout the process. Finding some planting sites first, and then scaling up, that's our initial idea. ”

Yang Zaixin expressed his understanding that this matter is not only for Shuanggou Village to make decisions, but also for the introduction and docking of the project, which involves the Provincial Agricultural Institute. The county or even the city may want to intervene, and if it is really done, such a project is still very successful, and it is easy for some people in the province to pay attention.

"Professor, after we go back, can we do two kinds of work? First, we will first inspect how many wild prickly pears there are, their growth, and fruit production in the area of Shuanggou Village, and second, we will do propaganda and mobilization work in the village to prepare for the opening of the wasteland. Yang Zaixin said with a smile that at this time, he should be as active as possible, and the next contact will be smoother.

"Let's go back to the village to discuss first, and our agricultural institute will also do further discussions, and then determine the cooperation plan. Professor Tian said, "The cooperation model on our side is likely to be that you plant, and we will purchase according to certain product specifications." The planting process will improve a certain amount of technical help, and it may not be realistic to say that you need to invest money......"

According to Professor Tian, the project development risk in Shuanggou Village is not small. The risk mainly comes from the determination and scale of the development of the project on the part of the Agricultural Institute. The better the market for the development of products, the greater the income of the growers, on the contrary, it is likely that the village's early investment will not be able to recover the cost, and it will be tossed blindly.

"Professor, no matter what kind of cooperation we work with, we are determined to do this project well. Yang Zaixin first expressed the village's attitude in this regard, "As for how to promote the project, you can wait for your agricultural institute to have a clear conclusion before implementing the specific links." ”

"Okay, let's keep in touch. "Professor Tian is also decisive, he can't elaborate even if he is standing here, just set the general direction. Yang Zaixin, Xiang Jun and the beauty left contact numbers, WeChat, etc., and the next things will be conveniently promoted.

Back at the hotel, Yang Zaixin and Xiang Jun looked at each other for a while, and Xiang Jun laughed, "Director Yang, you are a lucky general." The introduction of this project in Shuanggou Village has been largely successful. ”

"Growing prickly pear may be a good fit, but we still need to discuss how profitable it will be. If there is no guarantee of income, will the people in the village respond?" Yang Zaixin said cheerfully on Professor Tian's side, but he was worried in his heart.

"The slopes in Shuanggou Village are all collectively owned. At the very least, these lands can be used as long as the village makes decisions, unlike other villages, where the mountain land has to be mobilized to do it and they have to accept the project. Xiang Jun said that the most difficult thing to promote project production in the village is to mobilize farmers to respond, and after that, if the project is done well, it is okay, but if it does not make benefits, farmers may find the poverty alleviation office for compensation.

Such things are not uncommon, there are no specific examples here in Hengzhi County, but Xiang Jun and they usually do their work, and they have heard a lot of such remarks. It also makes the poverty alleviation office or the county do more and more cautious steps in promoting planting projects, and dare not be reckless, or simply do not do this kind of thing, so as not to be difficult to finish later.

With the change of time, the market and people's consumption fluctuate, the demand for products, prices have obvious fluctuations, and the cadres have no way to control it. Of course, there are also such cases, when the initial planting, the output is not much, the demand is greater than the output, the price is good, and more people see that the price is good, swarm planting, the output increases greatly, the total amount of products is much greater than the demand, the price will fall, and the final result of the grower is to lose money.

Planning and analyzing the market are the most basic homework of planting projects, but objectively these are random changes, and growers can not update them at any time.