These breeding companies do not make money by selling raw ginseng seeds, they usually sell ginseng seeds that have been sprouted, which is more expensive, 10,000 grains cost tens of thousands of yuan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Bo considered the area of the mountain forest, and he planned to order 50,000 grains at one time.

The breeding company promises that the germination rate of Chinese ginseng seeds after their germination is more than 92%, and they will be replanted according to 10%, which means that if the environment is suitable, 50,000 seeds will become 50,000 ginseng seedlings in the future.

Farmed ginseng is worthless anywhere, but Wang Bo is an exception here, and when he sells it out, he must have declared it wild ginseng.

Wild ginseng generally chooses broad-leaved forests and mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests dominated by oak and linden trees as its survival sites, and the mountain forests behind the castle are mainly broad-leaved forests.

In addition, ginseng likes a cold climate, and the annual precipitation is preferably more than 1,000 milliliters, and then it has strict requirements for light.

It just so happens that the mountains and forests of the South Island meet these requirements. And in addition to planting, there is no artificial intervention, so what is the ginseng that grows like this not wild ginseng?

He wanted to order it himself, but when he learned that he was going to buy ginseng seeds, Atulu smiled and said, "Boss, I'll buy this for you, it can be a lot cheaper." ”

According to a report released by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries at the beginning of this year, according to the Māori Economic Development Plan, the government will focus on supporting a number of distinctive Māori agricultural projects by 2040 to encourage them to create wealth based on their own advantages.

Among them, in the ginseng industry, the Maori ethnic group, which has inherent planting advantages such as mountains and woodlands, will receive key support.

Of course, theoretically they support Māori businesses, but Māori are lazy by nature, and they have fewer businesses, and even fewer are interested in growing ginseng.

So in this case, even the average Māori family can be supported.

Growing ginseng is not about sowing the seeds and leaving it alone, this has to be visited and learned.

It will be a long period from planting ginseng to harvesting, and Lao Wang does not have the time and energy to take care of them personally, he believes that the heart of the mountain forest will feed these ginseng.

He didn't need to learn how to grow ginseng, but he had to visit it and see how the ginseng seeds were planted.

The agricultural company responsible for plant nursery is headquartered in Takutti, a small town 80 kilometres south of Hamilton, specifically known as Maraeroac.

Founded in 1973, they lease a 5,555-hectare area of mountain and woodland for professional ginseng trial and commercial planting.

Wang Bo wanted to buy more than 50,000 yuan of seeds at one time, which was a medium-sized customer, and the company arranged a planter to accompany them to visit the breeding base and planting base.

When the planter's name is Pete, a mixed race of white and Maori, he took Wang Bo and others to visit, and introduced on the way: "The brand of ginseng in our company is mainly Pirao alpine ginseng, and the Chinese ginseng you are interested in is a newly introduced variety, and to be honest, it is difficult to grow." ”

Wang Bo smiled: "But if it is planted well, it is of great value." My market target is China, and the Chinese ginseng is the most popular among Chinese. ”

Pete said: "I know this, in fact, our company's ginseng is mainly sold in East Asian countries such as China, where the market atmosphere is the best. ”

Ginseng cultivation in New Zealand can be traced back to 1973 when a company in Canterbury made its first attempt, and since then, many companies have conducted trials in many parts of the North and South Islands for more than 20 years.

Ginseng cultivation in the true commercial sense began around 2000, with the main cultivation sites in the Bay of Plenty and the central North Island.

Although Pete is only a planter in this regard, he knows a lot about the market.

After introducing the ginseng cultivation industry in New Zealand, Wang Bo said: "At present, the annual ginseng trade volume in the world is about 15,000 tons, and it is still increasing steadily. In terms of consumption, as Chinese's health awareness continues to increase, the demand for high-quality ginseng is also increasing. ”

Wang Bo nodded and said, "High-quality ginseng was born in New Zealand, right?" ”

Pete laughed and said, "That's it, according to the report of the National Crop and Food Research Center, the comprehensive ecological conditions such as landform, sunlight, soil, and water in the central South Island region are similar to or even better than those of Northeast China and South Korea, which is very suitable for ginseng cultivation." ”

"Especially in the alpine woodlands, the shade of towering trees provides unique conditions for the growth of ginseng. Taking Pirau alpine ginseng as an example, although the sowing and transplanting are done manually, all the processes are carried out in the deep mountains, and the pure wild environment can ensure the purity and naturalness of the ginseng quality. ”

"What about Chinese ginseng?"

Pete shrugged, "There aren't too many people planting yet, and there was a company that planted around the peak of Mount Sithiela before, and it didn't get a good harvest. To be honest, I don't think you necessarily have to focus on Chinese ginseng, other ginseng is also very good. ”

Wang Bodao: "I am Chinese, my family has been growing ginseng for generations, I know how to grow this ginseng, and many of you don't know." ”

As soon as he heard this, Pete was immediately in awe: "It turns out that you have a cultivation inheritance in this area, which is really amazing." But do you have a good choice when it comes to sales channels? ”

Although there are many favorable policies and growth environment, there are still two major bottlenecks in the development of New Zealand's ginseng industry that need to be solved urgently.

The first is the capital investment in the early stage, although the international price of ginseng is high, but the growth cycle of New Zealand ginseng reaches seven years, coupled with the labor cost of planting and management, etc., family enterprises will face greater financial pressure in the early stage.

Secondly, in terms of sales, most New Zealand companies do not understand the situation of the Chinese market, especially in second- and third-tier cities, and are not competitive in terms of pipelines and marketing.

Wang Bo also has no sales channels, but he has sales skills: "If the flowers are in full bloom, the butterflies will come, which is a common saying in China, and it is also suitable for ginseng cultivation." As long as there is good ginseng, are you afraid that no one will buy it? ”

Pete said, "It's a very reasonable statement, it is, come on, I'll take you to see our ginseng seedlings." ”

Wang Bo bought the seeds after germination, and the ginseng had already germinated at this time, as long as it was planted in the ground.

Pete told him that ginseng planting sites require high soil organic matter content, loose soil, good aeration and drainage. With a pH of 5.0 to 6.5, they need to survive in mildly acidic soils.

"If the groundwater table is high, the low-lying is moist, the soil has poor aeration, it is easy to compact, the soil is poorly drained, the clay soil, the alkaline soil, these conditions occur, then ginseng cannot be cultivated." Pete admonished.

(To be continued.) )