Pitaya in Bama welcomes bumper harvest

In recent years, Yandong town of Bama Yao autonomous county has developed characteristic industries according to local conditions. In 2017, Guangxi Bama Baibao Township Agriculture was introduced to create a pitaya planting demonstration base, and develop the pitaya planting industry through the mode of "company + base + collective economy + farmers".

The red pitaya is covered with branches in the base, and the fruit farmers are busy picking, fine washing, sorting, weighing, loading, and selling fresh. The pitaya base presents a busy harvest scene.

A employee picks up pitaya in Yandong town, Bama Yao autonomous county. [Photo/Hechi Daily]

"I mainly work to prune, fruit cut and fruit selection. I work eight hours a day with a salary of more than 100 yuan ($14.8)," Wei Jiande, a villager of Yandong village said.

The base has been set up in Yandong town for five years, which has not only promoted the development of enterprises, driven the development of modern agriculture in surrounding villages, further optimized the agricultural industrial structure, but also provided more employment opportunities for villagers, driven the local people to increase income, as well as boosted the rural vitalization with industrial prosperity.

The person in charge of the pitaya planting demonstration base in Yandong town said that the base has a total area of 3100 mu (206.7 hectares). This year, it has entered the third picking period, with a daily picking volume of 75,000 to 100,000 kilograms. It is mainly sent to cities and provinces such as Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Zhejiang. The average monthly salary is about 2500 yuan for one person. The base has driven the collective economic development of eight villages.