This "wild grass" can also be sold for money, farmers in Wushi County pick and get rich "golden beans"
Reporter Toya grows a wild plant widely in the countryside of Wushi County, bitter bean. In the past, the locals dismissed this seemingly ordinary weed. Now, with its unique medicinal value being discovered, "weed" It has become a new source of income for local farmers. "I have lived for most of my life, and I never thought that this kind of wild grass that I often see in the field could still be sold for money." Farmer Jumak Abdureyimu from Kazanqi Village in Yuqqq just picked up a bag of bitter beans from the nearby Gobi Desert for weighing. "In June, I heard that this kind of beans can be sold for money. When I was free, I went to the nearby fields to find them. So far, I have earned a total of more than 2,000 yuan. In addition to growing wheat and walnuts this year, my family has another way to increase their income." Jumak Abdureyim said happily. bitter beans. Photo courtesy of Wushi County Supply and Marketing Cooperative The bitter beans generally bloom from May to June every year, and bear fruit from August to October. The height is about 1 meter, and many long strings of pods will grow on the branches and leaves of the plant. Because of its strong drought resistance and alkali resistance, fast growth, and a large number of nodules on the roots, it was often used as green manure by farmers in the past. So how was the medicinal value of bitter beans discovered? In April of this year, Liu Qunchao, director of the Wushi County Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Abdusalamu Abdukremu, the manager of the Wushi County Agricultural and Sideline Products Trading Cooperative, and his colleague Ji Zhongwei went to Otbexi Township for research. You can often see this in the wild. Plant a wild plant, but it feels different from other wild grasses. Out of professional habit, the three of them came up with the idea of finding out what kind of plant this is. After consulting information and consulting experts, they found that this is a plant called bitter bean, which belongs to the perennial leguminous plant. The bean produced is actually a medicinal material with high medicinal value. and other effects. "After understanding its characteristics, we contacted pharmaceutical manufacturers in Anhui and other places to further confirm its medicinal value." Liu Qunchao said. Since May this year, the Wushi County Supply and Marketing Cooperative has made use of its expertise in business, purchase and sales, and has determined that the County Agricultural and Sideline Products Trading Cooperative is responsible for the fixed-point purchase of bitter beans. Village households and other methods, increase the promotion of acquisitions. As the news that "bitter beans can be sold for money" gradually spread, many farmers in four surrounding townships, including Yakeric Township and Otterbex Township, began to use their spare time to pick bitter beans. "At present, farmers only need to cut off the pods when picking, which will not damage the growth of the plants, and artificially expand the spread of the seeds when picking the pods," said Liu Qunchao. Since August, bitter beans have entered a high-yielding period, and the purchase volume has gradually increased. At present, the purchase price of bitter beans with pods ranges from 1.7 yuan to 2 yuan per kilogram. Abdulsalam Abdukremu, manager of the Agricultural and Sideline Products Trading Cooperative in Ushi County, said: "As of September 15, we have purchased 52 tons of bitter beans, which has increased the income of local farmers by more than 100,000 yuan. Recently, it is the walnut picking season. It is expected that the purchase of bitter beans will increase by the end of September." Affected by factors such as geographical environment and temperature, Wushi County is mainly suitable for planting crops such as wheat, walnuts and chickpeas. In addition to bitter beans, the growth of local wild burdock is also more common. "On the premise of protecting the local environment and resources, next year we plan to build an experimental field for bitter beans, hoping to provide farmers with a model for planting medicinal cash crops, and gradually guide farmers to carry out the breeding and planting of economic crops such as bitter beans, so as to continuously increase farmers' awareness of income." Liu Qunchao said.