Changputang Village reaps bountiful harvest of kiwis

Sep Mon 2023
In early autumn, 6,500 mu (about 433.33 hectares) of kiwi fruit ushers in the picking season in Changputang Village, Liao Jiaqiao Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

“Hello everyone, these are the red kiwis that you have ordered. We are starting to pick them now.” At around 12 noon on September 7, in the technology courtyard of Changputang Village, a farmer was picking kiwis while recording videos with his phone to share them on social media. “I have to show my customers the ripe status of our village’s fruits at any time.”


 
In the 1.2 mu (about 0.08 hectares) red kiwi orchard, the kiwis are hanging densely on the branches. Many tourists drive directly to the orchard to pick the fruits. The owner of the orchard, Teng Jianping, shuttles between the orchard and the road, helping customers carry the picked kiwis.

Teng Jianping introduced that these kiwis are Jinhong 50, a new variety, and through careful management and the application of organic fertilizers, they unexpectedly have a bumper harvest this year.

“This kind of kiwis not only has good appearance, but also is twice as big as ordinary kiwis and tastes sweet and fragrant!” Yang Xue, a customer who specially drove from Jishou to buy kiwis, tasted the kiwis and bought 75 kilograms.


 
The villager Tian Xiangqun and other staff are busy packing and shipping the kiwis. “Starting from September, red kiwi fruit is sold at a price ranging from 28 yuan to 36 yuan per kilogram, and more than 3,000 kilograms of goods are sold every day,” said Tian Xiangqun.

In addition to e-commerce sales channels, dealers also drive large trucks to the village to buy kiwis. Gao Chuanyong, leader of the picking team, and other five members were busy picking kiwis. He introduced that there are more than 20 teams with 6 members each on a busy day.

“The wholesale price of green kiwi fruit is 2.4 yuan per kilogram, and the village will wholesale about 350,000 kilograms this year.” Tang Jinsheng, secretary of Changputang Village, introduced that the kiwi fruit in the village can be sold out every year due to its excellent quality.


 
In the product display area of Changputang Village, fresh kiwi fruit, dried fruit and other products are displayed on the shelves for tourists to purchase.

The eye-catching slogan of “Relying on technology, expanding the market, developing and improving the fruit industry, and accelerating the pace of poverty alleviation” is written on the wall.

Tang Jinsheng said that in the past ten years, villagers of Changputang have learned grafting, conducted scientific research, engaged in e-commerce, and investigated markets, gradually embarking on a path of prosperity through the kiwi fruit industry.

In 2022, the per capita income of Changputang Village reached 30,392 yuan, and the collective income of the village was 2.09 million yuan.
 
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