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Ginseng farming boosts villagers' incomes in Jilin province
Updated: Aug 4, 2021
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Liu Zhigang, a villager in Sihai village, Mengjiang township in Jingyu county, Northeast China's Jilin province, explains ginseng farming to journalists on July 26. A delegation of journalists visited the village as part of a media campaign that was launched to promote an in-depth understanding of the region and its achievements. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Liu discusses ginseng farming techniques with the media delegation on July 26. Technical experts in the county and township have developed a technique for improving farmland soil to grow American ginseng and have educated villagers on using the technique to farm ginseng. More than 90 percent of the people in the village now grow American ginseng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Sihai village is now home to flourishing ginseng crops. In 2020, the American ginseng industry in Mengjiang township boosted 381 households out of poverty in 13 villages and has ensured a stable income for villagers in the area. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A ginseng plantation in Sihai village [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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