Investigation of Rural Revitalization Support Group from School of Physics of Xiangtan University to Zejia Town Flue-cured Tobacco Industrial Base

(Correspondent: Ding Gehui, Yu, Zhu Xiangyue) From July 9 to July 10, the Rural Revitalization Assistance Group of the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering of Xiangtan University made a field trip to Zejia Town's flue-cured tobacco base, and conducted in-depth research on the structural characteristics and production scale of Zejia Town's flue-cured tobacco industry. Flue-cured tobacco is a pillar industry to increase farmers' income in Zejia Town. In order to ensure the transplanting of flue-cured tobacco, the Zejia Town Party Committee and government carefully organized and took various measures to do all the work well.

On the morning of the 9th, a delegation from the Rural Revitalization Support Group of Xiangtan University School of Physics went to Zejia Town Flue-cured Tobacco Factory. During the investigation, the team systematically learned that flue-cured tobacco, as the main raw material for cigarette production, is an important agricultural product among cash crops in Zejia Town, which plays a pillar role in driving local farmers to increase production and harvest. With the support of the national poverty alleviation policy, the price fluctuation of flue-cured tobacco industry in Zejia Town is relatively small, mainly regulated by the state, so it is less affected by the allocation of market resources, and farmers' wages are relatively stable. After the completion of the baking stage, tobacco companies will concentrate on purchasing flue-cured tobacco, which will alleviate the problem of difficult sales for tobacco farmers to some extent. Under the leadership of the person in charge of the flue-cured tobacco factory, the team investigated more detailed basic information of flue-cured tobacco, including technology, related equipment and workers' work. Tobacco companies will arrange professionals to guide tobacco farmers to plant tobacco leaves, train flue-cured tobacco technicians and improve production efficiency.

On the afternoon of the 9th, a delegation from the Rural Revitalization Support Group of the School of Physics of Xiangtan University visited the Taiyangping tobacco-growing area in Jiushui Village. Taiyangping was originally a livestock farm. After multiple cropping, change the development idea and choose tobacco production with short planting period. The average yield per mu is about 3000 yuan, which has driven the people out of poverty and increased their income. According to the secretary of Jiushui Village, although the flue-cured tobacco industry continues to make efforts to help farmers increase their income, which is conducive to the stable poverty alleviation of local residents, the flue-cured tobacco industry in Zejia Town still has shortcomings in some aspects. First, the land utilization rate is limited. The cultivated land area of Jiushui Village is ***500 mu, but the tobacco planting area is only 160 mu. This is because the internal terrain of Jiushui Village is rugged and complicated, and it is difficult to present a complete form of cultivated land, which is not convenient for centralized cultivation. Secondly, the age of the main labor force is generally high. A series of processes such as digging, planting and harvesting in flue-cured tobacco industry require a lot of labor. Although the local older generation has deep feelings for the land, the young labor force prefers some jobs with fast income and relatively low labor intensity. Furthermore, at present, the technical level of flue-cured tobacco production in Zejia Town is still in the traditional agricultural stage.

10 In the morning, the Rural Revitalization Support Group of Xiangtan University School of Physics selected the successful model producers and operators in Jiushui Village, and made an exclusive interview with Tian Wei Road, a flue-cured tobacco farmer. In the interview and exchange, Uncle Tian claimed to be a professional farmer, and his thoughts were more advanced. He often takes the initiative to learn from the successful experience of other professional farmers in production and management. The team learned that Uncle Tian's income from agricultural production was low at first, and then he responded to the call of the state and began to contract land to grow cigarettes. Now he has made some achievements in the flue-cured tobacco industry. Uncle Tian hopes that the younger generation with knowledge and ambition will inherit agricultural products, but at the same time, he is worried that young people will not choose to engage in flue-cured tobacco industry because they are afraid of difficulties. In recent years, in response to the national policy of returning farmland to forests, the planting area of flue-cured tobacco has been limited to some extent. He talked about expecting Zejia Town Government to deepen reform, strictly manage land, implement rural land ownership transfer policy, improve the level of mechanization and intensification of agricultural production, and promote the transformation of traditional farmers into new professional farmers while further expanding the scale of agricultural production.

Through a two-day visit to the flue-cured tobacco industrial base, the Rural Revitalization Support Group of Xiangtan University School of Physics clearly realized the development status and survival dilemma of the flue-cured tobacco industry in Zejia Town. In view of the shortcomings of local agricultural production, Zejia Town Government is also exploring innovative and effective poverty alleviation paths for sustainable development such as rural tourism and eco-town construction. Subsequently, enterprises and mass forces will be combined to introduce relevant policies to give subsidies to encourage entrepreneurship, improve the autonomy and enthusiasm of local people's production, and accelerate the innovation of traditional flue-cured tobacco industry.