It has established employment assistance workshops to provide job opportunities for locals at their “doorsteps” and promote the diversified development of rural economy. 

 

At the vegetable base of Linwu Huasheng Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. in Longguiping Village, Fenshi Town, farmers are busy picking and sorting vegetables. 

 

The vegetables grown here have a short growth cycle, high yield, and quick returns, and they can be planted all year round. Therefore, there is a high demand for labor during the planting and harvesting seasons. 

 

This provides good job opportunities for women in the surrounding areas, and currently more than 10 farmers work on the base every day.

 

 

Established in 2020, with a total area of over 400 mu (26.67 hectares), the company mainly plants vegetables and fruits like peach, fig and chili pepper. It’s committed to creating an industrial development route for picking tourism in Longguiping. 

 

Now, the company’s vegetable bases have planted 7 vegetable varieties, with 500 to 1,000 kg of vegetables sold daily to supermarkets in the county and Chenzhou city.

 

In 2025, the company will expand a planting area of over 80 mu (5.33 hectares) and hire 30 more employees on the original basis. 

 

Zhu Peng, manager of the company, said that the base plans to plant vegetables like cabbage and flowering cabbage this year, with a total planting area of over 500 mu (33.33 hectares).

 

 

Next, the company aims to further improve the quality of vegetables, strengthen field management and strict quality control, while scientifically raising seedlings according to climatic conditions.

 

At present, the daily sales volume of the base is about 500 to 1,000 kg, and the annual sales volume is expected to reach tens of thousands of catties.

 

At the workshop of Tongchuang Intelligent Electronics in Bei’an village of Fenshi town, is also a hive of activity. After testing and packaging, USB cables are about to be sent to such cities as Shenzhen and Dongguan. 

 

In 2020, Tang Jiquan, head of the company, returned to his hometown to start a business. 

 

With the help of relevant employment policies and departments, the company has provided over 150 job opportunities for locals. 

 

The company now has many orders and high demand for new workers. The current employees are mainly rural women who need to take care of children, summer workers and elderly employees, with salaries ranging from 2,500 to 4,500 yuan.

 

This year, the company has received orders worth 10 million yuan and it is expected to employ 50 to 60 people.

 

In recent years, relying on actual situation, the town has focused on the integrated development of cultural tourism and agriculture. At the same time, it has gradually developed employment assistance workshops to broaden employment channels, increase farmers’ income, and improve agricultural efficiency.

 

Now, there are 4 workshops and over 70 rural cooperatives in the town, which has provided over 400 job opportunities.

 

A win-win development path that enterprises achieve benefits and villagers increase income at their doorsteps has been formed, which also helps promote rural revitalization. 

 

Next, the town will focus on the development of village-level enterprises, characteristic agriculture and agricultural tourism projects to further promote rural revitalization. It will optimize the production and sales of agricultural products such as characteristic small fruits in each village to increase production and income. 

 

 

Chinese source: rednet