On July 11, Zhou Jianfang, a villager in Jiangkou Village, Genzhu Town, Gangbei District, Guigang City, Guangxi, was busy feeding silkworms. Watching the silkworms grow up healthily, Zhou Jianfang’s face was filled with a smile. Zhou Jianfang has been growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms for more than 20 years. This year, he planted more than 6 acres of mulberry trees. “In the first half of the year, I raised 15 mulberry trees, and there are three batches in the second half of the year, earning more than 1,000 yuan each.”
Gangbei District Roots Zhu Town has a tradition of planting mulberry and raising sericulture. In recent years, Genzhu Town has deeply tapped the potential of the mulberry industry, developed a circular, three-dimensional and efficient modern sericulture industry, and developed mulberry tea, mulberry noodles and other products to make it bigger and bigger. Strengthen the sericulture industry, increase farmers’ income, and inject vitality into rural revitalization. In 2021, more than 3,000 acres of mulberry trees were planted in the town, and there were more than 1,000 silkworm breeding households, with the average household income increasing by about 20,000 yuan.
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