On August 5th, in the Sanfangping Community of Yuyangguan Town, Hubei Caihua Tea Industry Co., Ltd. distributed 9,600 bags of organic fertilizer, 40,000 yellow sticky boards, and 3,200 bottles of lime-Sulfur mixture free of charge to 228 local tea farmers. Previously, technical personnel from the County Tea Development Center provided training for local farmers on practical techniques such as pest control and organic farming to improve their scientific management skills.
Caihua Tea Industry, one of the key players in the construction of organic, eco-friendly low-carbon tea and ancient wild tea, plans to promote techniques that reduce chemical inputs and implement green prevention measures against pests and diseases in tea gardens. This will enable the creation of a 3,100-mu (approximately 206 hectares) eco-friendly low-carbon tea base. Additionally, they will develop a demonstration base for the protection of ancient tea trees.
According to the 2024 Five Peak Consolidation Plan for Ten Thousand Mu Organic Tea, Ancient Wild Tea Bases, and Eco-Friendly Low-Carbon Tea Bases, this year our county aims to build an additional 10,000 mu (approximately 667 hectares) of eco-friendly low-carbon tea bases and 9,800 mu (approximately 653 hectares) of ancient wild tea bases, building upon the existing ten thousand mu organic tea base. To ensure the successful implementation of the project, technical personnel from the County Tea Development Center have conducted over 40 training sessions across the county, training more than 3,500 people, including technicians from tea enterprises, farmers, and members of the agricultural service team. They have also distributed over 5,000 technical documents. Additionally, organic fertilizers and yellow sticky boards are being provided free of charge to help farmers increase their yields and income.
The Yujiapo tea garden boasts lush growth, creating a beautiful scene with distant mountains, sea of clouds, and local residences.
This year, the Yujiapo tea garden is particularly lively as farmers transport buckets of water-soluble fertilizer to the control room for application. The Yujiapo tea garden in Meierchong Village of Yuyangguan Town is a demonstration base for integrated irrigation and fertilization. Since the Spring Tea fertilization operation began on March 21st, seven applications have been made, increasing yield by 500 to 1,000 yuan per mu compared to last year. Despite the scorching heat of summer, the farmers continue to climb the steps to transport and neatly stack the water-soluble fertilizer.
In Meierchong Village, the equipment and tea gardens are managed under the model of “Party branch + tea industry service team + households.” The Yujiapo Integrated Irrigation and Fertilization Project Co-Management Regulations are implemented based on the concept of “Shared life, jointly created.” Regular water pumping and storage, as well as fertilizer spraying according to the growth stages of the tea plants, provide Crops with water and nutrients in the right proportions. This not only conserves resources and protects the environment but also increases tea yields and quality, thereby boosting agricultural productivity. It achieves co-management and shared benefits among farmers, contributing to rural revitalization and the sustainable development of the tea industry.