In Dongxinxiang, Dawu County, more than 20 million ginkgo saplings are swaying in the mountains. It's late autumn, the best time to see ginkgo trees, but here you can only see bare branches. The reporter inquired and learned that Shenzhen Muya Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd(Subsidiary of Hubei Muya. Bio) invested in and constructed this ginkgo base. It mainly picks fresh ginkgo leaves and extracts flavonoids for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics production, and the added value of the products has been greatly increased. In 2018, the base picked 800 tons of fresh ginkgo leaves and produced 250 tons of dried leaves through drying and processing, with an output value of more than 20 million yuan.

"After the Ginkgo base is completed, it will be a great impetus for increasing the income of surrounding farmers." According to Huang Yanhong, secretary of the Dongxinxiang Party Committee, Dongxinxiang is actively exploring the industrial poverty alleviation model of "company + base + farmers". Farmers receive fixed land transfer subsidies every year but also You can work at the base to earn money. The Ginkgo Base attracts more than 400 surrounding farmers (including 42 registered poor households) to work all year round. It employs 20 people on a long-term basis to form a professional forest protection team, and the per capita annual income increases by more than 8,000 yuan. In addition, Shenzhen Muya Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. has also carried out supporting projects such as the hardening of roads leading to the village, renovation, and renovation of pond weirs, and reinforcement of reservoirs, etc., helping more than 200 households with safe drinking water, effectively improving the production and living conditions of villagers.

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