Wenshui Town, located in the eastern part of Pingyi County, Shandong Province, is a true agricultural planting town. The vast plains here are gently traversed by the Junhe River, and the abundant water resources nourish the land, giving rise to a variety of cash crops, with garlic cultivation being a long-standing agricultural tradition.
Chen Wei, a skilled farmer from Xichunzhuang in Wenshui Town, takes great pride in his garlic fields, which consistently yield bountiful harvests under his family’s careful management. He speaks proudly of the income from garlic farming. From garlic bulbs to garlic shoots, the gross income from an acre of land is quite substantial. Moreover, the two-crop planting model allows him to plant corn after harvesting garlic, with the corn income essentially covering the planting costs, making the garlic income pure profit. Although the process of growing garlic is filled with challenges—starting from peeling the garlic seeds, planting, managing the fields, and finally harvesting—after six months of wind and sun, the joy of reaping the rewards more than compensates for the hard work. Today, the corn seedlings in his garlic stubble are thriving, a further gift from the land to its diligent caretakers.
In recent years, Wenshui Town has been proactive in continuously improving agricultural infrastructure, creating a professional garlic trading market, and expanding cold chain storage to safeguard garlic farmers’ sales, ensuring smooth year-round sales. The town is also actively introducing deep processing enterprises to explore more value from garlic and extend the industrial chain, making the garlic industry a powerful engine for rural revitalization. This initiative is helping farmers to increase their incomes, allowing them to make significant strides on the path of rural revitalization.
Today, Wenshui Town, relying on its favorable natural conditions and continuously developing agricultural industry, is making steady progress on the road to rural revitalization. With the rise of the town’s economy, the agricultural economy represented by garlic has achieved a new leap forward. In the future, this land will continue to nurture more hope and possibilities.
