Recently, researcher Qing Xuegang, director of the Silkworm Disease Prevention and Control and Healthy Breeding Center of the Sericulture Research Institute of the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences and an expert in the research and development of silkworm disease prevention and breeding technology of the Sichuan Sericulture Innovation Team, led associate researcher Chen Xiaoping, assistant researcher, and provincial Wang Linlu, a member of the Xuzhou delegation of the Science and Technology Commissioner Service Group, went to Xuzhou District to investigate and guide the development of the sericulture industry. She was accompanied by relevant personnel from the District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, the District Economic, Commerce and Science and Technology Bureau, Hengjiang Town, Xuzhou District Tiancan Silk Co., Ltd. and other related personnel.
Currently it is the critical season for winter management of mulberry gardens. Qing Xuegang and his party went to Huilong Community Village, Malin Village and other core sericulture bases in Hengjiang Town to check and learn about mulberry trees. They also provided careful guidance on key technologies such as fertilizer and water management in mulberry gardens and comprehensive prevention and control of pests and diseases. The expert group put forward rational suggestions for the next development of the sericulture industry in Xuzhou District: first, grasp the policy orientation, highlight the integration of features, rational planning, and develop high-quality standardized mulberry gardens; second, focus on appropriate scale, strengthen the promotion and application of new technologies, and vigorously implement The base will improve quality and efficiency; third, it will focus on development risk prevention and control to ensure steady development of the industry. The fourth is to reach consensus on further accelerating in-depth cooperation in scientific and technological innovation and application of results in the sericulture industry, talent training, establishment of agricultural science and technology parks, and sericulture technology research centers.
The sericulture industry in Xuzhou District is an important industry of Yibin City’s “5+2” characteristic agriculture. In 2021, the entire district will be named “Sericulture in Shichengshan, Xuzhou District” The area of the mulberry garden with the core of “Industrial Park” reached 72,000 acres, with a fresh cocoon output of 1,960 tons, and a comprehensive sericulture output value of 301 million yuan. The sericulture industry has become a pillar industry for farmers in the region to increase their income and become rich. </p