Planting grass and raising livestock become a new bright spot of increasing farmers' income in Anhui Province

Introduction: after years of exploration and practice, grass planting and animal husbandry have been gradually recognized and accepted by people, and are becoming an important measure of agricultural structural adjustment in Anhui Province and a new bright spot of increasing farmers' income Qiaocheng, Linquan, Suixi, Jieshou, Dangshan, Jingxian, Sixian, Xiuning, Lai'an, Jixi, Yingshang, Guzhen, Wuwei, Lujiang and Jin'an have achieved good results in planting grass and raising cattle, sheep, rabbits, and geese, which have brought good economic benefits to farmers By planting grass and raising livestock, while continuously improving the quality of livestock products, the income per mu of land can be increased by 200-400 yuan, and the land output rate can be increased by more than 50% According to statistics, in 2000, the province planted more than 200000 mu of grass, which alone can increase farmers' income by more than 50 million yuan In addition, planting grass and raising livestock are conducive to the protection of ecology and the development of sustainable agriculture, such as the prevention of soil erosion of grass slopes and dams, the production of green and pollution-free food, etc., which has a wide range of social and ecological benefits It is predicted that the area of grass planting and livestock breeding in the province will double that of the previous year.