Xiuwen county enjoys robust eggplant harvest

A robust eggplant harvest was recently celebrated in Xingfu village, Yangmingdong sub-district, Xiuwen county, Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province.

A farmer harvests eggplants in Xingfu village, Yangmingdong sub-district, Xiuwen county. [Photo/gywb.com]

This year, Xingfu village vigorously optimized its industrial structure and developed a planting model for eggplants known as "cooperative + company + farmer." The measures were intended to increase the incomes of villagers.

More than 170 mu (11.33 hectares) of eggplants were planted in the village, with a total output of about 850,000 kilograms and a total output value of about 1.2 million yuan ($174,362.85).

Farmers are busy picking eggplants in Xingfu village, Yangmingdong sub-district, Xiuwen county. [Photo/gywb.com]

Zhang Xiaojun, director of the Xingfu village committee, said that these eggplants would be sold to markets outside the province, such as Chengdu, Wuhan and Shenzhen.