Cantaloupe for poverty relief bears fruit in Guangxi village
By Wang Kaihao and Shi Ruipeng in Laibin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-07-28 15:30
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The village currently has 17 hectares of cantaloupe fields, attracting more than just impoverished families as shareholders. Villagers can apply for small loans to join the cooperatives, with the interest being covered by the government.
Last year's sales reached 1.35 million yuan. Several retail stores later opened in nearby towns, providing a bonus to villagers. In 2019, the average annual income per capita in Helyu Village was 8,740 yuan, and only 0.13 percent of its population still lived under the poverty line.
