LIMING PLANTING PROJECT YUNNAN REGION, CHINA PROGRESS REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2013 Septembre 2010 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 ZIGEN PLANTING PROJECT IN YUNNAN
Context and objectives
MAIN THEMES Climate mitigation 5 Preserve and restore the local biodiversity Biodiversity 4 Self sufficiency through the development of agroforestry 3 Liguang & Meile gardens; 2 1 villages Increase and diversify revenues by Agroecology Culture developing sustainable economic activities 0 collectively managed; Work in partnership with Ethnic minorities Climate Community and women in particular having a long term adaptation empowerement experience in collecting and processing Chinese medicinal plants; Economic development
SPECIFIC CONTEXT INFOS CLES
• Type : Agrofrestry / plants / biodiversity The use of herbal medicinal plants is a very old tradition in China. Farmers have already successful • Partner : Zigen Fund experience of planting herbal medicine plants. • Participants : Ethnic minorities, women, Through the project, they will be supported by the from Liguang and Meile villages Research Institute of Kunming for seedling and • Starting date: 2012 management techniques, in order to achieve the production of very high quality plants. Villagers are • Status 1.6 millions medicine plants planted considering to create a cooperative in order to in 2012-203 manage collectively the plantation, transformation and • Products : trees and plants sale of herbal medicine planting.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PROGRESS REPORT ZIGEN, YUNNAN
1. KEY INFORMATION
2. PROJECT ACTIVITIES SEPT 2012 – SEPT 2013
3. TIMETABLE
4. INTERVIEWS & PICTURES
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LOCATION
Liguang and Meile villages, Yunnan province, China
. Yunnan is located in a mountainous area, with high elevations.
. Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17,000 or more.
. Ethnic minorities in Yunnan Project area account for about 34% of its total population. Major ethnic groups include Lissu, Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai and Miao. They are particularly isolated and disadvantaged in Yunnan.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS
Specific stakes
. There is a long, multi generational tradition of collecting wild medicinal plants in the area, Tradition of collecting and climatic conditions are ideal for these plants (considered by the market as of higher wild medicinal plants quality), but the resources have been depleted, with the growing demand, and villagers are now conscious about the need to plant the medicinal plants if they want to get sustainable revenues.
Sustainable use of . Women in particular expressed this vision that medicinal plants production was to be encouraged both because it was generating higher revenues, as well as preserving the medicinal plants resources and reducing the pressure on the forest areas of the national park, since medicinal plants give higher yields per hectare, hence less need to extend agricultural land.
. Seeds are very expensive to purchase and some products like Chunglo require to wait 2 High costs of seedlings years before harvesting, hence a difficulty to pre-finance this type of planting for these poor rural communities.
. For example, Chunglo production brings total sales of 20 000 RMB (2500 Euros) / year / Mu against tobacco (considered as the most profitable agricultural product) that gives 4000 RMB (500 Euros) / year / Mu of gross revenues. Additional revenues . Morevoer, many medicinal plants, like TiengMa can be grown under forest canopy, hence permitting agroforestry practices and the harmonious combination of socio-economic development and environment preservation.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
Biodiversity preservation & women empowerment
MAIN THEMES
. Medicinal agroforestry gardens to reduce pressure on forests (National Park area), preserve and restore the local biodiversity;
. Plantations with women in priority, emancipation program to help them develop their own sources of revenues for their families and promote sustainable practices;
. Increase and diversify revenues by developing sustainable economic activities collectively managed (creation of a cooperative);
. Work in partnership with Ethnic minorities having a long term experience in collecting medicinal plants.
6 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LOCAL PARTNER
ZIGEN Fund
. The Zigen Fund was founded in New York in 1988 by a group of Overseas Chinese professionals and was registered as a non-profit organization.
. Mission of Zigen is to provide people-to-people assistance for grassroots development in rural China, and to help the poor and underprivileged meet their basic needs; and to promote the philosophy and beliefs of human-centered sustainable development processes..
. A specific project team has been created to manage the activities in Liguang and Meile. They deliver the seedlings free of charge, assist the farmers with trainings, monitoring, maintenance, market access, and plantation registration.
Zigen in Chinese means to nurture the roots
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LOCAL PARTICIPANTS
2,000 villagers of Liguang and Meile villages
. 91% are Lissu people (Ethnic minority), particularly isolated and disadvantaged in Yunnan.
. Communities located within a national park, strong environmental stakes.
. 70 % of the families cultivate medicinal plants (1 to 2 Mus in average per household, equivalent to 0,06 to 0.12 hectare).
. The Lisu people have long made their living by growing kidney beans, potatoes, or maize. But they have to face the environmental damages caused by long-term planting, shortage of water and low price of crop production. The planting of medicine plants adapted to the local environment is an attempt to raise their income and restore the local ecosystems
8 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PROGRESS REPORT ZIGEN, YUNNAN
1. KEY INFORMATION
2. PROJECT ACTIVITIES SEPT 2012 – SEPT 2013
3. TIMETABLE
4. INTERVIEWS & PICTURES
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED / TO COME
2 main planting areas
. Liguang village: launch of the project in 2012. 366 families, mainly Lisu people, of which 70 % cultivate Meile medicinal plants. Plantation of a Liguang variety of herbal medicine plants in 2012.
. Meile village: joining the project in 2013. Village already quite advanced in agroforestry, combining corn and tobacco with walnut trees, apples, peach, plums,.. A few villagers already develop seedlings production and planted medicinal plants like TiengMa, Chunglo, Footse, Yunnan Fe…
Yunnan Province, China
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
1.6 million aromatic & herbal medicines planted
2012 TOTAL
Number of communities involved 1 1
Number of farmers involved 36 36
Number of parcels 36 36
Number of trees planted 0 0
Number of aromatic & herbal 1,649,036 1,649,036 medicines planted
% mortality (replaced plants) In progress -
Total surface area 20,9 ha 20,9 ha
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
2 plantation models
MODEL 1
Plantations in agroforestry gardens
Trees and plants mixed in the same parcel
MODEL 2 Plantations on damaged / unused lands
Plantation of diverse plants, density of 80,000 plants / ha
12 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED / TO COME
Development of agroforestry gardens
. First plantations were mainly oriented towards forest regeneration and not conservation, whereas conservation is a key issue (Liguang is located within a national park).
. Next planting round will focus on the development of agroforestry gardens, mixing plants and trees (Yunnan Fe, planted every 6 to 8 metres, and Chunglo plants). This is a long-term biologically sustainable system for growing plants , food & other products for a household.
. Meile is an example in terms of agroforestry practices and could serve as a an example for trainings.
13 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
Planted species
Common Name Scientific Name Familiy Use Fresh food for familiy self-consumption and Apple Malus domestica Rosaceae local sales Fresh food for familiy self-consumption and Plums Prunus Rosaceae local sales Chinese herbal medicine for sickness, diarrhea, Tobacco Nicotiana Solanaceae dry cough, angina, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory ailments, and Meniere's disease. Fresh food for familiy self-consumption and Kidney Beans Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae local sales Culinary, animal fodder and litter, timber, fuel, Chestnut Castanea Fagaceae medicine (antioxidant properties) Rhizoma Gastrodiae Chinese herbal medicine having sedative and Gastrodia elata Bl. Orchidaceae Elatae ("TiengMa") analgesic properties. Chinese herbal medicine having anti-fungal, anti- Aucklandia Root Aucklandia Asteraceae oxidant and anti-cancer properties Chinese herbal medicine whose roots have anti- Balloon flower Platycodon Campanulaceae inflammatory in the treatment of coughs and ("Chunglo") colds. Chinese herbal medicine used to treat digestive problems, fever, hypertension, muscle spasms, Gentian ("Chingjo") Gentiana L. Gentianaceae parasitic worms, wounds, cancer, sinusitis, and malaria. Fresh food for familiy self-consumption and Snow Pear Pyrus Rosaceae local sales Chinese herbal medicine used as a painkiller, Chinese prickly ash Zanthoxylum Rutaceae stimulant, and tonic. In foods, Chinese prickly ash is used as a spice.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
Plantation of Gentian ("Chingjo")
. Good results on farming practices: 10 to 15% loss, the first harvest will occur at year-end 2013. Easy to plant and to manage, shall bring higher revenues, strong involvement of women.
. But the first plantations were conducted as monocrops under full sun: they suffered a lot from drought. Next plantations will be developed following agroforestry models, combining tree plantations at least around the parcel (every 3x3 m or 5x5 m).
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
Plantation of Gastrodiae Elatae ("TiengMa")
. Planting TiengMa is very technical and requires significant investment: it is first cultivated in boxes with chopped wood, and requires regular watering. Tubercules are then planted in forest soil, under the canopy. It is then very adapted then to agrofrestry gardens.
. Tubercules are first placed under piles of chopped wood: necessity to cut 80 trees in 2012 / 2013 to manage the plantations (to be replanted in 2014).
. Villagers found a agreement with the municipality so they can get the wood chips from construction sites and avoid to cut trees.
. Additionnaly, they will plant specific trees sustainably managed to make chopped wood.
. TiengMa ensure high returns for farmers: farmers who planted for 10,000 Yan of TiengMa, got 40,000 Yuan when sold.
. LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
Plantation of Ballon Flowers ("Chunglo")
. Chunglo needs shade and is fully in line with the project objectives and the development of agrofrestry gardens.
. Planting Chunglo requires an important investment for farmers as seedlings and seeds are expensive, and the plant starts to give its own seeds only after 3 years. This may be a constraint for the reimbursement of their loan.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PLANTATIONS ACHIEVED
Organization of 3 planting groups of farmers
. Group 1: 30 members who planted Chingjo on 8 hectares
. Group 2: 50 members (only men) who planted TiengMa on 0,6 hectares.
. Group 3: 50 members who planted Chunglo on 1,3 hectares
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
3 training sessions in 2012-2013
. Nov 2012: Herbal medicine planting training course in Liguang
. Nov 2012: Medicine planting field research in Anle Village
. Feb 2013: Training for gentian cultivation in Liguang Village
. Inter-planting and mixed planting patterns in mountainous area are based on practice and popularization. Objective is to diffuse these environmentally friendly planting patterns to villagers.
. Villagers look forward to visiting places where medicine planting and processing are more sophisticated, so that they can observe, learn and bring the experiences back to their village.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
NOV 2012: Herbal medicine planting training course in Liguang
. Participants: 73 villagers of Liguang
. Instructor: Ms. Ya Lianzhen, Ethnic Lisu woman
. Specific objectives: empower women and improve seedlings and planting techniques, agroforestry in particular to reduce pressure on the forests of the national park. Vision and willingness to help women to have access to trainings on medicinal planting both to help for their emancipation, as well as to reduce the pressure on forests, medicinal plants giving higher yields
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
NOV 2012: Herbal medicine Planting training course in Liguang
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NOV 2012: Medicine planting field research in Anle Village
. Participants: 35 villagers of Liguang
. Field research: the village of Anle in Ludian township is famous for its large-scale planting of medicines like Common Aucklandia Root, Himalayan Teasel Root, Yunnan Manyleaf Paris Rhizome, Chinese Bellflower, and Maka. They boast their unique methods of cultivating, growing, processing, and marketing of the produce.
. Specific objectives: to develop Liguang villagers’ skills and knowledge by learning processing ways and planting skills of Herbal Medicine in Anle Village.
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NOV 2012: Medicine planting field research in Anle Village
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FEB 2013: Training for gentian cultivation in Liguang Village
. Participants: 40 villagers of Liguang
. Instructor: experienced instructor Que from Zigen
. Specific objectives: develop villagers’ skills of growing gentians, field demonstration and practice, plantation of 5,000 gentian seedlings. Discussion with villagers on their difficulties and errors, seedling panting is the most important part in the cultivation and therefore is the heart of the training.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
FEB 2013: Training for gentian cultivation in Liguang Village
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
Meeting with Meile villagers
. Villagers want to join the project in 2013 and convert low yield agricultural products (tobacco and corn) to medicinal plants, following plantations in agroforestry models.
. Since they have limited agricultural land as the village is in a very hilly area, they combine agricultural fields with trees, to maximize their revenues.
26 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
Set up of a revolving fund
. The fund is fully managed by the Association of Li Guang villagers in coordination with local officials of the Liguang Town.
. In March 2013, the Association distributed 3 loans: - 38,000 Yuan to Group 1 (8 families - Gentian ). - 77,000 Yuan to the Group 2 (15 families - TiangMa) - 96,000 Yuan to Group 3 (13 families - Chunglo)
. Villagers will need 2 or 3 years ahead start the project and make it fully operational. The Association is then seeking additional funds to keep running the activities until they receive the due repayment from villagers.
27 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
Discussion on the creation of a cooperative
. Villagers are not strong enough individually to negociate the prices with local buyers, they sell their products at very low prices.
. The Association of Liguang villagers could be empowered to play the role as a co- op: collecting the products at a fair price and selling them collectively to local buyers.
28 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
Impact on farmers’ revenues
. Pilot parcel in agroforestry in Meile: a woman planted Yunnan Fe trees every 6x8m combined with Chunglo on 333 m2.
. She got 250 kg of Chunglo roots after 4 to 5 years. She sold 100 kg on the local market at 300 Yuan / kg = 30,000 Yuan, which means cultivating this plant is very profitable for farmers.
. Evaluation made by local villagers:
- Investment needed for Chunglo + Yunnan Fe trees model = 21 942 € / ha. - Labor expenses are supported by villagers. - Based on the experiment in Meile, production can reach 7,500 kg / ha, generating 275 000 € of revenues / ha. .
29 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 MONITORING
GPS mapping of the parcels
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GPS mapping of the parcels
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GPS mapping of the parcels
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GPS mapping of the parcels
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PROGRESS REPORT ZIGEN, YUNNAN
1. KEY INFORMATION
2. PROJECT ACTIVITIES SEPT 2012 – SEPT 2013
3. TIMETABLE
4. INTERVIEWS & PICTURES
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 ORITENTATIONS 2013-2014
Main identified issues
. Drought and water shortages are key issues in Liguang. Villagers want to build a WATER water reservoir of 50 m3 and install 3 km of pipes to irrigate their field. =>BudgetJan : 50 000 – Yuan Mar for materials,2014 partial labor (80 people2014 will give their free labor to build this reserve) and transport
FIELD . Villagers asked to be trained on plants management, harvest and practices to MANAGEMENT adopt in drying periods in particular . Use of organic fertilizers from animal waste to increase soil fertility, and improve the quality and quantity of the plantations.
DEVELOPMENT . If receiving sufficient funding, the Association plans to expand the range of loans in OF THE REVOLVING supporting the villagers to grow crops like walnuts or snow pear and other types of Chinese medicine, and small scale of livestock rearing which complies with eco- FUND friendly raising methods.
. In order to create a cooperative and be able to sell their products directly, villagers MARKET ACCESS need to gather their production and find clients in Kunming, Beijing, etc. A specific training on computer, internet and marketing to be able to get in contact with buyers has been asked for. => Budget : 10 000 Yuan to register the cooperative
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 SHEDULE 2014
Actions in Liguang and Meile villages
PERIOF ACTIONS PARTICIPANTS
January - February 2014 Village conference of loan making: according to 1. Staffs of the Zigen Fund 2013 report and field research, development of the 2. Villagers of Liguang microcredit fund for more villagers of Liguang and 3. Villagers of Meile Meile. March – May 2014 Planting and field management trainings: 3 1. Staffs of the Zigen Fund trainings for planting Balloon Flower, Aconite and 2. Villagers of Liguang Paris Rhizome 3. Villagers of Liguang 4. Villagers of Meile June 2014 Medicine planting field research: season for 1. Staffs of the Zigen Fund planting herbs, training on processing techniques for 2. Villagers of Liguang Tall gastrodia tuber in Dong Feng Township, 3. Villagers of Liguang Yongsheng County. 4. Villagers of Meile
Training on sales techniques July 2014 Monitoring and farmers’ interviews farmers in 1. Staffs of the Zigen Fund Liguang and Meile villages. 2. Villagers of Liguang 3. Villagers of Liguang 4. Villagers of Meile August – October 2014 Support and development of farmers 1. Staffs of the Zigen Fund cooperatives in Liguang and Meile villages. 2. Members of Liguang Village Association of Resources and Income-earning Trainings for representants of farmers cooperatives 3. Members of the Meile Village Farmers in marketing, distribution, and access to wholesalers Cooperatives in big cities. 4. Villagers of Liguang 5. Villagers of Meile
November – December 2014 Field research on the project impacts on villagers’ 1. Staffs of the Zigen Fund income, market study on prices of herbel medicines. 2. Villagers of Liguang 3. Villagers of Liguang Assistance to sell herbs in a better and stable price 4. Villagers of Meile by the farmers cooperatives.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 LONG TERM ORIENTATIONS 2014 - 2018
Complementary initiatives to develop an “integral” project
Launch of a community nursery: to COMMUNITY TREE develop additional sources of NURSERY income for participants and ensure the production of quality seedling planted by the people themselves.
Develop forest preservation CONSERVATION activities in the surroundings: to ACTIVITIES act ahead of deforestation as well, to preserve the resources and biodiversity remaining intact. Particularly important in Yunnan project as they are located in a national park.
Cooperation with the Kunming RESEARCH AND Institute of Botany to assess the PROMOTION impacts of the project and ensure long term development. Diffusion of the Liguang experience to other vilalges.
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 EXPECTED RESULTS
Socio-economic benefits over time
CLIMATE • Carbon sequestration in trees SOCIAL & • Impact on climate change at ECONOMIC global and local level
• Increase and diversification of revenues - Yield and quality increase SOILS - Timber sales at maturity • Less dependence on crop production • Regeneration of unproductive • Social cohesion soils • Pride, Cultural value • Erosion avoided • Food sovereignty • Nitrate sequestration
WATER BIODIVERSITY • Preservation of water resources • Ecosystems preservation and regeneration • Increase of water stocking capacity • Cycle of organic matter, pollination, etc • Regulation of rainfalls / avoiding droughts • Protection of threatened and endemic • Filtering and limitation of water runoff species
38 38 LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 PROGRESS REPORT ZIGEN, YUNNAN
1. KEY INFORMATION
2. PROJECT ACTIVITIES SEPT 2012 – SEPT 2013
3. TIMETABLE
4. INTERVIEWS & PICTURES
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 INTERVIEW
He Zhan-Hua, Liguang village
PROFILE Age: 27 Family members (children): one boy (single mother) Total surface area: 0.53 hectare Agricultural activities: trees, fruits, herbal medicine, organic 80% Family annual income: ￥4000RMB
PLANTATIONS Total planted area: 0.4 hectare Planted species: Aucklandia Root, Balloon flower, Gentian, Apple Trees, Nut Trees
Why do you want to plant trees and herbs on your land? “I have an eight-year-old son and lives with my parents and grandmother. She and her mother want to transform all their family fields scattered on the slope into the growing of economic trees and medicines. I like trees and nature. We left some land without farming. Just keep the original forest. Besides, herbs and economic kinds of trees brought us more profit. “
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He Zhan-Hua, Liguang village
What benefits do you note of tree planting to Which theme would you like to be trained on? farm? “I’d like to learn more techniques on planting different “The tree sprouts require weeding, which gives us a Chinese herbal medicine.” chance to plant medicines around these sprouts. The damp area in the shades is appropriate for the growing What are your dreams for the future? of medicines. Wherever the trees are, the medicines are. We don’t log anymore; instead, we want to live “I want to plant a lot of trees, because I love trees with the nature in harmony!” since my childhood. And I hope to meet Mr. right to get married!
Would you say that you benefit directly from forest services for your activities? If yes, what services? How do you see your children's future? “There are many Chinese herbal medicine need to be “ My child is just a kid. Sometimes he accompanies me shadowed under the trees, and many of them exist in to help farming and he tells me that: ‘it’s so the forest. We can dig them out to grown seedlings by hardworking, mom,’ and he does understand farmers’ ourselves, so that we don’t have to spend a lot of sweats. I hope to see him live happily no matter what money to buy seeds.” he chooses to do .”
What actions do you put in place to preserve the Would you like to say a word to partners who environment? support your project? “There will be more water sources if there are more “Thank them to support me to plant trees and Chinese trees and forests. In addition, they help to cool down. “ herbal medicine. Li ike to plant trees to recover the I plant a lot of trees and reserve virgin forest that forest from the beginning and I think I can make it belongs to our farming fields.” happen little by little. I’m so glad!”
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Feng Yao-Lian, Liguang village
PROFILE Age: 78 Family members (children): 2 children, 2 grand son Total surface area: 0.9 hectare Agricultural activities: gentian, corn, 90% organic
PLANTATIONS Total planted area: 0.9 hectare Planted species: Gentian
Why do you want to plant trees and herbs on your land? “Years ago, I spent a lot of time on planting plum and walnut trees. This year I decided to plant additional trees and medicinal plants, especially Gentian, to get higher revenues from my agricultural parcel. The soil is rich but we face water shortages. We have sufficient water for our family, yet inadequate for the irrigation. The trees will help to keep water in our land.”
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Feng Jin-Long, Liguang village
PROFILE Age: 45 Family members (children): two children Total surface area: 0.53 hectare Agricultural activities: livestock, Chinese Herbal Medicine, fruits organic 90％ Family annual income: ￥5000RMB
PLANTATIONS Total planted area: 0.53 hectare Planted species: Plum Trees, Kidney Beans, Nut, Tall Gastrodia Tuber, Gentian, Balloon flower.
Why do you want to plant trees and herbs on your land? “For a long time we’ve planted white kidney beans and that leads to lots of canes (fargesia) being cut down. To plant flue-cured tobacco we need lots of woods, which leads to the local ecology out-of-balance and the environment getting worse. Converting to plant Chinese herbal medicine, we don’t need to cut down canes and trees any longer and the price is good, so I want to change the planting. “
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He Zhan-Hua, Liguang village
What benefits do you note of tree planting to farm? What are your dreams for the future? “To plant economic trees, plum trees, walnut trees and apple “I worked part-time for 4 years after graduating trees for instance, you don’t need a big field. Besides, the from the school in the tax bureau. Afterwards I Chinese herbal medicine can be planted beneath the trees, came back to Liguang Village, I worked as vise so that I can really make the best out of the field for I don’t leader for villagers and as village secretary since have plenty space. 2001. Being experienced for many years, I realized that the community must stand self- sustainingly to develop and better its own living Would you say that you benefit directly from forest and economical conditions. We began to build services for your activities? If yes, what services? roads 10 years ago, and then little by little we “The forest can sustain water sources and enrich soil advocated planting economic trees, fruits and nutrition, and in the meantime Chinese herbal medicine need Chinese herbal medicine.” a damp environment and need to be shadowed under the How do you see your children's future? trees.”
“I hope to better my economic conditions to What actions do you put in place to preserve the support my children’s education, so that they could environment? change the future through education.” “Reduce the use of woods, use the solar energy water heater, don’t cut down the trees and canes, and reduce the Would you like to say a word to partners who insecticides. support your project? Which theme would you like to be trained on? “I really appreciate their support. We need support “Id like to interact for experiences with those in other villages from outside for about another 5-6 years, and we who succeed in planting Chinese herbal medicine, go out to could keep going on the project and keep examine, get trained on managing Chinese herbal medicine developing on our own through the profits of and crop processing techniques.” Chinese herbal medicine.”
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INTERVIEW
Xiu Shi-Cai , Liguang village
PROFILE Age: 77 Family members (children): 1 son, 2 grand daughters Total surface area: 1.2 hectare Agricultural activities: Gentian, Potato, Kidney Beans , 90% org. Family annual income:￥2000RMB
PLANTATIONS Total planted area: 0.9 hectare Planted species: Gentian
Why do you want to plant trees and herbs on your land? “All my granddaughters went out to work part-time, because they don’t want to work in the farm. I produce potatoes, kidney beans, and would like to plant many more Gentian.”
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Xiong Chun, Liguang village
PROFILE Age: 37 Family members (children): two children Total surface area: 0.47 hectare Agricultural activities: Tall Gastrodia Tuber, Corn, Kidney Beans, Fruits, organic 90% Family annual income: ￥3000RMB
PLANTATIONS Total planted area: 0.47 hectare Planted species: Tall Gastrodia Tuber, Chinese prickly ash, Apple trees, Nut Trees Kidney Beans
Why do you want to plant trees and herbs on your land? “Planting Chinese herbal medicine is positive to restore the soil nutrition. The profit is higher and the environment won’t be spoiled on a significant scale. “
LIMING, YUNNAN – September 2013 INTERVIEW
He Zhan-Hua, Liguang village
What benefits do you note of tree planting to Which theme would you like to be trained on? farm? “I want to learn more techniques about Chinese herbal “As for developing the industry of planting Tall medicine processing.” Gastrodia Tuber, not only it’s good for the environment- no need to cut down the perennial pine What are your dreams for the future? trees and reuse the recycled woods, but also it brings us more income. “ “I hope that my Tall Gastrodia Tuber project could better my income and initiates more Liguang villagers to join me, so that we could become a cooperative Would you say that you benefit directly from forest community for the business of Tall Gastrodia Tuber.” services for your activities? If yes, what services? “The forest offers Tall Gastrodia Tuber with a good environment to grow up. And Tall Gastrodia Tuber How do you see your children's future? needs to be shadowed under the tree.” “I hope that my children grow up healthily and happily, and be able to fit in the society.” What actions do you put in place to preserve the environment? Would you like to say a word to partners who “I reserve the original trees in my field, and plant more support your project? economic trees.” “It’s significant to us that there’s either material or spiritual support from the outside when we began to convert to plant Chinese herbal medicine. About for 5 or 6 years when the project come to maturity, I think Liguang Village would stand alone and run a cooperative community for the Chinese herbal medicine business. “
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