A yellow pitaya planting base in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. (People's Daily Online/Meng Fansheng)
The planting of yellow pitaya is beneficial to the long-term development of Qiongzhong's agriculture and helps residents in surrounding areas find jobs and increase their incomes.
Aside from temporary workers, Zhu's company recruits 17 long-term local workers. By adopting a business model that features cooperation among companies, planting bases, cooperatives, relevant associations and farmers, the company will further help farmers in Yinggen township and Heping township fatten their wallets.
