Shandong: Thousands of cadres go to the grassroots to help rural revitalization
August 31, 2020 10:21:02 Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, August 31 (Reporter Teng Junwei) In the early autumn of the Jiaodong Peninsula, the growth of sapphire grapes is gratifying, and the Venus fruit trees are swaying in the wind. Seeing the changes in Qijia Town over the past year, Luan Shaodong, the captain of the Rural Revitalization Service Team, was delighted in his heart.
Qijia Town is located in the southern mountainous area of Longkou City, Shandong Province, and is the source of drinking water for the Wangwu Reservoir. Limited by the protection of water sources, the industrial development is dominated by agriculture and the economic foundation is weak.
Starting from July 2019, Shandong Province has selected 10,000 government officials to enter the fields to provide talent support for rural revitalization. Luan Shaodong, then deputy secretary of the Party branch of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Yantai Vocational College, became the captain of the rural revitalization service team stationed in Qijia Town and led 9 team members into Qijia Town.
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"Sesame is small, but you can pick up a sack all the time." Under the leadership of Luan Shaodong, the service team members relied on this spirit of "picking sesame" to travel to more than 30 villages in the town and promoted a number of characteristic projects. Take root and sprout, and become a good helper for farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich.
"With the help of the service team, the village handled a low-interest and strong agricultural loan of 3 million yuan and introduced 40 acres of new varieties of sapphire grapes." said Li Changxue, a member of the co-operative leader of the Quanzhujia Village Party Branch.
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