Yaowa Township, Baode County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Yaowa Township

Yaowa township is located in the east of Baode County, 35 kilometers away from the county seat, which belongs to the hilly and gully area of Loess Plateau in Northwest Shanxi. The township is 13.6 km from east to west and 10 km from north to south, with a total area of 98.1 square kilometers. It governs 26 administrative villages, with a permanent population of 4545 people (in 2017), a cultivated land area of 32000 Mu and a conversion of farmland to forest area of 12000 mu. It has a wide range of mountains, lush forests and grass, and rich limestone resources.

In recent years, yaowa Township, in accordance with the idea of "high yield, high quality and income generation", takes the market as the guidance, takes the benefit as the center, and actively guides farmers to vigorously optimize the agricultural structure. The key point is to develop high-quality agriculture according to the climate and geographical characteristics of the township, and further popularize high-quality varieties on the basis of ensuring the stable growth of grain. Adhering to the strategy of adjusting production, developing animal husbandry, combining with the breeding experience of the masses, through the promotion of science and technology, supporting a number of large scientific and technological breeding households, focusing on the construction of breeding demonstration households, so as to drive the development of pig, sheep, poultry and other breeding industries. On this basis, we should further improve the technical guidance of goat, pig and poultry breeding, and strive to build the breeding industry into a characteristic industry of the township.

brief introduction

Yaowa Township

Located in the east of Baode County, it belongs to the hilly and gully area of Northwest Shanxi. 35 kilometers away from the county. The total area is 98.1 square kilometers, 13.6 kilometers from east to west, 10 kilometers from north to south, 111.09-111.19 e, 38.51-38.56 n. Yaowa Township governs 26 administrative villages with 4545 people (in 2017), with 22000 mu of cultivated land, 19000 mu of sown land and 12000 mu of converted farmland to forest. The territory of mountains and highlands, lush forest and grass, rich in limestone resources. in recent years, under the correct leadership of the county Party committee and the county government, and with the strong support of the relevant departments of the county organs, the township party committee and the government have closely focused on the goal of building a harmonious society in an all-round way around the center of economic construction, focused on improving people's livelihood, practiced the scientific outlook on development, and worked hard to create a safe, harmonious, civilized and prosperous new socialist countryside. Based on the local conditions, we should unite and lead the cadres and masses of the whole township to make concerted efforts and forge ahead with the spirit of striving for success and the work style of seeking truth and pragmatism. The work of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" has been greatly improved, and social undertakings such as safety, environmental protection, culture and education have made great progress, showing the scene of "the people are rich and the countryside is prosperous". In 2008, the total sown area of crops in the township was 1550 hectares, the total grain output was 2333 tons, and the per capita net income of farmers was 993 yuan. the township is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, with a sown area of 19000 mu. The main crops are millet, millet, yam, beans, corn, etc., and the main economic crops are flax, oil sunflower, etc. The township has 12000 sheep, 2.5 per capita, 1300 pigs and 385 large livestock.

natural environment

Yaowa Township belongs to the hilly and gully area of Loess Plateau in Northwest Shanxi. There are Huanglong Mountain, Mulan mountain and mountain temple Gedan in the territory, with an altitude of more than 1500 meters. There are Hejiashan nature reserve and Mulanshan three North Shelterbelt. The superior natural environment provides unique conditions for the development of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry.

Industry

Yaowa Township actively integrates its advantages, innovates ways to attract investment and projects. Adhere to the commitment of "foreign investors only invest, we will do everything else", and insist on recruiting large and small businesses together, attracting domestic and foreign capital together. Make full use of the local rich limestone resources, vigorously support and set up stone enterprises. Up to now, there are 15 large-scale stone enterprises with an annual output of 2.5 million cubic meters of stone and an annual output value of 100 million yuan, which can solve the employment of more than 400 local workers and drive more than 100 people in the transportation and catering industries.

Transportation

Yaowa township is located in the east of the county, with high mountains and steep ground, but the traffic is developed. Kebao second class highway and Xinbao Expressway run through the whole Township, which is the fast lane and main artery of developing production and improving life. Xinbao expressway, which is under construction, is an important strategic channel in the middle and north of Shanxi Province, connecting Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia in the West and Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in the East. Rural areas have basically achieved the cement road hardening every village. It forms an all-round transportation network connecting the main trunk line outside and the branch lines of each village inside.
In recent years, yaowa Township Party committee and government earnestly implement the important thought of "Three Represents", adhere to the scientific concept of comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development, closely focus on the grand goal of building a well-off society, people-oriented, keep pace with the times, take improving economic efficiency and social progress as the driving force, actively lead the people of the whole township to seize the opportunity, attract investment, and achieve the economic aggregate At the same time, social undertakings have also made gratifying progress.