At present, flower planting has expanded from the traditional four towns to 12 towns in the county, the number of specialized villages has increased from the original four to 122, the number of planting varieties has increased from more than 400 to more than 2,300, and the number of flower enterprises has increased from 1 in 0959 to 620 enterprises of all levels and types, among which green seedlings, bonsai potted flowers and potted plants have been formed. By the end of 2007, the area of flower seedlings in the county had reached 520,000 mu, with an annual output value exceeding 65.438+0.8 billion yuan. Products are sold to 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, becoming the largest flower production and sales distribution center in China. After standardized production, the qualified rate of flowers and trees reached 96%, the average price per mu increased by 32%, and the economic income of Chimonanthus praecox alone increased by 8 million yuan every year. The annual per capita net income is 8400 yuan, which is more than double the per capita net income of farmers in the county. At the same time, with the growing scale of planting flowers and trees, it not only formed a "natural oxygen bar" microclimate in the county, but also promoted the development of eco-tourism, catering, transportation and other related industries. It has been named as "National Flower Production Demonstration Base", "National Key Flower Market" and "Hometown of Flowers and Trees in China" by State Forestry Administration and China Flower Association.
(2) Strong infrastructure
The county party committee and government attach great importance to creating a good environment for flower development and make great efforts in road construction, water-saving irrigation and power facilities. In the past three years, a total of 260 million yuan has been invested to build or widen 234 kilometers; Of roads; Invest 5.7 million yuan to develop water-saving irrigation, so that the area of water-saving irrigation in flower producing areas will reach 6.5438+0.4 million mu; The power facilities in the flower producing areas have been improved, and all places where wells are drilled will provide power facilities; Invested more than 70 million yuan to build the "Central Plains Flower Expo Park". In August 2003, it was named "Yanling National Flower Expo Park" by the State Forestry Administration. The Flower Expo Park has successfully held four sessions of "Central Plains Flower Fair", which has played an important role in improving the popularity of flowers in Yanling, opening up the flower sales market and strengthening exchanges and cooperation with various places. With an investment of more than 6 million yuan, websites such as Hua Mu Information Network of Yanling County and Agricultural Information Network of Yanling County have been opened, which has become an information platform for exchanges and cooperation between Yanling and domestic and foreign countries.
(3) Strong scientific research and development ability
In recent years, in order to improve the scientific and technological content of flower production, Yanling County has established a solid technical support relationship with China Agricultural University, Beijing Forestry University, Northwest A&F University, Henan Agricultural University, Chinese Academy of Forestry and Henan Forestry Research Institute, and hired more than 20 experts and scholars to form a technical advisory group to carry out technical guidance, training and consultation. Established the most advanced flower tissue culture center and garden engineering technology center in Yanling County, Central Plains. Study on tissue culture technology and tissue culture seedling production of nearly 40 varieties such as Chimonanthus praecox, cherry blossom and tetraploid Robinia pseudoacacia. It's done. The rapid propagation and virus-free technology of Chimonanthus praecox, Robinia pseudoacacia Erqiao, Zizyphus jujuba and sweet potato reached the advanced level in China, among which the rapid propagation technology of Chimonanthus praecox was the first in China, and the research of Robinia pseudoacacia Erqiao was included in the national "863 Plan", which made the research of flowers in Yanling occupy a place in the national high-tech research. Yanling has also undertaken key projects such as the "National 863 Project", the construction of excellent forest clone rapid propagation base of the State Forestry Administration, the popularization and demonstration of national agricultural comprehensive development science and technology, and major scientific and technological key projects in Henan Province. There are 6 modern multi-span greenhouses, 2 1000 m2, 5,000m2 rolling seedbeds and 25,000m2 sunlight acclimation greenhouses.
(4) Perfect service system
The "Yanling Flower Office" was established in the county, which is engaged in the planning of flower production, the preparation of flower activities, technical training and guidance, the introduction of new varieties and information services. Townships have also set up flower offices, and each administrative village has designated a village cadre to specialize in flower production, forming a leadership and service system for counties, townships (towns) and villages. At the same time, the Yanling County Flower Association and the Yanling County Flower Business Association were established, which effectively organized personnel engaged in flower production and marketing and established a strong flower production and marketing team composed of technicians and flower business workers.