“Farmer’s Friend” started in 2005 and today what they are doing is supported by the central government’s ” Urban Support for Rural Development“.
Zhou Jinzhang, the founder and president of “Farmers’ Friend”, once worked in the advertising industry.
In 2007, he quit his job and opened an organic restaurant in Liuzhou City. Forty percent of the restaurant’s profits are used to purchase organic agricultural products that support rural peasant farmers.
The cost of the organic rice is more than four times that of rice grown with the use of pesticides, which allows the farmers to earn more.
The members of “Farmers’ Friend” work together helping peasants develop organic farming and breeding.
Their goal is to have people enjoy the original tastes of food again.
“Farmers’ Friend” also continues to expand organic farming in urban areas near Liuzhou City.
Unfortunately, too many farmers still use pesticides and chemical fertilizers seeking short-term profits over healthier long-term goals. There are still many challenges to overcome during the rush to modernize China.
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the award-winning author of the concubine saga, My Splendid Concubine & Our Hart. When you love a Chinese woman, you marry her family and culture too.
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