Mushrooms help Jining village tap into agricultural wealth
China DailyOudemansiella raphanipies is a signature mushroom product in Xizhangzhuang village. Edible mushrooms have helped lift residents in Xizhangzhuang village, Liangshan county in Jining out of poverty, thanks to Wang Pingzhong, who set up the first-generation edible mushroom greenhouse in the village. Under the lead of Wang, the village's edible mushroom industry transformed from individually owned farms to a unified communal industry. At present, 233.45 hectares of farmland, which is more than 92 percent of the village's total, have been transformed into a provincial agricultural sci-tech demonstration park for the edible mushroom industry. Sixty-six greenhouses are planned to be built in Xizhangzhuang village for developing the edible mushroom industry.