2019年CRI County in Guangxi alleviates poverty via cattle breeding

 

The Du'an Yao Autonomous¹ County is one of four extremely poor counties in the Guangxi Region, which is why it's one of the main targets of China's poverty alleviation² efforts.

The local government is encouraging villagers to make money by raising cattle with the help of a local enterprise.

65-year-old Tang Yunchang is a villager in Disu Town in the Du'an Yao Autonomous County. Three years ago, the family of five was down on its luck after it was beset³ by medical problems.

"My grandson got Mediterranean⁴ anemia⁵. Later, my wife got kidney failure. Our money was all used for treatment and surgeries for their diseases."

After the government in China began implementing⁶ targeted poverty alleviation measures, the local authorities encouraged him to earn money by raising and selling cattle.

"The calf⁷ I bought was worth 5 to 6,000 yuan, but after rearing it for a year, I sold it for more than 10,000 yuan. I counted up the costs and realized that I can earn a lot in this business. I have loans for 10 calves⁸, and I started with two calves, so now I have 12 already."

Tang Yunchang said he doesn't need to worry about not being able to sell his animals, because the calves were provided by a local enterprise named Guangxi Jiahao that has promised to buy them back.

Wei Ganliu, a representative with Guangxi Jiahao, said the company also profits from this arrangement.

"We butcher different parts of the cattle and process them. We can make over 130 products from one animal, and we sell them at different prices. We buy the cattle from the villager for around 15,000 yuan, but after it has been processed, we can sell it for around 30,000 yuan."

The county has around 30,000 cattle breeding stations and 200 cooperatives, which are able to raise around 150,000 cattle every year.

From 2016 to 2018, around 82,000 people and 43 villages in the county were lifted out of poverty.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

3 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

4 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

5 anemia   

n.贫血，贫血症

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。
• I was put on iron tablets for my anemia.我曾因贫血吃补铁药片。

6 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

7 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

8 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》