In the town of sand dam dam areca taro acquisition point, workers are busy on the acquisition of areca taro dressing, bagging.

 
Last year, areca taro unmarketable, this year the situation is much better than last year, the village was planted more than and 100 acres, yield about 400 tons. Per mu yield more than 1 thousand kg, can increase by more than 2000 yuan, Zhou Linzhong, director of the village head told the author.

 
Areca has the efficacy of Nourishing Qi, taro spleen and stomach, and nutritious, containing ingredients of crude protein, starch, vitamins and inorganic salts, and areca taro yield considerable benefits.

 
In recent years, the strong support of the county and the town, the dam head village gradually promote the cultivation of areca taro, the town also regularly invited the County Agricultural Bureau technical staff to teach and guide the cultivation of knowledge about planting areca taro. This year a total of 30 villagers, planting more than and 100 acres of areca taro, achieved initial results.
The next step will be driven by the demonstration village, increase the circulation of land area, and actively guide the development of poor farmers areca taro planting, and effectively improve the income of poor households, poor households to promote poverty alleviation.