'Company Plus Production Base Plus Farmer' business model

Farmers pollinate pear flowers at an orchard in Hanwang Township in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, April 13, 2016. Since 2016, Xuzhou has been developing organic fruit farms in the poor hilly areas around the city. The city government has dispersed 126 million yuan in small loans to farmers, helped over 20,000 households to invest in their farms, improve their produce, raise their incomes, and build a better livelihood. (Xinhua/Xie Yunsong)