Ramie is a treasure trove of natural fibres and a new hope for rural cultivation

Mondo Science Updated on 2024-02-09

Ramie, a seemingly ordinary name, contains endless potential and value. As an option for rural planting, ramie has gradually become a bright spot for farmers to increase their income due to its unique advantages.

First, let's start with ramie cultivation. Compared with other crops, ramie is relatively small in investment and extensively managed. Ramie can be grown on barren hillsides and can be harvested three times a year. Each mu can produce 300 catties, and the highest catty can be sold for 8 yuan. If calculated according to this **, three times a year, the planting income of 1 mu can reach more than 7,000 yuan. Such economic benefits are undoubtedly a huge attraction for farmers.

In addition to economic benefits, ramie also has a wide range of application values. Ramie fibers are the longest and finest of all linen fabrics, much longer than those of long-staple cotton. The fabric woven from this fiber is not only fine and light, but also has high tensile strength, high toughness and gloss. Therefore, ramie fiber has a wide range of applications in clothing, textiles and other fields. Not only that, ramie fiber also has a bactericidal effect, large voids, good breathability, sweat absorption, and easy dyeing. These characteristics make clothes made of ramie fiber comfortable and healthy, and are deeply loved by consumers.

In addition to making fabrics for everyday wear, ramie fibers also play an important role in many other fields. Due to its tough properties, ramie fibers are widely used to make various ropes such as parachute ropes, boat cables, etc. In addition, it can also make all kinds of high-quality paper, special fabrics, such as airplane wings, etc. In recent years, materials engineers have even combined ramie fibers and carbon materials to make violins that can produce more beautiful and soothing music. This fully demonstrates the broad application prospects of ramie fiber.

In addition to fiber application, ramie's leaves are rich in plant protein and are a high-quality feed. It is cheap and nutritious. It has a rare acid in its roots, which can nourish the yin and kidneys, soothe the restlessness of pregnant women, and also relieve the pain of boils. Its bones can be used as wood, various partitions for furniture, and even for paper, wine and sesame candy, and fresh hemp husks can also extract resin fibers, which are the raw materials for most eyeglass lenses. It can be said that ramie is a treasure all over its body, and it has extremely high economic and ecological value.

In China, with the increasing demand for high-quality natural fibers, the market space for ramie is also expanding. At the same time, the combination of ramie planting and summer cloth spinning and other industries can not only extend the planting benefits and enrich the local tourism products in the countryside, but also create and provide consumers with more in-depth experience of rural life. Such a model is not only conducive to increasing farmers' income, but also helps to promote the development of the rural economy.

To sum up, ramie, as a high-quality natural fiber, has a wide range of application prospects and huge market potential. Through rational planting and development and utilization, ramie is expected to become a new hope for rural planting and bring more economic benefits to farmers. At the same time, we should also continue to explore and innovate, organically combine the ramie industry with related industries, promote the sustainable development of the ramie industry, and make greater contributions to the prosperity of the rural economy.

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