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Farmer gets 100,000 yuan of annual income by grasshoppers breeding

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Updated: 2012-08-31

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Farmer gets 100,000 yuan of annual income by grasshoppers breeding

The post-80s farmer, Yang Liang displays adult grasshoppers he has bred in Qingdao, a coastal city of Shandong province, August 22. Yang began to breed grasshoppers in 2007. When first grasshoppers grew up, they are not welcomed in catering market. People dare not touch them. In 2009, the market took a turn for the better. His breeding sheds graduated from 5 in 2007 to 25 at present. His grasshoppers now are not only sold in domestic markets, but also exported to other countries such as Japan. [Xinhua]

Edited by Chen Zhilin

 

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