焦斌居住在陇西县通安乡的冯河流域内,这里干旱少雨、山高坡陡、沟壑纵横、植被稀少,水土流失严重。流域治理前人均占有粮食250公斤左右,人均纯收入不足100元,遇上大旱年景,人缺口粮、地缺种子、畜缺饲草,群众生活水平一直徘徊在贫困线上。 Jiao Bin lives in the Feng River basin in Tongan Township, Longxi County, where there is less rainfall, steep hills and ravines, sparse ravines, scarce vegetation and serious water and soil loss. The average grain yield per capita before the watershed management is about 250 kg, and the per capita net income is less than 100 yuan. In the event of a dry year, people lack grain, lack of seeds, livestock lacking forage, the living standard of the masses has been hovering at the poverty line.