Guangxi Chongzuo's whole industry chain develops nut industry

After vigorously developing the cane sugar industry, writing "sweet articles", realizing "stabilizing sugar cane agriculture", and leading farmers on the road of getting rid of poverty and becoming rich, Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has set the goal of rural revitalization to the nut industry, which will promote the whole nut industry.

The "fruit of getting rich" on the Sino-Vietnamese border

Chongzuo Market integrates border areas, ethnic areas, and old revolutionary base areas.

Chongzuo is rich in land resources and has a sugarcane planting area of ​​more than 4 million mu.

After the transformation and upgrading of the cane sugar industry, the benefits are almost maximized.

According to relevant data, China will import more than 36,000 tons of in-shell macadamia nuts in 2020, and the domestic market demand is still growing rapidly

By actively guiding and encouraging the border areas to plant nuts vigorously, Chongzuo City strives to reach a nut planting area of ​​more than 1 million mu and an annual output value of more than 10 billion yuan by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, making it the second largest rich agricultural industry in the city

The growth cycle of nuts is generally 50-60 years, and the fruiting period begins in the fourth year.

"Sugarcane stabilizes farmers and nuts enrich the people

Chongzuo City issued the "Notice on Printing and Distributing Chongzuo City's Policy and Measures for Promoting the Construction of Nut Processing Parks in Zhongtai Industrial Park (Chongzuo City Industrial Zone) (Trial)", which clearly stipulates the processing of nuts in the Nut Processing Park of Zhongtai Industrial Park.

Underforest Economy Improves Comprehensive Benefit

Improved seeds are the basic guarantee for the high-quality development of the industry

　　"At present, Chongzuo has formed a set of nut selection and seedling breeding, grafting, pest control and other technologies suitable for local planting and development, and has cultivated Guire 1 with excellent characters, strong stress resistance, cold resistance, wide adaptability and high yield.

　　Through the establishment of demonstration sites, demonstration effects have been achieved in terms of planting technology, cooperation methods, and construction models, which have driven the development of the nut industry.

　　In view of the long growth cycle of nuts, Chongzuo City actively guides farmers to develop the under-forest economy and complements the interplanting of nuts with other crops, such as "nut + planting (such as vegetables, watermelons, pumpkins, potatoes, Chinese herbal medicines and other dwarf crops)"" Nuts + breeding", etc.

　　Nuts enjoy the reputation of "Queen of Dried Fruits", and the shells, flowers, green skins, etc.

　　Relying on the advantages of location, transportation, ports, and border trade, Chongzuo City is committed to building itself into the largest nut processing base and trading base in the country

　　In the next step, Chongzuo City will increase the investment promotion of leading enterprises, solve the problem of nut raw materials on the spot, actively connect with key associations (chambers of commerce), and promote the healthy and high-quality development of Chongzuo nut processing industry

　　(Cao Zijian)

      "China Food News" (December 07, 2021 Edition 07)

(Editor-in-charge: Gao Jiaodi)