Growers pick navel oranges. (Data map) Courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Daoxian County Party Committee
Yongzhou, May 18 (Tang Xiaoqing, Panlin) In early summer, it is the season of navel orange blossoms, walking into the 10,000 acres of navel orange orchards in Shangguan, Daoxian County, Hunan Province, fruit farmers are weeding and fertilizing orange trees, carefully caring for each fruit, looking forward to the arrival of a bumper harvest.
Known as the "natural greenhouse", Daoxian is the native distribution zone of wild citrus, one of the most suitable ecological areas for citrus in the country, enjoying the reputation of "the hometown of Chinese navel oranges", and has been rated as "National Navel Orange Standardization Demonstration County" by the Ministry of Agriculture. The county has been cultivating citrus for more than 1,300 years, and in the Tang Dynasty, it was said that "those who go out of the camp are the crown of the world". "Daozhou Navel Orange" is China's National Geographical Indication Certification Product, National Green Food Certification Product, and is also listed in the Hunan Province", "One County, One Special" leading characteristic industry development guidance directory, in the previous Agricultural Exchange (Expo) Have won the "Gold Award", of which 7 authorized enterprise brands have been certified as A-class green food.
Growers pick navel oranges. (Data map) Courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Daoxian County Party Committee
At present, the county's citrus planting area has reached 234,000 mu, of which 205,000 mu are navel oranges, 6 Swastika bases have been built, the output of citrus is 146,000 tons, and the output value is 1.5 billion yuan, which has become a famous fruit plate in Shonan, and the navel orange industry has also become a leading industry for rural revitalization.
In recent years, Daoxian has vigorously strengthened the construction of the quality and safety system of navel oranges, supporting the construction of a modern citrus virus-free seedling breeding center, a citrus post-harvest commercialization processing production line, a citrus fruit storage warehouse, and comprehensively implemented the "pig-swamp-fruit" ecological breeding model and the "four hangings" green prevention and control comprehensive prevention and control technology for diseases and insect pests, and built a standardized production technology standard system for navel oranges. At the same time, the "Several Measures to Further Expand Opening-up and Encourage Investment" was issued, clarifying the subsidies and incentive standards for brand creation.
"The county finance arranged special funds for brand building, actively created public brands such as Daozhou navel oranges, and created product brands such as Shuxiang Navel Orange, Baodi Red Navel Orange, and Orange Source Brand Shonan Navel Orange." A person in charge of the Daoxian Agricultural and Rural Bureau said.
Nowadays, the Authorized Enterprises of Daozhou Navel Orange Brand have effectively driven the local economic development, and the comprehensive output value of Enterprises authorized by Daozhou Navel Orange Brand in Hunan Hongyu, Zihong, Wanghong, Daodao Orange and other enterprises has increased by 23.8%. Hunan Zihong Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. and Daoxian Kougong Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. are listed on the Hunan Equity Exchange. (End)
Source: China News Network