In recent days, the traditional chestnut cultivation system of hebei has been officially awarded the first mountain agro-cultural heritage around the globe, with its core, at a ceremony at the headquarters of the food and agriculture organization of the united nations (fao) in rome, italy. The system was identified by fao in november 2023 as an official recognition of its value。
The history of broad-city chestnut cultivation dates back to 3,000 years, with more than 40,000 antiquated chestnuts in existence for more than a hundred years, two of which, over 700 years old, are still bearing fruit. This cultivation system, which is centred on chestnuts, integrates a variety of business practices such as crops, medicinal products and poultry, and forms a unique complex breeding system that demonstrates the ecological wisdom of living in harmony with nature。
As an opportunity to succeed, a comprehensive system of industrial security has been set up in the kwangang man autonomous district, which has set up a dedicated leadership group to prepare a five-year development plan, promote industrial legislation and devote 5 million yuan to branding. At the same time, 400 specialists have been trained in cooperation with several research institutes, and one agricultural science and technology park and six science and technology platforms have been built, forming 10 core technologies。
There are 800,000 acres of chestnut cultivation in the town, with an annual production of 52,000 tons in 2024, with a total industrial chain value of 767 million yuan, and 74. 3 per cent of the farming households in the county as their main source of income. Through the construction of a green food standardization base of 30,000 acres, an organic chestnut base of 100,000 acres, the continuous upgrading of industry in the city, the increase in the number of chestnut processing enterprises to 66, and the sale of chestnut products to more than 30 countries and territories, such as japan and the republic of korea, the chestnut industry has become a feature pillar of the rich counties of the city。
In 2024, the pancreas chestnuts successfully selected a list of geographical logos for the “one-way road” brand, becoming one of the 151 geographically marked products promoted, offering new opportunities for developing international markets. In the future, it will deepen the pluricultural integration path of chestnut plus, making this farming wisdom from deep into a cultural symbol connecting the world, through technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and contributing more chinese power to the protection and sustainable development of the global agricultural cultural heritage. (grunts)
