Wednesday, November 10, 2021

CHINA’S LIPU SWEETENS SUGAR ORANGE INDUSTRY UPGRADE, DRIVING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT



KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Every January and February, sugar oranges in Lipu City, Guangxi, are sold to all countrywide with their bright colours, implying the sweet taste.

The fruits of Lipu sugar orange have moderate and uniform sizes, the peel is smooth, thin, and easy to peel off, and the pulp is tender and juicy with a delicious and sweet taste.

The planting area of sugar orange in Lipu reached 302,000 mu this year, with an expected output of 620,000 tonnes and an output value of about RMB 2.48 billion. (RMB100 = RM64.91)

Currently, the city has two regional-level core demonstration zones, one county-level demonstration zone and 15 town-level demonstration parks for sugar orange, which effectively drive the quality improvement and upgrading of agricultural production in the whole city and further increase the added value of agricultural products.

To further ensure fruit quality, Lipu City promotes the green plant protection technology in an effective and integrated way and carries out the certification for green sugar orange.

As of October, four cooperatives and companies in Lipu City have won the national certification of ‘Green Food Grade A Product Certificate’, with the certification area of 4,710 mu, which is expected to reach 180,000 mu in the entire city in 2023.

At the same time, the production and marketing consortiums of quality sugar orange are cultivated through technical support and market development to strengthen the demonstration and leading role of business entities and boost the development of the sugar orange industry.

At present, there are 19 leading enterprises, 515 farmers' professional cooperatives and 81 family farms in the city, according to the Publicity Department of Lipu City in a statement.

Located in the northeast of Guangxi and the south of Guilin City, Lipu City is situated in the Southern Jiangxi-Northern Guangxi orange advantage zone planned by the country, and it is the only characteristic agricultural product advantage area of sugar oranges in China. 

-- BERNAMA 

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