Focusing on apples, citrus fruits, grapes, and kiwifruit, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has launched a quality improvement program for fruits.

As the world's largest fruit producer and consumer, our country accounts for nearly one-third of global production. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "Implementation Plan for the Promotion of High-Quality Fruit Development," focusing on four types of fruits: apples, citrus (navel oranges), kiwifruit, and grapes, promoting high-quality development from planting to sales throughout the entire chain, aiming to achieve the goal of "high-quality fruits selling at good prices, bringing real benefits to consumers." The reason these four types of fruits were chosen as the pilot program is primarily due to their strong industry representativeness and significant demonstration effect. In terms of production volume, apples, citrus, and grapes account for 15%, 19%, and 5% of the total fruit production in the country, respectively, with a combined total of nearly 40%; although kiwifruit has a lower production share, it has a considerable single-item value. More ...