Potato role upgrade in Dingxi, Gansu, China: "life-saving potato" becomes "rich potato"

Published 2021년 2월 28일

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Dingxi City in Gansu Province, known for its potato cultivation for over 200 years, is aiming to further enhance its position as a leading potato hub by focusing on the development of virus-free seed potatoes and improved potato varieties. This includes partnerships with the International Potato Center and the establishment of the first International Potato Center workstation in the Asia-Pacific region. The city is also embracing hydroponics and other technologies to produce early- and mid-maturing varieties, with a goal to standardize planting and increase informatization in the industry. Leading enterprises are playing a key role in processing and purchasing potatoes from farmers, helping to establish a stable industrial chain and improving farmers' income.

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In July 2020, the 10,000-mu potato demonstration zone in Chenggouyi Town, Anding District, Dingxi City, Gansu Province is like a green carpet of the earth. (data map) Photo by Yi Si Geng, China News Network, Lanzhou, February 28 (Zhang Jing Li Yalong) Gansu Province Dingxi City is one of the best potato growing areas in China and the world. Potatoes have been grown here for more than 200 years. It used to be a "life-saving potato" and in recent years has played the role of "rich potato". There are "three treasures of Dingxi: potatoes, potatoes". The rumors of “potato” and “potato” have also been confirmed. Dingxi is located in central Gansu, at the intersection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau. The complex geography and topographic features determine the diversity of climate types and are the regionalization of different types of potato varieties. The layout has created favorable conditions and has become one of the best natural places suitable for potato growth. ...

Source: Sohu