China: Attracting support funds, jujube farmers are happy

Published Mar 22, 2022

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Winter jujube trees in a greenhouse in Dali County, Shaanxi Province are showing new growth. The county has the largest scale of facility cultivation for 'Dali Dong Jujube', with an annual output of 500,000 tons, accounting for over a third of the national market share. However, natural disasters have posed a significant financial challenge. To help, the 'Science and Technology Finance to Help Rural Revitalization Leaders' activity provided an interest-free loan of 500,000 yuan to Zhang Quanxi's cooperative and 300,000 yuan to Chen Qing's cooperative for repairs and materials following a disaster. MYbank's agricultural assistance program also offers one-year interest-free loans and long-term preferential financing to 40 revitalization leaders in Shaanxi, aiming to boost rural development and provide suitable credit services to larger agricultural businesses.

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Right now, in the greenhouse of Bayu Village, Qiangbai Town, Dali County, Shaanxi Province, winter jujube trees are showing new shoots, which are delightfully green under the sunlight. Zhang Quanxi, chairman of the Xinxi Dongzao Professional Cooperative, is organizing members to pinch the jujube trees. Buds, lay a good foundation for this year's winter jujube harvest. In recent years, with the continuous upgrading of facility agriculture, "Dali Dong Jujube" has become a bright business card of Shaanxi fruit industry. Up to now, the planting area of Dong Jujube in Dali County has reached 420,000 mu, of which: 400,000 mu of facility cultivation, facility Dong Jujube The scale is the first in the country; the annual output is 500,000 tons, accounting for more than 1/3 of the national market share. "Although the benefits of winter jujube are good, the investment in facilities is huge. It takes more than 50,000 yuan to build a cold shed per mu of land. The most worrying thing is the ...

Source: Chinaeconomy