Banan District in Chongqing Province Develops High-Value-Added Modern Agriculture

Chongqing's central urban district with the largest rural area, population, and agricultural proportion, Banan, has focused on developing high-quality and high-value-added modern agriculture in recent years. As of the first half of this year, Banan's grain and pig production accounted for over half of the central urban area's total, vegetable production accounted for 47.3%, and fruit production for over one-third, ensuring the city's overall supply of grain and important agricultural products. Banan has been actively promoting the creation of a national rural revitalization demonstration county, and has been selected into various national pilot zones and lists, showcasing its pioneering efforts in urban-rural integration development.

Key Takeaways:

• Banan District has developed high-quality and high-value-added modern agriculture, focusing on its unique characteristics and advantageous industrial clusters.
• The district's grain and pig production accounted for over half of the central urban area's total in the first half of the year, while vegetable production accounted for 47.3% and fruit production for over one-third.
• Banan has been selected into the national urban-rural integration development pilot zone, national rural revitalization demonstration county, national digital rural pilot zone, and other lists, demonstrating its innovative approach to urban-rural development.
• The district has established three major industrial clusters: vegetables, ecological fisheries, and high-quality black pigs, with plans to form a "large cluster, small unit" development layout.
• Banan has built a characteristic development path for its vegetable industry, with an expected output value of over 5 billion yuan this year.
• The district aims to develop distinctive landmark industries in edible and agricultural product processing, focusing on hot pot ingredients and health foods.
• Banan has launched eight new food and agricultural projects, with a total investment of 860 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 186.7%.
• The district's agricultural branding efforts include the recognition of "Banan Wupi Cherry," "Ersheng Pear," and "Jielong Honey Pomelo" as landmark products, and the inclusion of "Banan Silver Needle Tea" and "Banan Fragrant Rice" on the National List of Famous, Special, and New Agricultural Products.

Statistics:

• Banan District's grain and pig production accounted for over half of the central urban area's total in the first half of the year.
• The district's vegetable production accounted for 47.3% of the central urban area's total.
• Banan's fruit production accounted for over one-third of the central urban area's total in the first half of the year.
• The village collective economic operating income in Banan reached 90.672 million yuan, with an average village income of 457,900 yuan, ranking among the highest in the city.
• Rural residents' per capita disposable income in Banan reached 18,065 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%, ranking third in the city in absolute terms.

Sources:

• Chongqing Daily
• Banan District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
• Chongqing Provincial Government Website
• National List of Famous, Special, and New Agricultural Products