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Haixi: Pioneer of a Workable Plan for Ecological, Economic and Social Development

China Today by Huang Yuanjun & Hu Ge, October 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Impressive Social Effect

The goji berry industry in Haixi has developed into a comprehensive industrial chain integrating primary, secondary and tertiary industries. First, Chinese goji berry planting has boosted undergrowth industries involving chickens, sheep, honey and animal fodder, thus shaping Haixi’s environmentally-friendly agricultural cycle.

Second, goji berry planting has attracted a spate of investment. This has spurred the emergence of new processed products, so further extending the industrial chain. Now 50-plus products have been developed, laying a solid foundation for Haixi’s biological industries. Meanwhile, processing, logistics, service, and tourism industries have also been boosted, promoting the integration of different industries.

Third, labor markets in places like Haixi, Haidong, and Haibei have also been invigorated, consequently solving the employment problem of surplus rural laborers and also increasing farmers’ income. In 2015, local earnings from picking goji berries reached RMB 517 million in Haixi.

While bringing ecological, economic and social benefits, the Chinese goji berry industry in Haixi has become a workable development plan for the future.

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