Cultivation of pomelos paves way for poverty alleviation in Fujian
Updated: September 19, 2020 09:58Xinhua
Employees package pomelos at a processing factory in Pinghe county, Southeast China's Fujian province, Sept 17, 2020. Lying in the Southwest of Fujian province, Pinghe is famous for the cultivation of pomelos with a planting area of around 700,000 mu (about 46,667 hectares). Today, the output value of industries related to pomelo has surpassed ten billion yuan (about
$1.48 billion) as the annual yield of pomelos here has reached 1.3 million tonnes. Increasing per capita disposable income from 2,141 yuan (about
$316) in 1996 to 19,360 yuan (about
$2,860) in 2019, the cultivation of pomelos has paved the way for poverty alleviation and better life for the farmers who engage in the industries. [Photo/Xinhua]
Employees work at a pomelo processing factory in Pinghe county, Southeast China's Fujian province, Sept 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A worker loads a truck with pomelos outside a processing factory in Pinghe county, Southeast China's Fujian province, Sept 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Sept 17, 2020 shows a view of the pomelo plantations at Gaozhai village of Xiazhai town in Pinghe county, Southeast China's Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villager Lu Linhe (L) and his wife (C) learn agricultural techniques from expert Huang Ansheng at Gaozhai village of Xiazhai town in Pinghe county, Southeast China's Fujian province, Sept 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
People promote the sale of pomelos via livestreaming platforms in Pinghe county, Southeast China's Fujian province, Sept 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
