Cut-leaf Crabapple plantations boost rural development in SW China's Sichuan
Updated: March 14, 2024 09:10Xinhua
Villagers plant Cut-leaf Crabapple saplings in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. Growing in China's western Sichuan, southeastern Gansu and southeastern Xizang and other plateau areas, the Cut-leaf Crabapple is a cash crop whose leaves and fruits can be respectively made into herbal tea and beverage. As a good way to increase employment and income of local farmers, Daofu County has been implementing planting plan for this cash crop and cultivating its relative industry in recent years to meet the growing market demand. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers arrange beverage products made from Cut-leaf Crabapple at a packaging workshop of a food company in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman shows beverage products made from Cut-leaf Crabapple in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on March 10, 2024 shows a villager bundling up Cut-leaf Crabapple saplings in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers select Cut-leaf Crabapple fruits at a cold storage warehouse of a food company in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers select Cut-leaf Crabapple saplings in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A villager bundles up Cut-leaf Crabapple saplings in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A drone photo taken on March 10, 2024 shows villagers selecting Cut-leaf Crabapple saplings in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers select Cut-leaf Crabapple fruits at a food company in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
