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Yunnan to Promote Tea Industry
The Yunnan provincial government will develop its tea industry and promote its comparative advantages as part of the 10th Five-Year Plan period (2001-05).
The government plans to host an inaugural international tea fair to attract investment and expertise to the industry.
The fair will be held in Kunming, capital of the province, in April.
The province will also invest 6 million yuan (US$725,000) a year in chemical-free tea culture. A 1,300-hectare demonstration zone will be established.
Another 3 million yuan (US$363,000) will be used to promote famous brands.
In total, 12 counties will benefit from the investment.
To date, business people representing more than 300 companies and organizations from India and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan as well as China's other major tea producing provinces, such as Fujian, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Guizhou, have applied to participate in the fair.
Expectations for business opportunities are running high for the province, which has comparative advantages in tea production.
Surveys have found that due to favourable geographical conditions, especially climate, tea can be harvested there one month earlier than in other provinces.
The residue of chemicals and pesticides in tea produced in the province is low enough to meet European Union's standards for imports.
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