Ningxia International Symposium on Chinese WolfberryAn international symposium on the Chinese wolfberry plant and its products opened Tuesday in this capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, in northwest China.Sources said that about 200 researchers, investors and business people from the U.S., Germany, Japan and other countries are participating in the two-day event. The organizers will also arrange trade and business talks on wolfberry fruit, a special product in Ningxia and well known as a nutritious Chinese medicinal herb. The participants will visit Chinese wolfberry bases and processing projects. The regional government has decided to speed up the herb-based industry as an effort to promote local economy. Chinese wolfberry, a major farm product of Ningxia, is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is exported to many countries. |
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