World's Largest Jujube Production Base to Be Built in Yellow River GorgesA jujube production base, which will be the largest in the world upon completion, is expected to be built in the Yellow River gorges between the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi within 10 years, according to a bilateral development plan.The joint project, to be jointly built by Yulin City of Shaanxi and Luliang Prefecture of Shanxi, is located in an undeveloped area in the Yellow River valley suffering serious soil erosion. However, the region has a history of 100 years in planting jujube trees. The jujubes produced in the region sell well in the country and have been exported to Japan and Southeast Asian countries. Costing 7.7 billion yuan (927 million U.S. dollars), the project will cover 10 counties, 130 townships and 2,620 administrative villages, and a population of 1.33 million. According to the plan, 200,000 hectares of jujube trees will be planted, and a forest of jujube trees, totaling 66,700 hectares, will be developed within 10 years. The project region's annual processing capacity of jujubes will be 120,000 tons and its storage capacity will be 50,000 tons after the project is completed. |
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