Nanning in China's Guangxi develops locally-featured industries to boost rural vitalization

Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has fostered locally-featured industries, including grain, vegetables, fruit, livestock, poultry, and sugarcane, all in an attempt to fuel rural vitalization in recent years.

Photo shows paddy fields along a high-speed railway in Xingning district, Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo courtesy of media center of Xingning district)

The output value of Nanning's vegetable industry, fruit industry, and animal husbandry has exceeded 10 billion yuan (about $1.4 billion).

By making better use of science and technology in promoting the agricultural sector, the city has established a batch of state-level agricultural industrial parks and nurtured several leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization and agricultural brands at the national level.

Photo shows highly-coveted grapes being grown at a vineyard in Changtang town, Qingxiu district, Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo/Li Jiawei)

The added value of the primary industry in Nanning grew 7.9 percent year-on-year to reach 60.7 billion yuan in 2021.

More and more agricultural products, brands, technologies and services from Nanning have gone global through the Belt and Road and the New Western Land-sea Corridor, a major trade channel between western Chinese provinces and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

A farmer displays Shine Muscat grapes at his vineyard in Batang village, Kunlun township, Xingning district, Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo/Wang Shiqin)

Farmers harvest lotus roots at a lotus pond in Helang village, Nalou township, Yongning district, Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo/Ma Huabin)

Farmers dry chili peppers in Zhongshan village, Nalou township, Yongning district, Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo/Ma Huabin)