Raoyang grape

Raoyang grape is a specialty of Raoyang County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. In 2012, Raoyang County was named as the national facility grape production standardization demonstration zone by the National Standards Committee; At the end of 2012, Raoyang County was named as the "Hometown of Protected Grapes in China" by the Economic Forest Association of the Ministry of Forestry. Raoyang's climate, temperature and soil conditions are very suitable for growing grapes. The county party committee and government take the grape industry as the leading industry to increase agricultural income, and the matching funds for returning farmland to forests and wasteland are mainly used to develop the grape industry. For key villages and large planters with a contiguous area of more than 100 mu, 200 yuan will be subsidized per mu, and poverty-stricken villages will also enjoy poverty alleviation policies. In recent years, Raoyang County has vigorously guided the masses to develop grape production, and the grape industry has grown rapidly. By the end of 2010, the county had 38,000 mu of protected grapes with an output of 100 million Jin and an output value of 650 million yuan, making it the largest protected grape production base in China. Raoyang County provides full nanny service for households applying to build sheds, with Baocun cadres and village cadres in charge, helping to plan generously and change plots, and coordinating financial departments to provide small loan support for newly-built shed households. In addition, the county has established a stable marketing team and established grape sales outlets in surrounding large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Baoding and Jinan on the basis of relying on cooperatives for export. At the same time, strengthen the construction of the market system, build a professional market for grape sales in villages such as Xiwan 'ai and Gaocun, and build a platform for grape export. There are 839 grape sheds in Gaochun Village, Dayin Village. Every family has a shed and grows grapes. The annual output of grapes is 3.5 million kilograms, with an annual output value of nearly 100 million yuan. The whole village people have lived a rich life. At present, the grapes in Raoyang County have matured and come into the market since late March, and they have been picked one after another until early July. There are more than 10 main varieties such as Crimson, Victoria, Zaoheibao, Fujimino and Seedless Zaohong, all of which have achieved pollution-free standardized production, and "Lexiang" and "Wanai" brand grapes have become provincial excellent products. Raoyang grapes are produced in seven townships in Raoyang County, Hebei Province, including Daguanting Town, Dayin Village, Raoyang Town, Wugong Town, Liuchu Township, Wangtongyue Township and Dongliman Township. Raoyang grape is a geographical indication protection product.
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