Agricultural development in Xingping town

Xingping Town is rich in natural resources. Xingping Town has 44,032 mu of cultivated land, including 27,735 mu of paddy field and 0/6,297 mu of dry land. Mainly agriculture, the main crops are rice, corn, taro, peanuts, soybeans, chestnuts and sugar cane. Shatian pomelo, persimmon, summer orange, kumquat and plum are the main fruits, among which Shatian pomelo, summer orange and kumquat are the most famous. Since 1999, the taro in Xingping Town has been designated as a special taro food in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In 2002, it applied to the national industrial and commercial department for a registered trademark, becoming the earliest registered agricultural product in Yangshuo County. Kumquat was awarded the title of famous brand agricultural products in China International Agricultural Expo in 20001year; Shatian Pomelo won 1995 Silver Award of the Second China Agricultural Expo of the Ministry of Agriculture, and 1998 National Pomelo Appraisal "Golden Cup Award". Xingping Town takes summer orange, kumquat and taro as the key points of agricultural structure adjustment, and takes summer orange as the leading product, and has established seven demonstration bases for ripe fruits in spring and summer. Summer oranges developed rapidly, reaching 3500 mu in 2003. A demonstration base of 2000 mu of taro was established in Sisi. Aquaculture mainly focuses on soft-shelled turtle and bonito fry in Lijiang River, with an annual output of 22,000 soft-shelled turtle and 500,000 bonito fry. The forest area is 5776. 1 hectare, and the main tree species are Chinese fir and Pinus massoniana. In 2003, the total agricultural output value of Xingping Town was 65.438+0.8 billion yuan, and the per capita income of farmers was 265.438+0.90 yuan. The fiscal revenue is 6.48 million yuan. Mineral resources include lead-zinc mine and calcite mine. In 2003, there were 505 township enterprises in Xingping town, including 4 township-run enterprises, 2 village-run enterprises and 480 individual enterprises. The number of employees in township enterprises is 1398.