Culture in Shandong|The 2024 China-Romania Jujube Industry High-Quality Development Exchange Conference was held in Laoling
乐陵市委宣传部2024-10-08 07:36
Recently, the 2024 China-Romania Jujube Industry High-Quality Development Exchange Conference was held in Laoling.
Florin Stanica, academician of Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, vice president of Bucharest University of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Medicine, president of European Union of Fruit Tree Research Institutes, Liu Mengjun, president of Jujube Branch of China Economic Forestry Association and president of Horticulture College of Hebei Agricultural University, Tiwenzan, deputy secretary general of China Fruit Circulation Association, Liu Shengxiang, first-class researcher of Forestry Reform and Development Department of Provincial Department of Natural Resources, Ye Qiuli, director of Dezhou Forestry Development Center,the main leaders of Laling, post experts of national modern agricultural industrial technology system from all over the country, heads of cooperatives, representatives of jujube farmers, etc. attended the meeting.
At the meeting, Laoling Municipal People's Government signed a cooperation agreement with Bucharest University of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry to jointly build a China-Romaniajujube science and technology demonstration base, and Laoling Forestry Bureau and Hebei Agricultural University signed a cooperation agreement on the promotion of forestry scientific and technological achievements of the central government.
In his speech, Florin Stanica said that this event has established a bridge for cultural exchange for everyone, provided opportunities for industrial cooperation, and will surely open a new future for the high-quality development of jujube industry.
The cultivation of Laoling golden jujube began in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, flourished in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of more than 3,000 years. Laoling is the "Hometown of Golden Jujube in China" named by the state, and it is the only standardized demonstration area of Golden Jujube designated by the state. Laoling jujube forest complex system is listed as an important agricultural cultural heritage in China. "Laoling Golden Jujube" has been listed in the national origin area protection, and the 10,000-mu jujube forest tourist area has been rated as a national AAAA scenic spot and a provincial forest park.
At present, the contiguous planting area of red dates in Laoling City is 296,000 mu, the core area is 106,000 mu, and there are more than 7,000 jujube trees over 500 years old and 596 jujube varieties. In 2018, the annual output of red dates in Shandong was 600,000 tons, of which Laoling's annual output was 199,000 tons, accounting for 33% of the province's total annual output of red dates, with an output value of about 3.32 billion yuan. There are 19 jujube products processing enterprises in Laoling, such as Huiyuan, Baizao Gangmu and Derun Health Food. The main products are primary processed products such as fruit juice, sandwich jujube, jujube ring and jujube slices, and deep processed products such as jujube tea, golden jujube wine and red jujube enzyme. At present, there are 2 jujube trading markets, 52 jujube distribution enterprises, 258 stores, 6 large jujube distribution e-commerce enterprises, and more than 2,000 online stores of various jujube products and Wechat business. The annual sales of red dates and red date products are 150 million Jin, with an annual sales volume of 800 million yuan, of which the annual transaction volume of jujube trading market is 40 million Jin, with an annual transaction volume of 260 million yuan.
This conference is a concrete action to further deepen exchanges and cooperation, share opportunities and seek common development. It shared new ideas, new experiences and new measures to promote the development of jujube industry, and injected new vitality into the high-quality development of jujube industry. It is of great significance to strengthen the trade of red dates between the two countries and promote the active participation of fruit enterprises of the two countries in “the Belt and Road”.
During the event, industry technology themed presentations and cultural exchange meetings were also held.Experts and scholars attending the event conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges on the development of jujube industry and the deep processing technology of jujube.
(Writer:Zhangxiaolin Translator:Sunlixue)