Shanxi Yuncheng "Ruicheng asparagus" won the national agricultural products geographical indication recognition

Recently, according to the announcement No. 2277 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ruicheng asparagus declared by Ruicheng County received the National Registration Certificate of Geographic indications for Agricultural products issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, becoming the third agricultural product certified by national geographical indications in Ruicheng County after "Ruicheng Zanthoxylum bungeanum" and "Ruicheng Apple".

Asparagus is a major industry to increase farmers' income in Ruicheng County. In recent years, Ruicheng County has mainly taken five measures to develop asparagus industry. First, pay attention to technical training. Invite national, provincial, municipal and county experts to carry out centralized training for bamboo shoot farmers and go deep into the fields to guide them, so that bamboo shoot farmers can become experts in management. The second is to grasp the upgrading of varieties. Actively guide farmers to phase out aging varieties and make efforts to promote excellent asparagus varieties. The third is to pay attention to typical examples. Strive for the construction project of asparagus export production base in Shanxi Province, guide the fine management of farmers, and build a standardized demonstration area of thousands of mu. The fourth is to grasp the e-commerce platform. Organize more than 70 rural e-commerce platforms throughout the county to vigorously promote Ruicheng asparagus, enhance popularity and reputation, and broaden sales channels. Fifth, pay attention to product promotion. Organize asparagus enterprises to participate in the promotion of characteristic agricultural products, green food fairs, agricultural fairs and agricultural fairs to improve brand influence and market competitiveness.

At present, the asparagus planting area of the county has reached 15000 mu, and all have passed the origin certification and product certification of pollution-free agricultural products. The annual output of asparagus is 10, 000 tons, covering 43 administrative villages in 7 townships (towns). The benefit of asparagus per mu is 4000-9000 yuan, with an annual total income of 91 million yuan. it has developed into an important pillar industry in rural areas, playing a more and more important supporting role in increasing farmers' income.