Internet + 's "e-commerce opportunities help" Walnut country to shake off Poverty and become Rich

Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, 9 Sep (Reporter Ye Haoming)-- in the vast number of villages and towns in China, e-commerce is developing rapidly. On the 8th, the "2016 Walnut production and Marketing docking Trade Fair and County E-commerce Ecological Co-Construction Forum" held in Chengxian County, Longnan, Gansu Province, is one example.

With the theme of "seizing the opportunity of 'Internet +', making every effort to build the hometown of walnut in China, and focusing on building county e-commerce ecology", the festival revolves around jointly building the county e-commerce ecological industry chain, strengthening and optimizing the walnut industry, developing the economy under the forest, and building a walnut marketing platform to achieve close docking of walnut production and marketing, so as to promote walnut efficiency and increase farmers' income.

According to reports, in recent years, Longnan has always regarded the walnut industry as an important pillar industry for the masses to shake off poverty and become rich. the area of the city's walnut base has reached 4.1 million mu, and 10.28 million excellent walnut plants have been grafted. This year, the city's walnut output is expected to be 116000 tons and output value 2.32 billion yuan. At the same time, Longnan actively implemented the "Internet +" initiative, and the online store achieved a cumulative sales income of 4.35 billion yuan, driving 57000 jobs, and exploring a new way to develop e-commerce for agricultural products in poor areas.

In addition, Cheng County has been committed to solving the problem of difficult sales of agricultural products and farmers increasing production without increasing income. Since 2013, Cheng County has used new media to develop rural e-commerce with "micro-media marketing" as the main means and walnut network sales as a breakthrough. Explore the "six-in-one" rural e-commerce development path promoted by the government, social participation, association leadership, market promotion, financial support and media support, as well as online stores, information, employment, platforms, projects, "five channels with poverty".

It is understood that during this festival, activities such as walnut production and marketing docking negotiation meeting and signing ceremony, walnut industry (forest economy) development and agricultural product brand building forum will also be held.