Six cities in Henan will pilot to build an one-hour urban eco-agricultural circle.

Zhengzhou, October 3 (Xinhua) Henan, a major agricultural province, has decided to carry out pilot projects in Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang and other six cities to explore the development of urban eco-agricultural circle. to provide places and conditions for residents living in cities to come into contact with nature, experience agriculture, sightseeing and leisure.

The General Office of the Henan Provincial Government recently issued the guidance on promoting the Development of Urban Ecological Agriculture in the province. According to this opinion, Henan Province decided to carry out pilot projects in Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Xuchang, Xinxiang and Jiaozuo to explore ways to develop urban ecological agriculture.

Henan Province proposed to implement the central city-driven strategy, build an one-hour urban eco-agricultural circle in the above six cities, and focus on developing high-efficiency agriculture such as exhibition agriculture, creative agriculture and facility agriculture. We will vigorously develop leisure and sightseeing agriculture, do a good job in the establishment of leisure and sightseeing agricultural demonstration parks and the construction of high-quality routes, and protect ancient villages, ancient dwellings, ancient and famous trees, and rural features. Efforts will be made to cultivate a number of key agricultural tourism scenic spots with distinct themes and distinctive features, such as citizens' agricultural gardens, residential farms, folk tourist villages and agricultural parks. At the same time, we will improve the infrastructure of leisure agriculture and rural tourism, and build a recreation belt around the city.

According to the reporter's understanding, among the six cities, Luoyang has been in the forefront of the development of urban ecological agriculture. At present, the total number of urban eco-agricultural projects in the city is 938, with 38000 employees and an annual operating income of 2.6 billion yuan.

According to the requirements, Henan Province will also identify a number of provincial urban eco-agricultural demonstration areas and actively establish national and provincial leisure agriculture and rural tourism demonstration sites. At the same time, we will further promote the development of creative agriculture, pay attention to the protection of well-known brands, and strengthen the standardized management of geographical indications and famous trademarks.