Guide County has become the largest export broad bean planting base in the province.

Broad beans planted in Guide County have had a bumper harvest this year. Dula, a villager in Hexi Town, Guide County, smiled happily from ear to ear: "I personally planted an acre and harvested 508 kilograms (broad beans), the benefit is very good."

In order to comprehensively improve the operation efficiency of agriculture and animal husbandry, in the autumn of 2007, the government of Hexi Town took broad bean planting as a pilot project for industrial structure adjustment. They signed a broad bean order purchase agreement with Yuanxing Company and actively organized village cadres and growers to inspect and study in Xining's Vicia faba specialized villages, and conducted on-the-spot investigations to understand the economic benefits and sales prospects of broad bean cultivation. In order to ensure the quality of export broad bean, the company sends technicians to teach broad bean planting technology to growers in the form of "pass, help, belt". It is understood that the order broad bean planted in Hexi Town this year has an average yield of 350 kg per mu and the highest yield per mu has reached more than 500 kg. This year, the company buys broad beans at a price of 2.7 yuan per kilogram, and farmers earn more than 500 yuan per mu more than other crops. Nan Jian Duojie, secretary of the party committee of Hexi Town, told reporters: "We have planted 4300 mu, generating more than 2 million yuan over last year by making use of the local water and fertilizer conditions, light and heat conditions, as well as other advantages of green and environmental protection."

In recent years, broad bean industry has developed rapidly in Guide County. The government of Guide County has gradually guided this industry into a base for the development of broad bean export in Qinghai. This year, Qinghai Yuanxing Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. and Guide County signed a broad bean planting contract of 6000 mu, which will be expanded to 10000 mu next year. The establishment of a high-quality broad bean planting base has opened up a new channel for farmers to increase their income.