In late May, more than 100000 acres of coffee in Menglian Dai, Lahu, and Va Autonomous County, Pu'er, Yunnan Province, China, began to bear fruit. Green and plump coffee fruits adorn the branches, and the lush coffee forest displays a vibrant picture of a bountiful harvest.
On May 24th, in the planting base of Menglian Laizhuke Coffee Plantation, the excellent variety Guixia hung on the branches. Photo by Hu Zunhui, a reporter from People's Daily Online
In the Menglian Tianyu Coffee Farmers' Professional Cooperative Planting Base in Mangmao Village, Fuyan Town, coffee farmers shuttle through the forest and carry out field management and protection operations in an orderly manner. This year, there has been a sufficient amount of fruit hanging, with evenly shaped and full fruits, and the overall growth is very promising, "said the local coffee farmer.
The coffee industry is the core pillar industry for promoting rural revitalization in Fuyan Town. By 2025, the coffee planting area in the whole town will reach 14900 mu, and the industrial output value will exceed 100 million yuan. Among them, the Menglian Tianyu Coffee Farmers' Professional Cooperative has a planting area of 4198 acres, radiating and driving more than 2000 people from 311 households in 10 surrounding village groups to participate in the development of the coffee industry, helping local coffee farmers increase their income by more than 16 million yuan every year.
On May 24th, in the planting base of Menglian Laizhuke Coffee Plantation, the excellent variety Guixia hung on the branches. Photo by Hu Zunhui, a reporter from People's Daily Online
Next, we will focus on enhancing the production capacity of premium coffee, integrating Wa ethnic folk culture with coffee industry culture, and continuously improving the coffee cultural tourism integration industry chain to drive more border residents to steadily increase their income and continue to become prosperous, "said Ye Ping, the person in charge of the cooperative.
On May 24th, in the planting base of Menglian Laizhuke Coffee Plantation, the excellent variety Guixia hung on the branches. Photo by Hu Zunhui, a reporter from People's Daily Online
Menglian County is located in the golden coffee planting belt of the Tropic of Cancer. About 70% of the coffee plantations in the county are located in the golden altitude range of 1300 to 1700 meters, producing unique coffee flavors and excellent quality. At present, the coffee planting area in the county has reached 120100 acres, including 80000 acres of standardized high-yield and stable production bases. By continuously carrying out variety improvement, promoting standardized planting, and upgrading deep processing techniques, the promotion area of excellent coffee varieties such as Guixia in the county has reached 46500 acres, and the coffee industry is accelerating its transformation and upgrading from "heavy scale" to "excellent quality, brand improvement, and increased efficiency". (Hu Zunhui, Dian Liting, Li Mengting)
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【 Source: People's Daily Online – Yunnan Channel 】
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