Coffee Aroma: A Snapshot of Baoshan, Yunnan's Integrated Coffee Industry

At a Glance (China Coffee Network): Relying on the dry-hot valley climate of the Nujiang River and continuous technological upgrading, Baoshan, Yunnan, has built a standardized premium coffee system and, through industry-tourism integration, lets thousands of coffee farmers share the dividends of value-added industry.

On February 2, Li Jinhe, owner of the “Shuanghong Bridge” roadside café in Mangkuan Township, Longyang District, Baoshan, sun-dries coffee beans. Photo: Yang Lei (China Economic Vision)

On May 10, tourists experience traditional coffee-making craft at a coffee estate in Baoshan. Photo: He Yunxia (China Economic Vision)

On January 20, tourists take photos at the cliffside café in Longjiang Township, Longling County, Baoshan. Photo: Xiong Daxiao (China Economic Vision)

On March 6, the intelligent coffee production line of Baoshan Zhongka Food Co., Ltd. operates in orderly production. Photo: Yang Zhu (China Economic Vision)

On March 17, tourists taste coffee at the “Yungong” café under a banyan tree in Lujiang Town, Longyang District, Baoshan. Photo: Fan Nandan (China Economic Vision)

On April 7, a full view of Xinzhai Village in Lujiang Town, Longyang District, Baoshan. The village has 13,600 mu of coffee plantations and has pioneered a new path of premium cultivation and coffee-tourism integration. Photo: Fan Nandan (China Economic Vision)

Relying on the suitable natural and climatic conditions of the dry-hot valley of the Nujiang River, Baoshan has formed a uniquely advantageous coffee-growing foundation and distinctive flavor; relying on continuous technological innovation and upgrading, it has built a standardized, premium coffee production system; through tertiary-industry integration and deep cultivation of the culture-tourism track, thousands of coffee farmers share the dividends of industrial value-added. In recent years, Baoshan City, Yunnan, has adhered to scientific planning, enabling its local coffee industry to walk a path of industrial upgrading from raw-material export to premium brands, and from single cultivation to tertiary-industry integration.

In Baoshan there are both smart coffee-growing bases, modern coffee processing factories and experience-rich coffee estates; for the full coffee industry chain, tourists can taste, see and experience. According to statistics, last year Baoshan’s premium coffee planting area reached 180,600 mu, with output of 26,800 tonnes, a premium rate of 80%, and deep-processing rate above 90%; there are 81 coffee processing enterprises, and the Baoshan Coffee Industrial Park gathers 23 coffee-related enterprises, forming a full-category product matrix from roasted beans to ready-to-drink coffee, and many villagers who had migrated for work have chosen to return home to start businesses.

Baoshan City continues to push premium coffee cultivation, and by selecting and promoting more than 40 varieties suited to microclimates such as Typica and Geisha, the coverage rate of superior varieties has greatly increased. By promoting models such as “under-forest + coffee” and composite planting, Baoshan added nearly 4,000 mu of under-forest coffee last year. At the Lushan Yunchu base in Longyang District, the three-dimensional composite model of “banana + coffee + forage grass + Chinese bees,” combined with the “Yunzhi Nonglian” platform and drone transport, has raised per-mu income by about 20% and effectively lowered per-mu management costs, achieving a win-win of economic and ecological benefits. (Economic Daily reporter Guan Peili)

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