“百年菜乡”广西贺州力推优质农副产品走进粤港澳

Core Viewpoint - Guangxi Hezhou is promoting high-quality agricultural products to enter the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, leveraging its reputation as a "century-old vegetable town" and a key supplier of agricultural products for the region [1][3]. Group 1: Agricultural Development - Hezhou has developed modern characteristic agriculture, focusing on the full industrial chain of facility vegetables, Hezhou taro, and live pigs, revitalizing the "century-old vegetable town" [1][3]. - Since 2021, Hezhou has added 145,300 acres of facility vegetables, including 16,500 acres of standardized greenhouse vegetables, leading Guangxi with 101 "vegetable basket" bases and 31 vegetable planting bases for Hong Kong and Macao [3][5]. Group 2: Industry Chain and Standards - The planting area of Hezhou taro remains stable at over 170,000 acres, with a deep processing rate of 60%, generating an industrial chain output value exceeding 3 billion yuan, recognized as a national-level advantageous characteristic industry cluster [3][5]. - Hezhou has established 20 group standards for popular vegetable varieties in the Greater Bay Area, ensuring a quality inspection institution for "vegetable basket" products, with a vegetable quality inspection pass rate of over 99% [5]. Group 3: Logistics and Market Integration - Hezhou's agricultural products can reach the Greater Bay Area within 4 hours, with approximately 70% of vegetables and 60% of livestock products sold to the region annually [5]. - The city is expanding its direct sales of vegetables to the Greater Bay Area, supported by the Gui Dong International Agricultural Market and a national cold chain logistics base [5].