Hezhang Walnut has a long history of cultivation and is the distribution center of iron walnut in southern China. There are abundant walnut germplasm resources in China. After years of screening and cultivation, Shan Ye treasures with wild characteristics have been formed. At present, the planting area of high-quality walnuts in the county is 1 0.4 million mu, and the output of processed products such as walnut milk and walnut sugar reaches110,000 tons. The annual output value of walnut industry exceeds 100 million yuan, and walnut has become a new pillar industry for rural farmers in Hezhang to get rich.
In 2006, Hezhang County was selected as "National Walnut Forestry Standardization Construction Demonstration Zone" by the State Forestry Administration. The contents of unsaturated fatty acids and amino acids of pollution-free and green walnut nuts produced in the demonstration area are higher than those of ordinary walnuts. In 2007, the walnut selected by Hezhang Forestry Bureau was selected as "recommended fruit for the Olympic Games" by 8 units including China Fruit Circulation Association. This year, Hezhang County was rated as "Hometown of Walnuts in China" by China Fruit Circulation Association and other units.
According to the relevant person in charge of Hezhang County, walnut industry is listed as one of the five major agricultural pillar industries in the county. Exploring the new development model of walnut industry, taking agricultural rich county as an important part of the development idea of county strategic industry, its essence is to build ecological civilization. Adhering to such development ideas and concepts, the local government has implemented projects such as "Walnut Base for Poverty Alleviation through Science and Technology", "Returning Farmland to Forests through Science and Technology", "Work for Relief", "Rocky Desertification Control" and "Construction of Regional Characteristic Fruit Forest" to encourage people to plant walnuts, raise development funds to build a walnut production base, and build a high-quality walnut base of 85,000 mu. According to incomplete statistics, at present, the planting area of walnuts in this county is 6.5438+0.4 million mu, and the annual output of walnuts with shells has exceeded 5 million kilograms, which has become one of the main export commodities in our province, earning 654.38+0.22 yuan per capita for Hezhang every year.
In order to turn products into commodities, the relevant departments organized a team of rural brokers to conduct market-oriented operations in acquisition, processing, grading and packaging. In the long-term production and development, Hezhang Walnut has formed a market circulation pattern dominated by professional market, individual acquisition, local products companies and township supply and marketing cooperatives.
In order to extend the industrial chain, local enterprises built a walnut milk processing plant with an annual output of 7,500 tons by using project funds such as World Bank loans, and adopted new scientific and technological achievements and national patent formulas to produce walnut milk drinks, which were well received by consumers. The position of "leading" in walnut industry agriculture has initially appeared.