Potatoes, also known as potatoes and potatoes, have a planting area of ??400 million acres in the world, and only 150 million acres are grown in my country. The yield per mu ranges from 3,000 to 8,000 kilograms. It is one of the four major staple foods in my country.

Potatoes have high nutritional value, with vitamin C four times that of apples

Potatoes are grown in various regions of my country, basically in Guizhou, Hubei and other places in the south, and in Gansu, Ningxia, In Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and other places, there are also various varieties, each with its own advantages in seed preservation, processing and meals.

I saw a piece of news last night. A potato buyer in Xi'an hired a truck driver from Shanxi to haul potatoes. The driver traveled 2,000 miles to Xi'an but was deducted 10,000 yuan in freight for being late. I did the math and found that the distance from Lan County, the potato growing area in Shanxi, to Xi'an is just over 500 kilometers. Could it be that from Inner Mongolia, the distance from Xi'an to Jining in terms of kilometers is exactly 1,000 kilometers. Apart from anything else, there must be a reason for the Xi'an potato purchaser to buy Inner Mongolia potatoes from afar.

So as China accounts for 1/3 of the world’s potato planting area, which company has the best potatoes? Who owns the cultivation, processing and sales situation? Let me introduce them one by one.

New potatoes 1. Nutritional value of potatoes, why have they become the fourth staple food?

Potatoes are an indispensable food for northerners, especially In rural areas, it has long been a staple food, and in cities, it has also changed with the consumption of coarse grains. Now that people are paying more attention to it, they have discovered that potatoes are not very nutritious. Their vitamin C content is actually four times that of apples.

The nutritional value of potatoes can be divided into 3 parts:

1. High potassium

Potatoes contain 100 mg of potassium per 100 grams, which can protect the heart muscle. Maintains heartbeat rhythm and has obvious antihypertensive effect.

2. High dietary fiber

From the picture, we can all see the fineness of the fiber, which is distributed in all parts of the potato body. Potato fiber accounts for 8% of the total. This fiber can promote the growth and development of human intestinal organisms, promote intestinal peristalsis, and maintain intestinal moisture. It is an excellent dietary fiber food.

3. High vitamin C

Potatoes contain 4 times as much vitamin C as apples, with a content of 45. The ascorbic acid in vitamin C can prevent colon cancer and lung cancer.

Why has potatoes become the fourth staple food in our country?

One is that the planting area has increased year by year. As far as I know, the potato area was only 80 million acres in 2017, which has nearly doubled in just three years. This is the result of the country’s emphasis on potato cultivation. . Furthermore, the quality of the current potatoes is really impressive. Whether they are fried, baked, grilled or steamed, they all have a different taste. Coupled with the adjustment of rice, wheat, and corn production, it provides the possibility to increase the potato planting area. This is why potatoes have become the fourth staple food in our country.

Potatoes bloom

2. Distribution of potatoes in the south

my country’s potatoes are relatively rarely grown in the south because it is a temperate tropical area with relatively low average annual temperatures. High, suitable for two or three seasons of crops, with a lot of water, acidic soil and clay soil, it is really not suitable for planting a large number of potatoes.

But it cannot be said for sure. In Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and other places in my country, potatoes are actually grown, and they are two-crop potatoes. Potatoes are inoculated after the harvest of mid-season rice and late rice. Among them, the small potatoes from Enshi, Hubei Province have become popular all over the country in the past two years. This is a breath of fresh air. We will talk about Enshi potatoes specifically in the seventh part below.

In Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Chongqing in the south, the altitude changes greatly, the terrain is complex, and there is sufficient rainfall. It is actually possible to find areas suitable for potato cultivation, because it can be planted twice a year. The output is also very large.

Potato harvest

3. Distribution of potatoes in the north

The north mainly refers to the northwest, north China, and northeast regions. The temperatures in these areas are lower and colder than in the south. , the frost-free period is short, and it is generally a once-a-year crop.

Northeast China is my country’s high-yield corn area, Henan is my country’s high-yield wheat area, and Shaanxi is my country’s high-yield fruit tree area. Put aside here, potato cultivation is concentrated in Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Shandong and Shanxi.

Judging from the planting scale in recent years, Dingxi in Gansu has 3.6 million acres, Yulin in Shaanxi has 3.4 million acres, and Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia has 4.1 million acres. They are the counties and cities with the largest planting area in northern my country; In terms of new variety development, Tengzhou, Shandong Province has an area of ??300,000 acres, which is a county with a relatively good potato cooperative economy; in terms of potato tourism economy and food culture, Lan County, Shanxi, has an area of ??350,000 acres, and is a very distinctive potato producing area. .

In terms of potato planting technology, the technology in Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia is the most advanced. Firstly, because the soil is sandy, with sufficient sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night; secondly, the land is flat and suitable for large-scale planting; thirdly, the local government has done a good job in integrating potato resources, and growers from all over the country have invested in planting. Potatoes; fourth, sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation technology have transformed very quickly, becoming the leader in potato cultivation across the country.

Good news here. The annual National Potato (Potato) Conference is held almost every year in Ulanqab City. This year due to the epidemic, it was held online and became a national 2020 Potato Cloud. The Internet Business Conference will open on the 11th of this month (next Wednesday). If you want to participate, you can search online to find the entrance. You can also follow me and send me a private message to ask for the entrance. Participate in this potato event together and you will definitely gain something. .

Dingxi Potatoes

4. They are both the "Hometown of Potatoes", who is the authentic one?

It is interesting to say that it can be regarded as a kind of "Hometown" There is only one right crop, but for potatoes, there are actually multiple regions with the title "National Potato Hometown", but everyone has to admit that they deserve the title. Let me give you a brief introduction.

1. Xiji, Ningxia

In February 2004, Xiji County was named the "Hometown of Potatoes in China". With a population of only 470,000, Xiji County has 3.2 million acres of cultivated land. A purely agricultural county, the main agricultural product is potatoes. Xiji County has high altitude, low temperature, and transparent and loose soil. In 2003, it was listed as one of the top ten high-quality pollution-free agricultural product bases in Ningxia. It was one of the earliest named "Hometown of Potatoes in China" in my country. ? County. It is mainly able to introduce new seed potatoes for planting, and has quite a few starch and vermicelli production enterprises.

2. Dingxi, Gansu

Dingxi City was recognized as the "Hometown of Potatoes in China". The exact year is unknown, but it is already known to everyone. Dingxi City is the east gate of Gansu Province, Tongle? Longzhong?, with an excellent climate. It has traditionally produced traditional Chinese medicine and potatoes, especially potatoes with extremely high starch content. Now Dingxi has the largest number of vermicelli manufacturers in the northwest region. The Dingxi Potato? trademark was registered in 2008 and has now become a nationally well-known trademark. Therefore, more Dingxi potatoes are shipped to all parts of the country, which is inseparable from the government's guidance.

3. Tengzhou, Shandong Province

In 2000, Tengzhou, Shandong Province was named the "Hometown of Potatoes in China" by the Ministry of Agriculture. This was mainly due to the fact that Tengzhou, through potato technological transformation at that time, became one of the country's most famous potatoes. The area with the largest number of virus-free seed potatoes and a yield of 10,000 kilograms of potatoes per mu was first achieved in Tengzhou. There is a national potato geographical indication.

Potato drip irrigation technology in Ulanqab City

4. Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia

In 2008, the Ministry of Agriculture approved Ulanqab potatoes as agricultural products Geographical indication. In 2009, Ulanqab City was awarded the title of "Potato Capital of China" by the China Food Industry Association.

Ulanqab City is located on the edge of the desert, with a mid-temperate semi-arid continental monsoon climate, cold and windy winters, low precipitation, sufficient sunshine, and mainly sandy soil. It is also known as oatmeal, yams (potatoes), and sheepskin coats, so potato cultivation is the main agricultural product. With the country’s policy tilt toward Inner Mongolia, Ulanqab City seized the opportunity and initially built sprinkler irrigation potato cultivation. In recent years, Later, he seized the opportunity to plant potatoes with drip irrigation, which greatly reduced the cost of planting and improved the quality of potatoes. It is now the hometown of potatoes and has attracted much attention.

5. Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia

Potatoes in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia are famous for their exquisite packaging and promotion and the success of their nemesis No. 1 seed potato. They were used for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics. , supplied potatoes to the 2011 Shanghai World Expo, and became famous in one fell swoop. In 2015, Wuchuan Potatoes was successfully registered and sold to many provinces in China.

6. Weining, Guizhou

In 2008, the Potato Professional Committee of the China Food Industry Association awarded Weining the title of "Hometown of Potatoes in Southern China". This is also the only potato in southern my country. Let’s call it the hometown of the region.

Weining belongs to Bijie City, Guizhou, with a subtropical monsoon climate, sufficient exposure, abundant rainfall, large temperature difference between day and night, and a good ecological environment. There are no other special local industries. The potatoes are of good quality and large size. Weining potatoes are grown in the south. A favorite potato product in the region.

Judging from these "Hometowns of Chinese Potatoes", it must be said that they all have their own characteristics, some have been planted for a long time, some are mainly processed, some are seed potatoes, and some have developed new technologies. , and also takes into account the climate requirements of the north and south. I think this is also a talking point for potatoes as an agricultural product. Everyone can judge who will be better in the future.

Potato processing

5. Potato processing

Potato processing is a relatively large project. It is now widely used in Xiji, Ningxia and Dingxi, Gansu. There are large-scale potato starch factories and vermicelli factories, and the processing industry is relatively prosperous. Other regions are relatively scattered. Relatively speaking, my country's potato processing industry is still very monotonous and far inferior to the processing level in developed countries. This may be related to the food habits of our people.

I won’t go into details here, but will focus on the analysis of potato processing in the first phase.

Lan County Potato Tourism Economy 6. Potato meals and tourism belong to Lan County. Lan County Potato was successfully registered as a geographical agricultural product in 2014. It is a rising star in the potato family. In fact, Lan County belongs to the northwest of Shanxi Province. Together with the neighboring Jingle County, Wuzhai County, and Shenchi County, it is the largest potato planting base in Shanxi, and its products are very famous in the province. However, through the transformation of agricultural production, new potato varieties were not developed in time, and for a period they were replaced by new cash crops such as millet.

Lan County, under the leadership of the county government, has planted 200,000 acres of pollution-free potatoes. Through potato feasts in spring, summer and autumn, it has become popular all over the country. At the same time, it organizes potato flower tourism to promote local economic development. This is an unusual potato economic model that is worth learning and emulating everywhere.

The venue of the 2019 Enshi National Potato Conference 7. Why do Enshi small potatoes bloom differently?

The 2019 National Potato Conference was held in Enshi, Hubei Province, and Enshi’s selenium-rich small potatoes opened up a different path. Because Enshi is originally a rich area of ??selenium resources in my country, it is the "selenium capital of the world" and the only area in the world with proven independent selenium deposits. Potatoes grown in Enshi naturally contain selenium, which gives Enshi potatoes its unique fame.

In the past two years, Enshi's selenium-rich small potatoes have formed a scale through concept guidance and independent packaging sales online. At the same time, the construction of a potato flower ornamental garden to guide the tourism economy is the same as Shanxi Lan County Potatoes. Live in a potato economy pilot area triggered by individual characteristics.

Enshi Potato Flower Ornamental Garden Here we briefly introduce the distribution of potatoes in my country, as well as an overview of the main potato products. We also briefly describe potato processing, and especially introduce the two potato economic regions of Shanxi. Lan County and Enshi, Hubei Province.

After potatoes were designated as one of the four major staple foods by the country, industry insiders have been actively looking for breakthroughs in various aspects such as planting area, yield per mu, planting technology, and extended economy. For the Chinese people, this should be praised. Potatoes are table food for our people. Everyone has their own preferences and preferences. No matter which one you like, please leave a message to let us know.