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birdFangcheng county of Nanyang in Central China's Henan province has been named "the hometown of papaya in China" by the National Economic Forestry Association recently.
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A tree full of papayas grows in Fangcheng county of Nanyang in Central China's Henan province. The entire county grows papayas on land covering 100,000 mu. The annual production of papayas has reached 300,000 tons. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Fangcheng county has seen papaya production as a pillar industry in the revitalization of its rural economy. So far, the entire county has developed a total area of 100,000 mu (6,666.67 hectares) to grow papaya. The annual production has reached 300,000 tons.
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The papayas become ripe and are ready to be harvested in Fangcheng county of Nanyang in Henan province. The entire county grows papayas on land covering 100,000 mu. The annual production of papayas has reached 300,000 tons. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
A total of seven demonstrative villages larger than 1,000 mu have been formed in Fangcheng county. There are more than 100 households that own up to 100 mu of land. The overall revenue from growing papayas has reached 260 million yuan ($41.7 million) in the entire county.
It runs across the watershed of China's four major rivers–the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River and Haihe River.
