Macadamia nuts in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan have reached a cumulative planting area of 370,000 mu

Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan added more than 50,000 mu of new macadamia planting area this year. According to statistics, the whole prefecture has a cumulative macadamia planting area of 370,000 mu, of which 74,300 mu are in production; output is 5,983 tons, with a primary output value of 111.63 million yuan.

Macadamia is also known as Australian walnut and Queensland nut. Macadamia is not only precious because it is rare; its nutrition and its role in preventing human diseases cannot be surpassed by any other nut. Macadamia is rich in nutrients, with an oil content of 70%-79%, and is especially characterized by being rich in unsaturated fatty acids, mainly oleic acid and palmitic acid. The ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids in the kernel of smooth-shell macadamia is 6.2, and that of rough-shell macadamia is 4.8; protein is 9%, and it is also rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1 and B2, and the 8 essential amino acids for the human body. Because of its special nutritional value, eating macadamia can help prevent diseases such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, tumors, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis. Macadamia was introduced to China in the 1970s, but it is only suitable for planting in areas with special altitude, special climate, and special environment such as Yunnan and Guangxi. China has so far promoted planting of more than 2,000 hectares, but macadamia has long remained in a state of supply falling short of demand on the international market, and is listed as the world's most expensive nut; since being introduced in the early 1980s, our prefecture has seen large-scale development, and Yingjiang County also obtained the title of “Hometown of Chinese Nuts”, with products in short supply.

From introduction to large-scale development, macadamia in our prefecture has cultivated a group of leading enterprises and specialized growers. Taking Yunnan Disi Enterprise Group Macadamia Co., Ltd. as an example, this enterprise is the only provincial-level key leading enterprise in the country specializing in the integration of macadamia scientific research, planting, purchasing, processing, and sales, with an annual output of nearly 300 tons; the growers under the company have reached more than 50,000 people, and macadamia has become the “golden fruit” for getting rich in the mountainous areas of Dehong.