Where is the production area of Qinghai goji berries? Introduction to the distribution of the main production areas
Today let's talk about the Qinghai goji berry production area. In the 1960s, artificial cultivation of wild goji berries began in the Nuomuhong area of Qaidam, Qinghai. In the 1970s, when Chairman Mao Zedong met with ambassadors from Southeast Asia, the gift he presented was Qinghai goji berries. However, in recent years, the Qinghai goji berry industry has developed slowly, and its fame is now far less than before. The quality characteristics of Qinghai goji berries have not changed; in fact, they are far superior to Ningxia goji berries.
The concentrated goji berry planting area in Qinghai Province lies along the line of Nuomuhong-Dulan-Ulan-Delingha on the southeastern edge of the Qaidam Basin. Because of the unique plateau environment, goji berries grown in the Qaidam Basin are more often called “Chaiqi”. The Qaidam Basin has up to 10 hours of sunlight, a day-night temperature difference of 12 degrees Celsius, and also possesses rich and unique water and soil resources, and there are few plant diseases and insect pests, all of which are environmental factors suitable for goji berry growth.
Not only that, the Qaidam Basin has a high altitude, an arid climate, low relative air humidity, low population density, a clean ecological environment, and water sources and soil free of pollution, pesticide and heavy metal residues, and other factors, which make the quality of the goji berries produced here reach the highest international standards of the same industry. Compared with Ningxia goji berries, Chaiqi berries are larger, with thicker and fuller flesh, more brilliant color, and a sweet taste, and they also have high contents of nutrients and bioactive components that regulate human physiological functions. According to measurements by the Nuomuhong Farm, the total sugar content of “Chaiqi” is as high as 53.6%-59.6%, while the total sugar content of Ningxia goji berries is lower than this, at 46.5%.