Yam planting helps Anxi, Fujian achieve 300 million yuan in output value

Original title: Fujian Anxi: small yams, big industry

On March 6, yam growers in Shange Village, Changkeng Township, Anxi County, Fujian Province, were preparing for spring plowing and sowing.

In recent years, Anxi County, Fujian Province, has actively guided farmers to adjust their planting structure and vigorously developed the characteristic yam planting industry through measures such as implementing subsidies and rewards, increasing land transfer, and cultivating yam planting professional cooperatives. At present, Anxi County's yam planting area is more than 10,000 mu, and the output value can reach 300 million. The yam industry has become a characteristic and advantageous agriculture in Anxi County.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan