Product Overview
China’s agricultural science and technology industry is accelerating its transformation toward digitalization and green development, with coordinated advancement of regional distinctive industries and international cooperation. In Yunnan and Guangxi, technology is deeply integrated with characteristic agriculture:Relying on its vertical climatic advantages, Yunnan empowers the entire industrial chain of coffee and tea from planting to intensive processing with technologies, significantly raising the proportion of high-quality coffee and enhancing the brand value of tea. Breakthroughs in the protective development and artificial cultivation of wild fungus resources have delivered a win-win for ecological and economic benefits. Guangxi focuses on its advantageous industries such as sugarcane and fruits, promotes the application of smart agriculture and intelligent equipment, and improves the level of standardized production.
In the meantime, international cooperation in agricultural science and technology continues to deepen. Leveraging their geographical advantages, border provinces promote the export of agricultural technologies and cross-border cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. They have jointly built crop breeding bases and smart agriculture demonstration projects with ASEAN countries, and steadily advanced the trade and mutual recognition of standards for characteristic agricultural products including coffee and tea.From seed industry innovation to smart agriculture platform development, and from full industrial chain extension to cross-border collaboration, China’s agricultural science and technology is turning distinctive resources into high value-added products. While safeguarding food security and empowering rural revitalization, it contributes Chinese solutions to the sustainable development of global agriculture.
I. Yunnan Coffee (Pu’er + Tengchong)
Industry Overview
Benefiting from the high-altitude red soil and mild humid climate of the golden cultivation belt at 25° north latitude, Yunnan coffee features a unique flavor: rich but not bitter, aromatic but not intense, with a mild fruity acidity. It is the core production area of high-quality coffee in China. Pu’er coffee and Tengchong coffee together form the diversified industrial layout and flavor system of Yunnan coffee.
Connectable Resources
1–2 coffee manors in Pu’er/Tengchong (Arrangements can be made for hiking in coffee mountains, learning coffee bean cultivation techniques, picking coffee beans, understanding coffee bean processing technologies, experiencing hand-brewed coffee, and tasting coffees of different flavors)
II. Yunnan Pu’er Tea
Industry Overview
Rooted in the unique terroir of the golden tea cultivation belt at 25° north latitude, Yunnan tea has abundant varieties and distinctive flavors. It is the birthplace of tea trees in the world and the core production area of Chinese Pu’er tea and Yunnan black tea.
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2–3 tea gardens of various types in Pu’er: Visit high-altitude ecological tea gardens for standardized planting and raw material supply, tour tea processing workshops and intangible cultural heritage processing lines, and experience the standardized production process from fresh tea leaves to finished products such as tea cakes and tea bricks.
III. Flower Industry
Industry Overview
Relying on the advantages of low-latitude plateau climate and germplasm resources, Yunnan’s cut flower industry has built a full industrial chain covering planting and breeding, processing and trading, logistics and distribution, cultural tourism and e-commerce. It integrates new business forms such as flower-themed tourism and cultural creativity, forming a standardized, large-scale and diversified industrial layout, and serves as a benchmark for China’s flower industry.
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1–2 characteristic flower industrial parks: Visit the industrial parks to gain an in-depth understanding of planting technologies, transportation procedures and trading models of various flowers.
IV. Wild Fungus Industry (Including Matsutake)
Industry Overview
Yunnan is known as the “Kingdom of Wild Edible Fungi”, with nearly 900 species of wild edible fungi, accounting for more than 90% of the national total. High-quality varieties such as matsutake, termite mushroom and bolete are renowned worldwide. A full industrial chain covering picking, processing, trading and export has been formed, making it a distinctive pillar industry for enriching the people and boosting Yunnan’s development.
Connectable Resources
Visit wild edible fungi trading centers to learn about fungus trading, export chains and the medicinal value of wild edible fungi.
V. Yunnan Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Industry Overview
Yunnan has long been reputed as a “Treasure House of Medicinal Materials”, with traditional Chinese medicine resources accounting for nearly half of the national total. Authentic medicinal herbs such as Panax notoginseng, Gastrodia elata and Dendrobium are of outstanding quality. Its planting area ranks first in China. A full industrial chain integrating planting, processing, circulation and export has been developed with distinctive ethnic medical characteristics. Yunnan medicinal herbs have become an important pillar industry for enriching the people and driving Yunnan’s development.
Connectable Resources
Visit Yunnan Chinese medicinal herbs trading markets to learn about the medicinal value of various herbs, as well as their sales channels and supply chains.
