China News Agency, Yinchuan, April 5 (Li Peishan) A reporter learned from the Management Committee of the Shandong Lu Grape Industrial Park in Helan, Ningxia on the 5th that as of the end of 2019, Ningxia grape planting area reached 570,000 mu, accounting for a quarter of the country. The comprehensive industrial output value has reached 26 billion yuan.
The eastern foothills of Helan Mountain in Ningxia is recognized by the industry as one of the world's most suitable gold regions for growing wine grapes and producing high-end wines. It has plenty of sunshine, sandy soil and low precipitation, and has excellent terroir conditions for growing wine grapes.
In recent years, Ningxia has embarked on a road of integrated development of wine industry, cultural tourism with local characteristics, and promoted the high-quality development of the wine industry. Ningxia is currently China's largest contiguous wine grape production area. There are 211 wineries with an annual output of 130 million bottles of wine. The industry's comprehensive output value has reached 26 billion yuan. The wine in the production area has been exported to Germany, the United States, Belgium, Australia, etc. More than 20 countries and regions.
Thanks to the development of the wine industry, local farmers in Ningxia can also be employed on the doorstep. At present, the Ningxia wine industry provides 120,000 jobs for ecological immigrants each year, with a salary income of about 900 million yuan. One third of the income of local farmers comes from the grape industry. In addition, the winery receives more than 600,000 tourists annually, and wine tourism has become an indispensable element of Ningxia's global tourism.
In addition, due to the large investment and long cycle of the wine industry, the Ningxia Agriculture and Rural Department and the Finance Department plan to arrange 30 million yuan of subsidy subsidy funds this year to reduce the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the wine grape industry through loan discounts and help the winery Enterprises) to overcome difficulties and provide financial guarantee for the high-quality development of the wine industry. (Finish)