【Commentary】
Highland barley is a type of barley and is the common name for naked barley.
This precious crop, a specialty of the plateau, has been the main food crop of the Tibetan people for thousands of years, and has nurtured generations of plateau children.
In recent years, with the advancement of highland barley breeding and production technology, the quality of highland barley has also been greatly improved.
【Commentary】
On the morning of April 27th, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region held a press conference on the national standard of "Highland Barley".
In order to meet the development status and trends of the highland barley industry, the State Administration for Market Regulation (National Standardization Administration) approved the release of 362 national standards including "Highland Barley" (National Standards Announcement No. 3 of the People's Republic of China in 2021).
【Commentary】
In recent years, the scientific researchers of the Tibet Autonomous Region Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry have devoted themselves to increasing the yield of highland barley, while also conducting research on improving the quality of highland barley, so as to increase the benefits of highland barley processing and production.
[Concurrent] Zeng Xingquan, researcher of the Institute of Agriculture, Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences
We are now doing quality breeding. The direction of our quality breeding is for our (highland barley) processing.
In terms of processing, it has a demand for different indicators. For example, we need to have a special barley for winemaking. For example, if we make some small foods and a series of products, we also need to have professional varieties.
All of these work is to focus on our varieties can be applied in production as soon as possible.
【Commentary】
In Tibet, there has been a tradition of brewing from highland barley since ancient times. With the blessing of modern technology and equipment, a series of products such as highland barley puree wine, highland barley blended wine, and highland barley beer have been derived.
A winery with an annual output of 1,200 tons of raw wine can consume 4,000 tons of barley, which solves the problem of barley sales by surrounding farmers and increases the added value of barley.
[Concurrent period] Gong Minggang, deputy general manager of an enterprise
As a manufacturer of highland barley as our main raw material, the transformation of highland barley not only extends the industrial chain of highland barley, and then increases the added value of highland barley, but also stabilizes some local barley prices.
【Commentary】
Nowadays, the concept of healthy living has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people. Highland barley, which is rich in a variety of trace elements, has become the "new favorite" of a healthy diet. The highland barley product processing plant has turned the barley into highland cereals, highland biscuits, highland rice, and highland barley noodles. product.
The highland barley, which has been "low-key" for a long time on the plateau, gradually walked out of the plateau, from the field to the factory, and from the factory to the market.
Xiemu Lhasa report
Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]