2017 China Potato Conference held in Bijie, Guizhou!

June 18, 2017 China Potato Conference officially launched in Bijie City, Guizhou Province.The  next three days, from domestic and foreign government, enterprises,  research, academia and other fields a total of more than 1400 people  will be "potato industry and precision poverty alleviation" as the  theme, to discuss the development of potato industry, a major issue, the  common outlook for the development of potato industry.

The conference  set up a theme report, investment promotion, academic exchange annual  meeting, the potato industry exposition, the scene to observe and so on.Among  them, the day of the whole industry chain investment promotion seminar,  the scene signed 21 projects, the signing amount of 12.068 billion  yuan; set up in Weining County Industry Expo, attracted a total of more  than 100 enterprises, showing more than 100 species around the countryPotato varieties.
It  is reported that China Potato Conference is China's largest, highest  level, the most authoritative potato academic exchange platform, has  been in China's main potato producing areas successfully held seventeen.Bijie  City is located in the northwest of Guizhou Province, high mountains  and plains, adequate light, the relative height difference, potato  planting advantages unique, fresh potato supply cycle is long, high  yield, good quality, is the national planning of the main potato  producing areas and advantages.

At present,  Bijie potato planting area of 520.48 million mu, the output of 7,183,000  tons; built potato professional wholesale market 13, the annual trading  capacity of 162,800 tons; potato processing enterprises 6, 52 potato  cooperatives, 5 potato trademarkRegistered success,  "Weining potato" by geographical indications certification, Weining  Autonomous County was "the hometown of potatoes in southern China," the  title, potato has become the main channel of poverty in Bijie City.
Bijie  City will focus on the implementation of potato varieties breeding,  standardized production, quality special potato, brand creation,  processing value-added and other "five projects", and constantly improve  the scientific and technological innovation, seed breeding, intensive  processing, standardization, marketing, etc."Five systems" to promote the healthy development of potato industry.