Lemon planting area in Anyue has expanded to 480,000 mu, with annual output of 600,000 tonne, exporting to 38 countries
The third World Lemon Industry Development Conference opens in Anyue County, Sichuan Province. Themed “lemons for the world”, the conference aims to set up a platform for opening up, economic and trade negotiations and regional cooperation to promote international scientific and technological cooperation in the lemon industry, leading the high-quality development of the lemon industry and for a continuous enhancement of the brand influence of “Anyue lemon”.
According to the organiser of the conference, Anyue County People’s Government, 10 activities were held during the conference, including the lemon industrial innovation and development summit, the roundtable conference on “building the circle and strengthening the chain” for the development of the world lemon industry, the international lemon partners conference and the special presentation for promotion of Anyue lemon industry investment.
Anyue County, located in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, China, is one of the five major lemon-producing areas in the world and the only lemon production base in China. It is honoured as the “Hometown of Chinese Lemons”, which is also the reason of holding the conference in Anyue.
At present, the lemon planting area in Anyue has expanded to 480,000 mu, with an annual output of 600,000 tonne, exporting to 38 countries and regions such as Russia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates with volume of exports increasing year after year.
