Three Agricultural Products Selected for the National List of Famous, Special, Excellent, and New Products
Recently, the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced the third batch of the 2024 National List of Famous, Special, Excellent, and New Agricultural Products. Three agricultural products from our city were included in this list: Nanpiao Sweet Potato, Suizhong Selenium-rich Hazelnuts, and Xingcheng Chicken.
It is understood that the national Famous, Special, Excellent, and New Agricultural Products refer to the agricultural products which are produced in specific regions, have a certain production scale and commodity quantity, have remarkable regional characteristics and unique nutritional quality characteristics, have stable supply and consumption market, and have high public awareness and reputation. This includes products from both crop farming and animal husbandry, as well as primary processed products from these regions. The selection process involves applications from eligible production and operation entities, recommendations from county-level specialty agricultural product agencies, reviews by city-level and provincial agricultural quality safety and quality enhancement technical institutions, expert technical evaluations organized, and final confirmation by the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Among the three agricultural products selected from our city, Nanpiao Sweet Potato has a production scale of 800 hectares, with main producers including the Nanpiao District Hongluoxian Wenjun Sweet Potato Cooperative and Liaoning Fenxiang Green Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd.; Suizhong Selenium-rich Hazelnuts are produced on 260 hectares, with key producing units such as Shunzhong Zhenfeng Fruit Industry Planting Co., Ltd., Suizhong Xipingpo Manchu Township Dalugou Village Bai Wenxue Family Farm, and Suizhong Dawangmiao Town Chengji Fruit Industry Professional Cooperative. Xingcheng Chicken has a production scale of 33 million birds, with primary producers including Huludao Jiuguhe Food Co., Ltd. and Huludao Jiuguhe Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd.