China kumquat hometown information.

Kumquat in Youxi County was first planted in Hongpai Village of Baziqiao. According to the Records of Youxi County in the Fifty Years of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (17 1 1), "Kumquat is actually long and round. There is also kumquat, commonly known as Jindou. " It can be seen that kumquat has been cultivated in Youxi for at least 270 years. In recent years, Baziqiao and Guanqian Township have planted 1 10,000 mu, and the total output is 1 100 tons, which is known as the "hometown of kumquat" in Fujian. Youxi County has become one of the four major kumquat producing areas in China.

Youxi kumquat is beautiful in appearance, bright in color, juicy and tender, sweet and sour, especially the "three reds" produced by Baziqiao (namely Hongpai, Hongcun and Hongtian Village) have the best quality. Its pulp contains a variety of vitamins, carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals and so on. Its nutritional value is among the best among citrus fruits. In addition to fresh food, kumquat can also be processed into juice, jam, canned food, candied fruit and so on. Youxi Canning Factory and Kumquat Products Factory have made it into canned food and jam for sale. Manufacturers in Xiamen, Fuzhou and other places use Youxi kumquat as raw material to process canned kumquat and candied fruit, which are exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and America.

The existing kumquat area in Youxi is 10 15 12 mu, accounting for 6 1% of the fruit area, and the output of 1999 is 35,900 tons, accounting for 46% of the fruit output. Since 1984, with the support of provincial and municipal science and technology commissions and agricultural departments, Youxi county has carried out systematic research on the cultivation, storage and processing technology of kumquat with high yield and high quality, and achieved a series of results, with the yield per mu of 1700 kg. At present, the development of kumquat fruit has also achieved initial results. 1990 jointly developed sugar kumquat with Fujian Agricultural University, and the county cannery developed kumquat juice. On this basis, the local standard of kumquat fruit "Youxi Kumquat" was formulated and promulgated by Fujian Provincial Bureau of Technical Supervision. The main producing areas of kumquat in Youxi are Guanqian Town and Baziqiao Town. In 2005, it is estimated that the fruit yield will be 6.5438+0.7 million tons, with an output value of 40 million yuan.

After years of development, Youxi Kumquat has become a cash cow for local farmers. In Guanqian Town and Baziqiao Township, the annual per capita income of kumquat farmers is above that of 400 yuan, accounting for 12% of farmers' income. 1997 They registered the brand "Xiufeng" of kumquat fresh fruit, formulated a unified sales grade standard, increased publicity and started the brand. Today, Youxi Kumquat sells well in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Kunming and other large and medium-sized cities.

From June 5438 to February 2004, it was recognized as a pollution-free agricultural product kumquat base by the Ministry of Agriculture. In February 2005, it was recognized as pollution-free by the Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture. At present, kumquat has become a magic weapon for local farmers to get rich. Hongcun Village in Guanqian Town can produce kumquat 1000 tons every year, and the income of this village alone is more than 4 million yuan. Zheng Dengtang of Guokengdi Natural Village, Hongtian Village, Baziqiao Township contracted a large area of kumquat forest, and the average scale of kumquat planted was among the highest in Baziqiao, with an average annual income of100000 yuan. Zheng has planted more than 500 kumquat plants, with an estimated income of 50,000 yuan in 2005.