Potato acreage in Inner Mongolia accounts for ultra千万亩total grain sowing area of nearly 15%

The reporter learned from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to promote the industrialization of agriculture and animal husbandry office was informed that the last two years of the autonomous region have been expanding base of potatoes, sown area of more than 1000 mu, accounting for the region's total grain sown area of near 15%.

According to the autonomous region to promote the industrialization of agriculture and animal husbandry, Zhou Yi, director of the Office introduce this year, 1008 hectares of potatoes planted in Inner Mongolia (one virus-free potato area of about 800 million mu), the first time to ride over千万亩mark, 128 million mu more than the previous year , an increase of 14.5%. Potato area second only to corn, a variety of crops sown area of the region ranked second, accounting for the region's total grain sown area of 14.9%. Fresh potato production is expected around 10 million tons, representing an increase of more than one million tons.

It is understood that the main potato-producing areas Wulanchabu City planting potatoes this year, 430 million mu, expanded over the previous year planted more than 30 million mu, accounting for the city's total crop sowing area of more than 50%, is expected to total 4.7 million tons. Xing'an League, Chifeng City, Xilinguole UNITA and other cities have also expanded over the previous year of dozens of hectares. Potato main producing areas in active use of spray irrigation facilities such as lap equipment, improved production methods, in order to enhance the total potato production and the introduction of a dedicated high-quality cassava processing has provided a guarantee. Only Wulanchabu City Circle has reached more than 300 sprinkler sets, sprinkler irrigation sprinkler irrigation of more than 500 acres more than 200 sets of laps. Although some areas affected by drought this year, natural disasters, such as the impact of heavier, but the advanced mode of production will ensure that the total area of the main producing areas of potato production has increased stability.