The taro industry is one of the important industries in Linwu County of Chenzhou City. In recent years, to better leverage the advantages of the taro industry, the county government has invested 7 million yuan to establish a modern taro processing plant, hoping to further promote the development of the taro industry towards scale-up, standardization and branding. 

 

 

 

Now, the decoration work of the production workshop has been completed, and the assembly of facilities and equipment in various links like the taro processing production line and assembly line will be completed soon. The factory is expected to be put into operation in October. 

 

The factory is located in the former Tongyi township government office of Wushui Town, Linwu County, with a total area of 12,650 square meters. It has a 2,000 mu (about 133.33 hectares) taro planting base, a taro processing and cold chain logistics storage plant, a taro processing production line with an annual output of 20,000 tons, a taro pre cooling workshop, a taro quick freezing warehouse and other functional areas. There is a complete industrial chain from planting, cold chain storage, initial processing to sales, which can process taro slices, taro strips, taro balls and other products.

 

 

 

After the plant is put into operation, the expected unit price can reach 12,000 yuan per ton.

 

Hu Weibo, general manager of Hunan Shunxi Agricultural Development Company, said that currently, the company has signed procurement contracts with cooperatives such as Beixi and Shunchen. These contracts are beneficial for farmers’ sales and the company’s supply guarantee, while greatly enhancing the added value of taro products through initial processing.

 

 

 

In recent years, the county government has always focused on technology leading and brand building in the development of taro industry. It has established a technical partnership purification, storage and marketing of taro.

 

Now, over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of taro are planted across the county, with a total output of over 250,000 tons and a production value of up to 1 billion yuan. The products are exported to 9 provinces and cities across the country, and more than 2,000 stable marketing outlets have been established. 

 

 

 

Linwu taro is popular nationwide, becoming a prosperous industry for farmers to increase income. 

 

“Next, we will work to strengthen and supplement the taro industrial chain, and promoting the steady development of Linwu taro industry from planting to deep processing through technological innovation and brand building, hoping to provide new and strong industrial support for the development of Linwu agriculture,” said Hu Weibo.