Orchard farmers stimulate Beijing's economy
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="orchard">orchard</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 23,526 <span word="hectares">hectares</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="mushrooms">mushrooms</span>, <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Landscape">Landscape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Forestry">Forestry</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> - <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> - <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 1.9 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($306.5 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="Jun">Jun</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desertification">desertification</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> 57 <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 12 <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counties">counties</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="tourism">tourism</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="fungus">fungus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Changping">Changping</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> 10,000 <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fungus">fungus</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 600 <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="undeveloped">undeveloped</span>.</p><p><span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fungus">fungus</span>, <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>, <span word="cosmetics">cosmetics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="oils">oils</span>.</p>
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