Jinxiang County is located in Jining City, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, with Jiangsu in the south, Mount Tai in the north, Weishan Lake in Du He in the east and Heze, the hometown of peony in the west. The county governs 8 towns and 4 townships, with a total area of 885 square kilometers and a total population of 600,000. The cultivated land is 870,000 mu, and the ratio of grain to economy is 2: 8. The average annual planting is more than 500,000 mu of garlic, 6.5438+10,000 mu of garden onions and 200,000 mu of pollution-free vegetables. It is the main production base of garlic, green onions and vegetables in China.
The average annual output of jinxiang garlic is about 600,000 tons, the qualified rate of garlic export is over 90%, and the export volume accounts for over 70% of the country. The annual output of garden onions is 500,000 tons, which are exported to 38 countries and regions such as Japan and the United States and major domestic markets. Jinxiang garlic enjoys a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets. 1992 won the silver prize in the first China Agricultural Expo, which is the only highest prize for white garlic in China so far. 1996 was named "the hometown of garlic in China" by the state; In 2000, it registered the certification trademark of "jinxiang garlic" in the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; In 2002, the county with the largest planting area won the first place in the world in kiness; In June 2003, 5438+ 10 was allowed to use the "pollution-free agricultural products logo"; In March 2003, it was certified as a certificate of origin by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of jinxiang garlic. 200 1, Jinxiang successfully held the first China Garlic Festival; In 2002, the first annual meeting of WTO, China Garlic Industrialization Forum and Garlic Science and Technology Achievements Expo were successfully held, and in 2003, the first China International Garlic Festival and Organic Garlic Promotion Conference were successively held, further consolidating the famous brand advantage of "jinxiang garlic". At the county level, jinxiang garlic is known as the "best in China" with the largest planting area, the highest output, the best quality, the largest total output and the largest export volume.
Jinxiang garlic has a planting history of more than 2,000 years. As early as the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, garlic was recorded. After long-term cultivation and development, combined with the unique local soil and water climate conditions and the joint efforts of garlic research experts and scholars from China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University and other institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutes, the grade of Jinxiang white garlic has been greatly improved, forming a well-known domestic and international characteristic product jinxiang garlic.
Jinxiang garlic has obvious advantages such as large garlic, strong juice, pure spicy taste, crisp and delicious taste, no loose petals, mildew resistance, rot resistance and storage resistance. Jinxiang garlic has extremely high nutritional value. According to the determination of scientific research departments, jinxiang garlic contains more than 20 kinds of nutritional elements, such as protein, nicotinic acid, fat, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and potassium. It is called the best natural antibiotic food and health food by experts, and its medicinal value has attracted the attention of relevant national scientific research departments. Jinxiang garlic can not only be eaten raw, but also processed into garlic, garlic slices, garlic powder, garlic oil, allicin and other products, which are widely used in food, beverages, daily chemicals, cosmetics, health care medicine and other fields.
Jinxiang garlic ranks first in the country and first in the world;
The largest planting area has grown from 1.989/.6 million mu to 700,000 mu now, ranking first among counties (cities) in China and even in the world. Therefore, in 2002, it obtained the kiness certificate of Shanghai Great World.
Unit yield and total output rank first in China. Due to the superior local natural conditions and scientific planting methods, the average yield per mu in jinxiang garlic is 1.200 kg, and the highest yield can reach more than 3000 kg. In 2006, the total output reached over 800,000 tons.
70% of a single garlic is a first-class garlic with a diameter of more than 6 cm. A garlic produced in Liu Dong Village, Huayu Township, with a diameter of18cm and a weight of 700g, is the largest garlic in China at present.
The export qualification rate is as high as 90% in China.
In the past five years, the export of jinxiang garlic has been the first in the total garlic export.
The medicinal value ranks first in the country. According to experts organized by Chinese Academy of Sciences, the main components of garlic from different producing areas in China were detected and determined. Jinxiang garlic contains medicinal components such as dipropyl and sulfide, which can prevent cancer and inhibit tumor. According to the survey, the incidence of cancer in Jinxiang County is obviously lower than the national level, and the average life expectancy is 5 years higher than the national average.
The nutritional value ranks first in the country. According to the national scientific research department, the practical part of jinxiang garlic 1 kg fresh garlic contains 4.4g of protein, 2g of fat, 1 130 kcal, 9mg of nicotinic acid, VB12.4mg, VB 20.3, calcium 50mg, phosphorus 440mg and potassium 65438.
There is the largest garlic wholesale market in China. There are 22 garlic wholesale markets and hundreds of wholesale outlets in jinxiang garlic, forming a huge sales network in jinxiang garlic. Among them, Jinxiang's largest garlic wholesale market, International Garlic Trade City, has a total length of 10 km and a total business area of more than 500,000 square meters. 1998 was named as "vegetable basket project" fresh agricultural and sideline products wholesale market by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Jinxiang garlic, with a planting history of more than 2,000 years, has set a series of the highest in China, that is, the largest planting area, reaching 500,000 mu all the year round; The total output is the highest, reaching 600,000 tons; The yield is the highest, with an average yield per mu 1.200 kg and a maximum yield of over 3000 kg. The single garlic head is the largest, with 70% of grade A garlic over 6 cm, and the largest garlic head diameter is 18 cm, weighing 620 g; The largest export volume; The export qualification rate is the highest, reaching 90%. According to the research and calculation of experts from Chinese Academy of Sciences, jinxiang garlic has the highest nutritional value and medicinal value; 1992, at the first China Agricultural Expo, jinxiang garlic won the silver award of the highest single item of white garlic in China. 1June, 1996, was rated as a famous brand product in China by the state. 1March, 1996, Jinxiang county was officially named as "the hometown of garlic in China" by the state. 1June, 1996 10 obtained the grade a green food certificate. "The world garlic looks at China, and China garlic looks at Jinxiang" has become a broad consensus. Garlic in this county sells well in more than 30 provinces and cities and 150 countries and regions. In recent years, the county party committee and government have made a strategic decision to rapidly change from "garlic agriculture" to "garlic industry", and relying on the famous brand of "jinxiang garlic", they have moved from "enriching the people through agriculture" to "strengthening the county through industry".