Pucheng Job's Tears

Pucheng Job's Tears

Pucheng Job's Tears are a protected geographical indication product.

Pucheng Job's Tears are a protected geographical indication trademark.

　　Pucheng Job's Tears have a planting history of over 4,000 years. Thanks to the region’s unique geographical environment, they are characterized by their large size, white color, plumpness, and round shape. Rich in various nutrients essential to the human body and containing 5.8% fat, they possess a distinctive quality described as “glutinous, sweet, and thick.” They have been included in the *Chinese Dictionary of Special Local Products* and are hailed both domestically and internationally as the “Grain of Life and Health.”

　　　　Since December 2008, when Pucheng Job's Tears were officially designated as a national protected geographical indication product, the Pucheng County Bureau has actively implemented the deployment requirements of the local Party committee and government to develop the Job's Tears industry, striving to build a development platform for Pucheng Job's Tears. It organized the formulation of the provincial local standard *Protected Geographical Indication Product – Pucheng Job's Tears*, and undertook the sixth batch of National Agricultural Standardization Demonstration Zone construction projects for Pucheng Job's Tears. These efforts standardized the quality of Pucheng Job's Tears products and enhanced their competitiveness in domestic and international markets. The bureau also established a Pucheng Job's Tears Industry Development Coordination Group, a Protected Geographical Indication Product Protection Committee, and an industry association to define the overall strategy for the development of the Job's Tears industry, continuously improving its quality, market share, and economic benefits. In addition, the Pucheng County Bureau guided companies such as Pucheng Muxiyuan to develop a series of Job's Tears products, including Job's Tears preserves, assisted them in obtaining QS certification, and encouraged collaboration with Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University for industry-academia-research partnerships to develop deep-processed products such as Job's Tears oil and Job's Tears wine.

　　　　Pucheng County currently has 26,000 mu of Job's Tears cultivation area, with an annual total output of 5,920 tons, generating 26 million yuan in income for farmers and 2 million yuan in foreign exchange earnings from deep-processing exports. Pucheng Job's Tears are exported to Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe, the United States, and other regions, particularly being included in the procurement lists of buyers from the Philippines and Singapore. They have become a major pillar industry in Pucheng County’s agricultural production.

　　The protected geographical indication product area for Pucheng Job's Tears covers the entire administrative region of Pucheng County, Fujian Province.