Rangtang Highland Barley

Rangtang Highland Barley

　　Rangtang Highland Barley is a specialty of Rangtang County in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

　　Surrounded by mountains on all sides, Rangtang is home to an untouched virgin forest right at the edge of the county town, making it feel like a hidden paradise.

　　In 2010, Rangtang County aimed to develop distinctive agricultural benefits and vigorously promoted the planting industry. A high-quality highland barley base covering 3,000 mu was established.

　　In 2013, Rangtang County organized and implemented the Highland Barley Grain Capacity Enhancement Project in Jiasmian Village, Zongke Township, and Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, establishing a concentrated demonstration area of 500 mu for high-quality highland barley. The establishment of this demonstration area and the implementation of the grain capacity enhancement project are of great significance for improving the technological content of highland barley, increasing both yield per unit area and total output, consolidating and developing the highland barley industry, promoting leapfrog development in Rangtang’s agriculture and sustained income growth for farmers, strengthening the foundation of agriculture, and ensuring the achievement of the goal of basic self-sufficiency in grain for the rural population by the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan.