Wangmo Sorghum

Wangmo Sorghum

　　Wangmo County is located on the southern edge of Guizhou Province and the eastern part of southwestern Guizhou, situated on the sloping terrain where the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau transitions into the hills of Guangxi. It has a subtropical warm and humid monsoon climate, characterized by an early spring, long summer, late autumn, and short winter. The annual average temperature is 19°C, with an average annual precipitation of 1,222.5 mm and a frost-free period of 339 days. Winters are not harsh, summers are not scorching, and rain and heat occur in the same season, making it highly suitable for sorghum cultivation.

　　Since 2010, when the Hui Nong Yi Min Feng Planting Professional Cooperative in Wangmo County successfully harvested 8,000 mu of “Hong Ying Zi” sorghum, local farmers have shown great enthusiasm for planting red sorghum. Farmers from eight townships, including Fuxing, Zhexiang, and Leyuan, have expressed their desire to grow red sorghum. In response, the company and the cooperative have identified red sorghum cultivation as a distinctive agricultural project well-suited to the county’s conditions. They continue to adopt a “company + cooperative + farmers + product orders” model, advancing funds for seeds and organic foliar fertilizers to growers, while also taking responsibility for purchasing the farmers’ produce, thereby addressing their sales concerns. At the same time, the cooperative employs technicians to provide technical guidance and real-time monitoring for production management, and advances the purchase costs for seeds and organic fertilizer for farmers. These measures have alleviated the worries of growers and encouraged large-scale red sorghum cultivation among the local population.