Yongde Walnuts

Yongde Walnuts

　　Yongde walnuts are a specialty of Yongde County in Lincang City, Yunnan Province. Yongde County is a major walnut-producing region, with walnut cultivation covering over one million mu, earning it the well-deserved title of "Hometown of Walnuts."

　　The cultivation of walnuts in Yongde has a long history. During the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, supported by projects such as Work-for-Food programs and Green Projects, small-scale development began, during which approximately 25,000 mu of walnuts were planted. During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, with the implementation of the Western Development Strategy and the Sloping Land Conversion Program by the state, "10,000-mu Pu’er walnut bases" were established in towns such as Mengban, Chonggang, and Wumulong.

　　According to statistics, by 2012, the county had cumulatively planted walnuts on 1.0092 million mu, involving 10 townships (towns), 115 administrative villages, and 71,895 farming households. The walnut-bearing area reached over 300,000 mu, with a production of 14,000 tons, generating an output value of more than 400 million yuan. The per capita net income from walnuts for farmers reached 1,200 yuan.