Shiping Coix Seed

Shiping Coix Seed

Shiping Coix Seed is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Shiping Coix Seed

　　Agricultural Technology Extension Center of the Shiping County Agriculture Bureau

　　Shiping County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, is the main production area for black-husked small-grain coix seed in China, boasting a cultivation history of over a thousand years. As a traditional hub for the cultivation, processing, and sale of black-husked small-grain coix seed, the region has a long-standing history in these areas. With the continuous growth of the market economy, Shiping County in Yunnan Province has become a major export channel for the majority of coix seed consumption in both China and Southeast Asia. Today, Shiping County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, regards the development and expansion of the coix seed industry as an important measure to adjust the agricultural industrial structure, enhance the brand value of Yunnan’s specialty agricultural products, and help increase the income of farmers in Yunnan’s highland regions. From 2013 to 2014, Wulong Township in Shiping County planted 25,000 mu of black-husked small-grain coix seed, aiming for a net profit of 110 million yuan.

　　Black-husked small-grain coix seed from Yunnan Province is one of the county’s main specialties, and Wulong Township in Shiping County is a typical growing base for coix seed, with suitable water, climate, and soil conditions. The variety of black-husked small-grain coix seed is an ancient seed passed down through generations. Since its introduction and cultivation by Taqi Manor, it has expanded to the point where every household grows it, making it one of the key economic crops driving development in Shiping County, Yunnan Province.

　　As a long-cultivated traditional variety in Wulong Township, Shiping County, black-husked small-grain coix seed has a sticky and glutinous texture and is considered a premium-grade product within the coix seed category. Unlike the ordinary coix seed commonly found in supermarkets, which mainly comes from regions such as Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi and is mostly grown in mountainous areas, the ordinary variety is less demanding on soil and adaptable, usable for both medicinal and daily consumption purposes. However, the growing environment for ordinary coix seed makes it prone to smut disease, significantly affecting its appearance and resulting in a less glutinous texture.

　　Taqi Manor, a brand under the Taqi Group, is the first creative agricultural industrialization estate in China driven by internet-thinking concepts. Located on the red-earth plateau at an altitude of 1,300 meters, it nurtures Yunnan’s unique rose-flavored coix seed and is committed to building a new eco-industrial chain for rose-flavored coix seed. In terms of processing technology—from raw material grading to roasting and packaging—the manor emphasizes providing consumers with the highest level of assurance.

　　In the future, the planting area of the Shiping County coix seed industry base will expand to 45,000 mu of black-husked small-grain coix seed, with a production volume reaching 14 million kilograms. The county aims to be among the national leaders in terms of planting area, production and processing capacity, improved seed cultivation, and product R&D. The deep-processing base for black-husked small-grain coix seed at Taqi Manor will advance toward more standardized, regulated, and modernized development, forming a more progressive eco-agricultural industrial chain for coix seed.

　　(Liu Lihua, Taqi Tribe)