Ansai Mountain Apples

Ansai Mountain Apples

Ansai Mountain Apples is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Recently, Ansai Mountain Apples have successfully passed the review and been registered as a National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark. This is another agricultural product geographical indication certification trademark obtained by the county, following “Ansai Millet.”

　　 Located in the heart of the Loess Plateau, Ansai County in Shaanxi Province has a long history of cultivating mountain apples and is among the best apple-growing regions in the country that meet all seven climatic criteria for optimal apple cultivation. As early as the 2005 Xi’an International Fruit Fair, Ansai County’s entries—Qinguan and Fuji apples—won first and second prizes in the provincial evaluation, and its Fuji apples were awarded the Houji Prize at the Yangling Agricultural Expo. In 2007, Ansai was designated as a high-quality apple production base county in Shaanxi Province. In 2011, the county obtained certification for a 5,000-mu organic apple production base.

　　 By the end of 2012, the county’s cumulative apple planting area had reached 375,000 mu, covering 156 villages and involving 21,240 fruit-growing households, totaling 86,500 people. Four specialized mountain apple townships and 29 specialized mountain apple villages have been established. Last year, the per capita apple planting area in the county reached 2.56 mu, with an apple output of 80,000 tons, generating an output value of 320 million yuan and a per capita apple income of 2,440 yuan for farmers.

　　 A geographical indication certification trademark can significantly enhance the competitiveness and price level of agricultural products in both domestic and international markets. Liu Hao, head of the Ansai County Fruit Industry Bureau, said that with the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark, Ansai Mountain Apples will be even more competitive and are bound to have a very bright market outlook.