Wolfberry sprouts

Wolfberry sprouts

　　Wolfberry is ranked first among Ningxia’s “Five Treasures” and is the region’s leading strategic agricultural industry. Seedless wolfberry sprouts were developed over seven years of research by scientists. They do not flower or bear fruit, with most nutrients accumulating in the tender sprouts—which are the exact part consumed. Testing by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center and the Key Laboratory of Gansu Agricultural University shows that the total nutrient content exceeds 73.7% of their weight, making them the most nutritionally dense edible food currently identified. They help protect the cardiovascular system, prevent arteriosclerosis, delay aging, combat tumors and fatigue, and inhibit blood sugar spikes. Main products include the Seedless Wolfberry Sprout Tea series (A, B, C, D, E, F), dehydrated seedless wolfberry sprouts, and quick-frozen seedless wolfberry sprouts. The products are sold nationwide and enjoy high recognition and market share.

　　　　To enhance the organization of farmers in producing and operating seedless wolfberry sprouts and to increase their incomes, the Zhongning County Weimin Wolfberry Sprout Cooperative was established in February 2005. Currently, through a business model of “leading enterprise + cooperative organization + base farmers,” the cooperative signs seedless wolfberry sprout planting and purchasing contracts with farmers. It has developed over 2,000 acres of green seedless wolfberry sprout cultivation bases, involving 1,568 farming households across 29 villages in 5 towns of Zhongning County, and has enrolled 260 cooperative members. This has provided employment for over 1,000 surplus rural laborers.