Chabucha’er Rice

Chabucha’er Rice

Chabucha’er Rice is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Chabucha’er Rice is an agricultural product geographical indication.

　　Recently, “Chabucha’er Rice” was officially approved and registered by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; Chabucha’er County received the geographical indication certification trademark registration certificate for “Chabucha’er Rice.” The registration of “Chabucha’er Rice” marks the first geographical indication certification trademark in Chabucha’er County and even in Ili Prefecture.

　　“Chabucha’er Rice” has a long planting history and enjoys unique natural advantages, and is known as tribute rice and military grain. Since 2009, Chabucha’er County has focused on applying for the geographical indication trademark for “Chabucha’er Rice” as part of its strategy to “register one trademark, boost an industry, and enrich the local people,” treating this as a priority for serving local economic development. This effort has been ongoing, continuously adjusting the industrial structure, vigorously developing the rice industry, and effectively promoting the implementation of the trademark-driven rural prosperity initiative.

　　First, efforts have been made to introduce new varieties. From 2010 to 2012, over 100 new rice varieties were introduced for trial and demonstration. Among them, in 2011, four high-yield and high-quality varieties were selected from 28 trial rice varieties for demonstration and promotion. In 2012, 65 new rice varieties were introduced from Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Gansu, and the Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The seedling cultivation work was completed on April 16.

　　Second, extensive publicity has been carried out. Using “World Intellectual Property Day” as a fixed publicity event, electronic displays as a regular platform, and news media such as Chabucha’er Radio, Television, and the Chabucha’er Newspaper as the main channels, solid efforts have been made in trademark publicity. Additionally, an agricultural products exhibition was held in Chabucha’er County, with more than 30 enterprises across the county participating and over 20 types of agricultural products displayed.

　　Third, preferential policies have been introduced to strongly support the development of the organic rice industry. Five subsidy policies have been implemented: guaranteed minimum purchase price, improved seed varieties, organic fertilizer, manual weeding, and organic rice base and product certification. These are designed to encourage rice farmers to actively promote the development of organic rice, ensuring the smooth production of 2,830 mu of organic Chabucha’er Rice in the county in 2012, thereby increasing agricultural efficiency and farmers’ income in the autonomous county.

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　　Geographic Scope

　　Chabucha’er Sibe Autonomous County is located in the western part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, often referred to as the “Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall” in the Ili River Valley basin, on the southern bank of the Ili River and the western end of the central Tianshan Mountains. The geographical indication protection area for Chabucha’er Rice agricultural products includes 11 townships (farms, centers), and 40 villages (brigades): Nadaqi Nongle Township, the Tuobu Center, Liangfan Farm, and Kan Township within Chabucha’er County; Nadaqi Nongle Village, Buzhan Village, the first brigade of Liangfan Farm, among others. Chabucha’er Sibe Autonomous County is situated between 43°17′–43°57′ north latitude and 80°31′–81°43′ east longitude. It borders Gongliu County to the east, Tekes County and Zhaosu County to the south, Kazakhstan to the west, and is across the river from Yining City, Huocheng County, and Yining County to the north. The protected area covers 13,000 hectares, with an annual output of 117,000 tons.