Did you know that in 2023, China harvested a whopping 226 million tonnes of forest foods? 🌲🍓 That's like everyone in China getting 130 kilograms of delicious goodies straight from the woods! 🌳
From juicy fruits and fragrant flowers to nutritious leaves and even edible branches, forest foods are nature's pantry, offering a diverse range of tasty and healthy eats.
China's got some serious green credentials with over 226.7 million hectares of forests—that's a forest area larger than the size of Argentina! 😲 With 8,000 kinds of woody plants, the possibilities are endless.
\"Developing economic forests and the under-forest economy plus getting foods from forest resources are key measures to enhance China's food supply capacity, diversify food sources, and improve the quality of people's life. It is also an important part of building a diversified food supply system,\" says Gao Junkai from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA).
Guess what? About 124 million people—around a quarter of China's rural population—are involved in harvesting and cultivating these forest foods. That's a lot of folks connecting with nature and bringing fresh, organic products to the table! 🍃👩🌾
With a total output value expected to surpass 2.2 trillion yuan (about $310 billion), China's forests are not just trees—they're a flourishing ecosystem feeding the nation and leading the world! 🌏🏆
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
