In a county of Hebei, quinoa harvest sets record

Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, recently completed the harvest of a record crop of quinoa on about 2,000 hectares.

The county, which is about 300 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing, began cultivating quinoa in 2012. A decade later, it has a whole industrial chain centered on the grain, including planting, processing and sales.

Total output of quinoa this year topped 6,600 metric tons, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, according to the local government.

More than 3,200 households are growers. More than 60 villages of the county have benefited from the industry.

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