Current Situation and Development Strategy of Taro Industry in Guangxi:Taking the Taro Industry in Guilin and Hezhou Cities of Guangxi as Examples
Specialty industries are the keys to consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation,stabling poverty elimination,and advancing high-quality development of agricul-ture and rural areas,which are also the focus of effectively promoting the modernization of agricul-ture and rural areas and comprehensively promoting rural vitalization.Guilin City and Hezhou City jointly built an advantageous special cluster of Guangxi taro industry to promote the high-quality de-velopment of the taro industry,with the goal of building the intensive region of entire taro industrial chain in China.It has achieved positive progress,but there are still some shortcomings.This paper summarized and analyzed the current development status and characteristics,main practices and ef-fects,and existing problems of the characteristic taro industry clusters in Guilin and Hezhou cities.It also put forward strategies and suggestions such as accelerating the cultivation and optimization of taro seedlings,improving taro quality;strengthening technological support,enhancing taro develop-ment momentum;extending the industrial chain,enhancing industrial added value;clarifying posi-tioning,and valuing brand effects,which could provide references for the high-quality development of the taro industry.