Medicinal crops and rural enterprise in Yiwu
A delegation visit to Yiwu explored the links between cultivation, rural enterprise, training and tourism. Senshan Health Town offered a setting for discussing dendrobium production and the integration of agriculture with research and community livelihoods.
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The visit took place on 30 May 2023 and included Yiwu’s small-commodities market and Senshan Health Town. The association’s report describes a tour of dendrobium cultivation and a discussion of the town’s agricultural, educational and tourism activities.
Participants also discussed organizational cooperation, wine and food trade, and the intention to convene a future association conference in Cyprus. The exchange connected cultivation and enterprise with the association’s international cooperation agenda.
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Visitors examine dendrobium plants in the cultivation facility.
World Farmer AssociationDelegation members gather in the silicified-wood park at Senshan Health Town.
World Farmer AssociationParticipants discuss cooperation around a conference table during the Yiwu visit.
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