30 Years of Fujian-Ningxia Cooperation: Yuanzhou's Edible Mushroom Industry Drives Income Growth

In Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia, a mushroom cultivation base has recently entered its harvest season. After sorting and coldchain transportation, the mushrooms are being shipped in batches to Fujian and markets along China’s southeastern coast. This region, which once had almost no foundation in the mushroom industry, has now developed a distinctive sector that is helping farmers increase their income. The report noted that Lin Rongbin, an agricultural expert from Fujian assisting Ningxia, has been rooted in Yuanzhou for many years. Focusing on the local highaltitude climate, he has improved cultivation techniques and helped farmers master skills such as mushroom stick production, temperature and humidity management, and pest and disease control through easytounderstand explanations, greenhouse demonstrations, and online guidance. As training has progressed, local technical backbone personnel have gradually grown, and the industry’s reliance on outside support has also been weakening. In addition to technical assistance, Lin Rongbin has also helped expand sales channels, linking Yuanzhou mushroom products to Fujian and markets along China’s southeastern coast. He has also introduced new varieties such as lion’s mane mushroom for trial cultivation, promoting the local edible mushroom industry toward higher valueadded development. The article pointed out that this progress is a microcosm of the achievements in industrial support, talent development, and rural revitalization over the past 30 years of FujianNingxia cooperation.