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Article: Ningxia Export Base for Moslem Food
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 2, 1996
CopyrightCopyright 1996 Xinhua English Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has become an export base for
Moslem food, including fruit of the Chinese wolfberry, edible ferns,
milk powder and dehydrated citric acid.
At present, there are more than 260 food enterprises in this,
China's only Moslem region, 20 percent of which produce moslem food,
according to an official of the regional food association. The food
has been exported to more than 30 countries and regions, earning
over
17 million US dollars in foreign currency.
The climate in Ningxia is suitable for the growth of edible ferns
and Chinese wolfberries. In recent years production bases of the
fruit of the Chinese wolfberry, edible ferns, hops, asparagus and
almonds have been ...