Guangdong celebrates 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival in Huazhou, Maoming

Guangdong province recently celebrated the 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival in Huazhou, showcasing Maoming's agricultural achievements and rural revitalization efforts. The event featured a main venue and multiple sub-venues, highlighting the joy of harvest across numerous counties, towns, and villages.

This year, Guangdong has made significant strides in ensuring stable and secure supplies of grain and essential agricultural products. Despite challenges such as heavy rainfall, floods, and typhoons, the province achieved a double harvest of summer grain and early rice, with both area and yield reaching their highest levels in a decade. The province has also promoted a diversified food supply system, maintaining a strong focus on food security.

Rural industries in Guangdong are rapidly transforming and upgrading, with new business models such as agricultural product processing and leisure agriculture flourishing. The construction of modern marine ranches has accelerated, with advanced deep-sea aquaculture equipment being launched.

The festival featured various activities, including performances, choral singing, and personal stories from farmers. The event also included the sealing ceremony of Huazhou's famous Exocarpium Citri Grandis, symbolizing the preservation of traditional techniques and cultural heritage. With the support of favorable policies, Guangdong's rural areas are experiencing significant growth, contributing to the overall high-quality development of the province.

Huazhou hosts the 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival. [Photo/WeChat account: maofabu]