Fuping prospering with herb, fungus plantation

Formerly impoverished Fuping county, Hebei province, was officially lifted out of extreme poverty in 2020. The county has made significant strides in consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation through the plantation of edible fungus and medicinal herbs.

Edible fungus cultivation has enabled Fuping to draw closer to meeting its goal of achieving rural vitalization.

About 38,000 people in Fuping have joined the edible mushroom industry. Liu Jijun, director of the office of the development of the edible mushroom industry in the county, said that in recent years, the county has cultivated 1,400 hectares of mushrooms with an annual output value of 1 billion yuan, according to the People's Daily.