Where do Zhangye corn seeds come from?

Zhangye corn seed is a trademark of geographical indication.

The Seed Industry Association of Zhangye City, Gansu Province officially obtained the trademark certificate of "Zhangye Corn Seed" geographical indication issued by the State Trademark Office. Zhangye has a unique advantage in maize seed production, and is known as "the natural kingdom of maize seed production", with an annual output of high-quality hybrid maize seeds exceeding 450 million kilograms.

Zhangye Seed Industry Association officially obtained the trademark certificate of "Zhangye Corn Seed" geographical indication issued by the State Trademark Office. This is the first geographical indication certification trademark of crop seeds in this city, and it is also the only geographical indication certification trademark of seeds in China. The reporter learned that in the past 10 years, the development of seed industry in Zhangye City has experienced three stages: experimental demonstration, base expansion and market-oriented reform, and has become a veritable national corn seed production city. 20 10 and 20 1 1 year, the area of corn seed production in the city has reached 1 10,000 mu for two consecutive years, and the output value of seed production has exceeded 2.4 billion yuan, which can meet the needs of nearly 200 million mu of corn production in China and ensure the safety of corn production in the country. The annual per capita net income of corn seed production in this city accounts for 32% of the city's per capita net income, and the per capita net income of corn seed production in the main producing areas reaches 4,000 yuan, accounting for more than 70% of farmers' per capita net income.

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Zhangye is blessed with natural conditions and is known as the "Kingdom of Natural Corn Seed Production".