On 22 January, the National Forestry and Grassland Work Video Conference announced that the total output value of China's forestry and grassland industry exceeded 9.2 trillion yuan. The output of economic forest reached 226 million tonnes, and forest food became the third largest agricultural product after grain and vegetables. The forest and grassland industries of woody oilseeds, forest economy, bamboo and rattan flowers, forest and grass seedlings, wood and bamboo processing, and eco-tourism have continued to grow.

China's forest products production, trade and consumption remain the world's largest

Where does the boom come from?

Rely on policies. The Forest and Grassland Industry Development Plan (2021-2025), the Three-Year Action Programme to Accelerate the Development of the Oil Tea Industry (2023-2025) and other policies and measures have been introduced one after another to continuously promote the standard and healthy development of the forest and grassland industry, vigorously cultivate and reasonably utilize the resources of forest and grassland, refine the primary production, strengthen the secondary production and expand the tertiary production, and promote the deep integration of the industry and expand the supply of high-quality products. deep integration of industries and expanding the supply of high-quality products.

Rely on leading. Issuing and promulgating the national forestry industry demonstration park to create and identify, the national forestry key leading enterprises to identify, the national forest economy demonstration base management and other methods, the development of forestry and grass to promote rural revitalisation of ten opinions, compiling and printing the timber industry, the bamboo industry, the development of forest economy and other key areas of the development of the guide to lead the industry innovation and development.

226 million tonnes / National economic forest production

In 2023, the production of economic forests in China reached 226 million tonnes, making forest food the third largest agricultural product after food and vegetables.

Economic forests are the mainstay of forest food production, with products including woody grains and oils, dried and fresh fruits, beverage seasonings, health food, forest vegetables, edible flavours and fragrances, and many other varieties and types, most of which can be used directly as food.

China's per capita annual output of 128 kilograms of economic forest products has strongly supported the upgrading of the social consumption structure. The national economic forest area is about 700 million mu, and the current fruit area is about 2/3, with huge potential for increasing production and income in the future. More than 90 million people are employed in economic forestry, accounting for about 18 per cent of the rural population, and economic forestry is practised in 726 counties that were formerly the focus of national poverty alleviation and development efforts, accounting for 88 per cent of the total number of impoverished counties, with a planted area of more than 300 million mu, an output of more than 60 million tonnes, and a production value of more than 500 billion yuan, accounting for 48 per cent, 29 per cent and 33 per cent of the country's total, and a population engaged in economic forestry cultivation of more than 40 million people.

 

600 million mu / area of forest land utilised for understorey economic operations

The annual output value of the forest economy has steadily exceeded 1 trillion yuan.

Understorey economic products are products formed by using forest land to develop understorey planting, breeding and collecting.

The national understorey economy operates and utilises an area of 600 million mu of forest land, with 950,000 business entities of various types. Under-forest economy provides forest fungus, forest medicine, forest tea, forest vegetables, forest poultry, forest livestock, forest bees and other rich and diversified forest food and traditional Chinese medicine, with an annual output of 4.9 billion forest poultry and more than 50 million forest livestock, which makes a positive contribution to guaranteeing food security and the construction of a healthy China.

In 2013, the economic output value of China's forests was 457.5 billion yuan; in 2022, the economic output value of forests will exceed 1 trillion yuan for the first time.

 

2.1 billion / Forestry and Grassland Ecotourism Visitors

In 2023, China's forest and grassland eco-tourism again transmitted good news: from January to the "eleven" golden week, forest and grassland eco-tourism tourists exceeded 2.1 billion, an increase of 84 per cent year-on-year, close to the highest level before the new crown epidemic.

Around the people's growing demand for high-quality, diversified ecological products, eco-tourism around the country presents a "scene" on the flourishing development trend: Guizhou issued the "Wuling Mountain National Forest Trail (Guizhou section) Master Plan", Hunan opened the Nanling National Forest Trail riding Tianling demonstration section, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hunan and other places organised distinctive eco-tourism product promotion activities and highlights of eco-tourism festivals, continuously expanding the social influence of eco-tourism.

From the south to the north, from spring to winter, from forests and grasslands to wetlands and deserts, ecotourism is becoming a transformer from "green water and mountains" and "ice and snow" to "gold and silver mountains", adding powerful momentum to the promotion of high-quality development. It has added strong kinetic energy to promote high-quality development.

 

400 billion yuan / annual output value of bamboo industry

There are more than 10,000 bamboo processing enterprises in China, and the annual output value of the bamboo industry exceeds 400 billion yuan, with huge potential for development.

In 2023, China issued the Three-Year Action Plan to Accelerate the Development of "Bamboo Instead of Plastic" and the Global Action Plan for "Bamboo Instead of Plastic" (2023-2030). The "bamboo instead of plastic" industrial system will be initially established, product quality, product variety, industrial scale and comprehensive benefits will be further improved, and the market share of key products will be continuously increased. The State Forestry and Grassland Administration, together with the Ministry of Science and Technology, will incorporate "bamboo instead of plastic" into the National Key Research and Development Plan 2023 "List of Commanding Officers". The International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) is planning to establish the National Key Laboratory of "Bamboo-based Plasticity", the National Innovation Research Institute of "Bamboo-based Plasticity" and the National Innovation Alliance of "Bamboo-based Plasticity" to enhance the overall innovation capacity and comprehensive competitive strength. and comprehensive competitive strength.

There are numerous innovation-driven bamboo industry policies in different regions. 2023, Fujian, Anhui, Sichuan and Hunan provinces have issued action programmes to promote the high-quality development of the bamboo industry.

 

10.18 million mu / New planting of oil tea and low-yield renovation

In recent years, the production of tea oil has increased year by year, and it has become the top ten oils consumed in the country in terms of edible vegetable oil.

The year 2023 is the opening year of the Three-Year Action Programme for Accelerating the Development of the Oil Tea Industry (2023-2025). The country completed 10.18 million mu of new planting and low-yield forest renovation of oil tea, and 721,000 mu of replanting and replanting of oil tea forests damaged by disasters in 2022, accounting for 105% of the annual planned tasks of the Three-Year Action Programme for the Development of Oil Tea Industry.

The opening year was solidly advanced. The State Forestry and Grassland Administration and the governments of 15 oil tea-producing provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) signed a target responsibility book for the development of the oil tea industry, to solidify the main responsibility of local governments. The establishment of oil tea production assessment mechanism, to carry out oil tea production tasks to complete the assessment. Organise and convene a national oil tea industry development site meeting, hold online and offline oil tea training courses, make video courses and release them to the society. Interpret funding and land use policies, promote practical production techniques, and improve social awareness and recognition of the development of the oil tea industry.

Comprehensive layout and strengthen guidance. Issued the annual production task of 10,416,200 mu for new oil tea planting, low-yield forest renovation and replanting in 2024, which was broken down and implemented to 797 counties.

 

2,477 batches / monitoring of soil products at the point of origin

Food for the people and food safety for the first. In the context of the Big Food View, how to ensure the safety of the tip of the tongue?

In 2023, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration comprehensively improved the quality monitoring system of forest products. It has carried out monitoring of a total of 2,477 batches of products involving 42 products of four major categories in 28 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), as well as a total of 2,477 batches of soils from 10 types of forest-derived medicinal herbs origins, issued a Provincial Edible Forest Product Quality Monitoring Work Plan for 2023-2025, and guided localities to carry out provincial-level monitoring of the quality and safety of edible forest products for 67,000 batches, and with the With the goal of "one co-ordination and three full coverage", an all-round forest product quality and safety monitoring network was constructed. During the Hangzhou Asian (Paralympic) Games, the forestry quality inspection agency promoted the quality and safety monitoring of edible forest products in multiple dimensions, and guaranteed zero occurrence of quality and safety accidents of edible forest products.