Development status and countermeasures of peanut industry in Guangxi

【Objective】By researching and analyzing to the development status and main problems of peanut industry in Guangxi, reference would be provided to optimize the layout of peanut industry, and to improve the competitiveness of peanut products, and to promote the sustainable development of the industry.【Method】Some peanut industry traits in 14 prefecture-level cities in Guangxi, such as peanut planting area, regional distribution, varieties, output, benefits, source of raw materials of peanut processing enterprises, product brands, processing size, sell, were investigated from 2017 to 2019 to find out the main problems and situation of peanut industry, and to put forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.【Result】Guangxi is a peanut producing area in southern China with double cropping in spring and autumn, in which peanut is dual-purposed for food and edible oil. Peanut is planted in every prefecture and city by rotation or intercropping. According to the location, five main planting regions were divided in Guangxi:southern Guangxi peanut production areas(Nanning and Chongzuo), and central Guangxi peanut production areas(Laibin and Guigang), and northern Guangxi peanut production areas(Guilin), and eastern Guangxi peanut production areas(Hezhou and Wuzhou), and southern coastal peanut production areas(Beihai, Qinzhou, and Fangchengang). In 2019, the planting area of peanut in Guangxi was 218500 ha, with a total yield of 672000 t, 65% for oil extraction, 25% for food and 10% for seed. In Guangxi, the peanut was short for period of duration, wide for adaptability, and high for benefits, but the mechanization level of planting was low, which was labor-intensive. The farmers planted peanut mainly for their own need. Without mechanical drying equipment, the quality of peanut was greatly affected by the weather, and varieds greatly among different growers and different years. The products of peanut processing enterprises in Guangxi were mainly peanut oil and roasted pod. Because the price of local peanut was high, the processed raw materials mainly came from other provinces or foreign countries. The above mentioned factors have seriously restricted the sustainable development of peanut industry in Guangxi.【Conclusion】Increase policy support and optimize industrial layout;give play to regional advantages and form regional characteristics;basic research ought to be strengthened and joint efforts among enterprises, universities and research institutes are made to solve key problems. Strengthening the promotion of new technologies and new varieties;raise peanut production mechanization level to reduce production cost;establish farmers' professional cooperatives, and drive development of the peanut industry by leading enterprises, so as to realize the healthy and sustainable development of peanut industry in Guangxi.