Avocados have become a local specialty of Menglian Dai, Lahu, and Wa Autonomous County in Pu'er city, in Yunnan Province. Large-scale production in the county accounts for nearly 80 percent of China's total fresh avocado output. With 7,206 hectares of land under cultivation, the county has yielded 17,300 tons of fresh avocados and seen an output value of over 600 million yuan ($82.5 million) this year.
After a decade of trials since 2007, the first 200 tons of locally-grown avocados sold out in less than three months in 2017, generating over 10 million yuan. The success greatly encouraged local avocado growers. Over the past 16 years, the county's avocado industry has developed rapidly, thanks to large-scale production, the introduction of high-quality varieties, and cooperation with expert teams, among other practices.
Source: en.people.cn