FUQING SHOWCASES RURAL REVITALISATION DRIVE IN FUJIAN, CHINA

A panoramic view of Fuqing City, southeast China's Fujian Province

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Fujian Province hosted an on-site conference in Fuqing from May 27 to 28 focused on accelerating rural revitalisation through speciality industries and scaling up experience from the "Green Rural Revival Programme".

The conference highlighted Fuqing’s strategy of optimising agricultural spatial planning and developing industrial chain models to strengthen modern agriculture, promote ecological and circular development, and integrate agriculture with culture and tourism to diversify rural income streams.

According to a statement, the approach is designed to ensure farmers benefit directly through structured profit-sharing mechanisms, contributing to a broader model in which industries expand, ecosystems improve and rural communities achieve sustained revitalisation.

Fuqing has secured 15 national-level honours, including designation as a National Modern Agriculture Demonstration Zone and a National Industrial Park, reflecting its growing role in China’s agricultural modernisation efforts.

The city has developed six major agricultural clusters, including loquats, poultry, clams, eels and cross-strait agribusiness, and is home to China’s largest Manila clam seedling base as well as major export-orientated eel farming and egg production hubs.

In 2025, Fuqing’s total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries reached 25.06 billion Chinese yuan, ranking second among county-level jurisdictions in Fujian Province. (100 Chinese yuan = RM58.84)

-- BERNAMA