On July 20 -21, 2021, the China Hazelnut Industry Development Conference and the launching ceremony of the 2021 Zhucheng Hazelnut Harvest Picking Activity were held in Zhucheng, Shandong Province.  The conference was hosted by Chinese Society of Forestry, assisted by Chinese Forestry Industry Association Underforest Economic Industry Branch, National Innovation Alliance of Underforest Ecological Planting Industry, Shandong Forestry Research Institute, Zhucheng Municipal people's government and other units, and undertaken by Shandong Sanyang Zhenyuan Biological Technology Co., Ltd. and Shandong Huashan Agriculture and Forestry Technology Co., Ltd.. Zhao Shucong, Chairman of Chinese Society of Forestry, Chen Xingliang, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of Chinese Society of Forestry, Du Jishan, First-class Inspector of Development and Reform Department of National Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Ran Dongya, Second-class Inspector of Science and Technology Department of National Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Ding Xiaohua, Director of Forestry Work Station of National Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Vice President of China Rural Magazine, Xia Shu, deputy editor-in-chief, Song Weiming, former president of Beijing Forestry University, Jiang Zhouming, president of Brand Development Branch of the Chinese Forestry Industry Association, Wang Taiming, party member and deputy director of Department of Natural Resources of Shandong Province, Sun Shouqin, party member of Weifang Natural resources and Planning Bureau and director of Municipal Forestry Bureau, and Zhang Jianwei, secretary of Zhucheng Municipal Party Committee, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. The opening ceremony was presided over by Zeng Xiangdao, director of the Academic Department of Chinese Society of Forestry. More than 350 people from forestry, grassland and related scientific research and teaching, production and management, hazelnut production enterprises and cooperatives from all provinces and cities in China attended the meeting. Zhao Shucong, Chairman of Chinese Society of Forestry, awarded the "Top Ten Alliance Units of Shandong Hazelnut Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance".

Chairman Zhao Shucong awarded the "Top Ten Alliance Units of Shandong Hazelnut Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance"

Speech by Comrade Chen Xingliang, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of Chinese Society of Forestry

In his speech, Chen Xingliang emphasized that promoting the development of hazelnut industry is an important measure to consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation, increase farmers' income and become rich, and implement the strategy of rural revitalization, and it is also a practical action to promote large-scale land greening. In terms of scientific and technological innovation leading the development of hazelnut industry, he put forward four suggestions: First, we should strengthen the main direction of scientific and technological innovation, vigorously promote original innovative breeding, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of scientific research personnel, make every effort to solve regional problems, and strive for a major breakthrough in seed industry innovation. Second, we should vigorously improve the level of scientific and technological innovation in the whole industrial chain, promote the landing of new technologies for ecological protection, and strive to promote scientific and technological progress in the primary, secondary and tertiary industries. Third, we should increase scientific and technological innovation services, send new technologies and methods to the grassroots and the masses, speed up the development of high-end and green industries, and meet the people's new demands for ecological products and green consumer goods. Fourth, efforts should be made to build a high-quality service platform, develop more new technologies, new products and new processes for hazelnut cultivation and utilization, and help all kinds of talents to grow, cultivate a vibrant scientific and technological talent team of hazelnut in Industry-University-Research, promote the healthy, sustained and high-quality development of hazelnut industry.

Speech by Comrade Wang Taiming, Deputy Director of Department of Natural Resources of Shandong Province

In his speech, Wang Taiming pointed out that in recent years, "Zhucheng Weizhen" has built a famous hazelnut brand in China through the development of the whole industrial chain integrating base establishment, intensive processing and market development. Guided by the demonstration of "Zhucheng Weizhen", the hazelnut industry in the whole province has changed from small to large and from large to strong, and has become a new industry that promotes "rural revitalization". In the next step, we should take Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the guide, fully implement the concept of "green water and green hills are Jinshan Yinshan", and take ecological industrialization, Eco-industry is the basic path, and the characteristic economic forest industry such as hazelnut is regarded as an effective carrier for rural revitalization and farmers' wealth, which will further support, develop and grow well, and contribute to the revitalization of Qilu model for creating a country with beautiful ecology, prosperous industry and rich people.

Comrade Sun Shouqin, member of the Party Group of Weifang Natural resources and Planning Bureau, second-level inspector and director of the Municipal Forestry Bureau, delivered a speech

Sun Shouqin pointed out in his speech that in recent years, Weifang has actively explored the effective transformation ways of "green mountains and green hills" and "Jinshan Yinshan", firmly established the ecological development concept of "giving priority to protection and green development", focused on developing characteristic economic forests as the focus of rural revitalization and accelerating the construction of forest ecological barriers in the southern mountainous areas of Weifang, and highlighted the development of hazelnut industry, thus embarking on a green, sustainable and high-quality development road. In the next step, Weifang actively practices "green mountains and green hills are Jinshan Yinshan" and the new development concept, deeply excavates the potential of characteristic economic forest industry, leads the development of green and prosperous industries, accelerates the benign interaction between economic ecologicalization and eco-economization, and promotes the traditional villages to embark on the road of green revitalization.

Comrade Zhang Jianwei, secretary of CPC Zhucheng Municipal Committee, gave a welcome speech.

In his speech, Zhang Jianwei said that in recent years, Zhucheng City has taken General Secretary Xi Jinping's affirmation of the "Zhucheng Model" as the driving force, insisting on leading, technology-driven, policy-driven, Internal and external linkage, actively guide the participation of industrial and commercial capital, develop hazelnut planting according to local conditions, initially realize the deep integration and development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and effectively promote industrial development, ecological construction and "win-win" for strengthening villages and enriching the people. In the next step, Zhucheng will take this conference as a new starting point, further innovate ideas and measures, increase efforts, accelerate the high-quality development of hazelnut industry, improve the benefit linkage mechanism, better drive farmers to increase their income and become rich, and strive to answer the answer sheet of rural revitalization in the new era of innovation and upgrading of Zhucheng Model.

Zeng Xiang, director of the Academic Department of the Chinese Society of Forestry, presided over the meeting

The meeting was presided over by Zeng Xiangwei, director of the Academic Department of Chinese Society of Forestry.

At the meeting, Shandong Sanyang Zhenyuan Biological Technology Co., Ltd. and Professor Gao Yanxiang of China Agricultural University, Beijing Yidaoyuan Mental Strategy Brand Consulting Agency, A centralized signing ceremony was held among the agent seller of Wei Zhen products in Britain, Rizhao Water Group Water Development and Operation Co., Ltd. and Laizhou 303 Mining Co., Ltd..

Centralized signing ceremony of Sanyang Zhenyuan Biological Technology Co., Ltd.

After the opening ceremony, the meeting made a special report by experts. Du Jishan, First-class Inspector of Development and Reform Department of National Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Chen Xingliang, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of Chinese Society of Forestry, and Wang Guixi, Research Fellow of Research Institute of Forestry Chinese Academy of Forestry, Professor Lv Chunmao of Shenyang Agricultural University and Professor Zhang Bingwen of University of Jinan gave special reports such as Thoughts on Developing Economic Forest Industry, Innovative Development of Economic Forest and Underforest Economy, Current Development Situation of Hazelnut Industry in China and Modern Hazelnut Garden Management Technology, High-value Utilization of Big Hazelnut in Europe and Research and Development of Related Products, Hazelnut and Health, etc.

After the meeting, the participants visited Weizhen Product Experience Center, Sanyang Zhenyuan Biological Technology Co., Ltd., high-quality Hazelnut seedling breeding base, standardized planting demonstration base of 10,000 mu Hazelnut, and agricultural and forestry science and technology incubator.

Visit to Weizhen Product Experience Center

Field visit of agricultural and forestry science and technology incubator

On the morning of July 21st, the launching ceremony of 2021 Zhucheng hazelnut harvest picking activity was held at the 10,000 mu hazelnut demonstration base of Huashan Agriculture and Forestry Technology Co., Ltd..

Launching Ceremony of Harvesting Hazelnut in Zhucheng in 2021

Hazelnut harvest picking activity site