On August 23, the third session of Yunnan ·Yao An 2019 lotus festival was held in yao \'an county, chu, and the horticulture institute was invited to attend. Yucang research institute of changsha led by gao zhengqing research institute, liu jiaxun research institute, liang mingtai associate research institute and a group of four experts from inside and outside the province gathered in yao \'an to jointly explore the development of chuxiongzhou soft seed pomegranate industry.

Yao an soft seed pomegranate fruit big color beauty, crystal particles, sweet food. Yaoan soft pomegranate seed from plant introduced from henan province in 2014, in a short span of five years has grown to 15000 mu, with 50% of the state of planting area, production area of 6300 mu, and export 10000 tons of pomegranate, the output value is expected to exceed 125 million yuan, sells in distant markets places such as fujian, zhejiang, jiangsu, has been successfully registered the geographical indication marks, was the tens of thousands of people relying on pomegranate industry has realized the fortune. On the morning of 23, yao \'an county soft seed pomegranate promotion meeting was held in dongchuan town longkou qinglong community, horticulture institute went to the large family of pomegranate planting base to participate in the on-site observation and exchange meeting. At the meeting, gao zhengqing commented on the quality of yao \'an\'s soft-seed pomegranate this year. He also asked questions from yunnan.com about the development of yao \'an\'s pomegranate, quality identification, standardized planting and the impact of soft-seed pomegranate industry on the construction of beautiful countryside. On the afternoon of 23rd, the 3rd science and technology matchmaking meeting of yao \'an county and yao \'an soft seed pomegranate industry innovation and development BBS was held. Director sha yucang presided over BBS at the invitation of the conference. Well-known experts from the industry at home and abroad on the "soft seed pomegranate production status, existing problems and Suggestions", "yunnan pomegranate development status and industry prospects analysis", "China\'s pomegranate pest control", "pomegranate new standard garden construction ideas" and other topics were exchanged. At the meeting, director sha yucang, on behalf of the institute of horticulture, signed an agreement with yao \'an county to promote the innovation and development of the horticulture industry. (review: zhu yan)