Majia pomelos are sorted by machine at a processing plant in Shangrao, Jiangxi province. CHINA DAILY
The explosive growth of the Majia pomelo industry in the city of Shangrao in East China's Jiangxi province is attracting would-be farmers from wide and far wanting to get in on the opportunities for prosperity.
Many of these "new farmers" are locals returning to their hometown of Shangrao, including Guangfeng district, such as Ning Bo.
Ning and his wife Feng Qiuyan returned to Guangfeng earlier this year after quitting their jobs in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
The couple were driven by the lure of the local Majia pomelo industry, which has doubled in planting area since 2016, and now exports its prized pomelos to countries such a
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