Status and Problems of Amorphophallus Industry Development and Countermeasures in Poor Mountainous Southern Areas of Shaanxi Province

The poor mountainous areas in Shaanxi Province are the main and advantage-producing areas of planting amorphophallus in China. The climate in this region is warm and humid, and the soil is rich in selenium. Although amorphophallus industrial development has the advantage of ecology, production, quality, R & D and brand, there still remain problems basic research, breeding, vegetative propagation techniques, the proportion of capital investment, product quality inspection and supervision. The main countermeasures are to make favorable policies so as to support amorphophallus development; strengthen the construction of good-quality amorphophallus bases; focusing on product development; strengthening Se-rich brand construction and so on. These strategies are hoped to promote regional economic development and farmers' income increase and healthy and steady development of amorphophallus industry in the poor mountainous areas of Shaanxi Province.