Bayannaoer is a city in the west of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is located in Hetao Plain and Wulat grassland, and borders on the "jizigou" of the Yellow River. Hetao Plain is the main agricultural production area, with flat terrain, fertile soil, rich water resources and convenient irrigation. It is rich in high-quality products such as wheat, corn, sunflower, honeydew melon and apple pear, which is known as "the south of the Great Wall". "Bayannaoer" is Mongolian, which means "rich lake". Bayannaoer City has a mid temperate continental monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons and sufficient light, and unique agricultural production conditions.
Current situation of sunflower industry development Bayannaoer City is a large sunflower production base in China, with planting area accounting for about 25% of the country, accounting for about 50% of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; total output accounting for about 29% of the country, accounting for about 60% of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; the output level of 667 M2 is 1.96 times of the national average output of 667 m2, and 1.63 times of the Inner Mongolia average output of 667 m2.
The arable land area of Bayannaoer City is 723100 hm2. In recent years, the sunflower planting area has been more than 233300 Hm2, accounting for 32% of the total planting area of the city. It is a crop with large planting area in the city and an important source of local farmers' economic income, accounting for more than 1 / 3 of farmers' income from planting industry. Sunflower planting efficiency has become the "barometer" of local farmers' income. In 2016, due to the influence of various factors, sunflower industry in Bayannaoer City suffered unprecedented market impact, which had a serious impact on the income of local farmers, and even the annual income of farmers in some areas became negative.
