South China Morning Post

From hairy crabs to soybeans, China looks to vast salt-affected wastelands for agriculture

As China enters autumn, a dark, furry-clawed crustacean – no larger than a human palm – becomes one of the most sought-after delicacies in the country. Chinese hairy crabs, a national obsession traditionally raised in the freshwater lakes of the Yangtze River Delta, are now being farmed on a stretch of salt-affected alkaline wasteland in the northwest province of Shaanxi. The area along Yellow River floodplains is unsuitable for conventional crops, but farmers have transformed over 600 hectares.

By South China Morning Post

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From hairy crabs to soybeans, China looks to vast salt-affected wastelands for agriculture
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