Current Situation of Laos Watermelon Industry under ‘the Belt and Road’Background and Countermeasures for Its Development
（1Institute of Horticultural Crops，Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Kunming 650000，Yunnan，China；2YunnanZhinong High Tech Co.，Ltd.，Kunming 650600，Yunnan，China；3Kunming Hongxinlong Agricultural Development Co.，Ltd.，Xishuangbanna 666100，Yunnan，China）
Abstract：Abstract：The watermelon industry in Laos developed by relying on Chinese production technologyand Chinese market，is a representative of agricultural cooperation between China and ASEAN under ‘theBelt and Road’ background．The climate of Laos is conducive to watermelon cultivation in early spring．Itcan better fill the supply gap of early spring watermelon in China．The total cost of watermelon production inLaos is about 18 000-39 000 yuan · hm-2 lower than those in similar climate areas in China，such as Hainan．The opening of China-Laos railway also reduces the cost of transporting watermelon in Laos，and shorten thetransportation time．At the same time，watermelon production in Laos has backward cultivation technique andthere are fewer melon industrial parks．With the influx of resources from China，including talents，superiorvarieties，good law and fund，and‘the Belt and Road’channel construction continuous to develop to the Zhongxialiao Plain area．A perfect watermelon industry chain will be established to promote the developmentof watermelon industry in Laos．
朱莉1 ☆，谢雪果2 ☆，丁仁展1，高婷1，罗泽明3，刘振国1*. “一带一路”背景下老挝西瓜产业现状及发展对策[J]. 中国蔬菜, 2024, 1(6): 19-23.
ZHU li1 ☆，XIE Xueguo2 ☆，DING Renzhan1，GAO Ting1，LUO Zeming3，LIU Zhenguo1*. Current Situation of Laos Watermelon Industry under ‘the Belt and Road’Background and Countermeasures for Its Development. China Vegetables, 2024, 1(6): 19-23.
