长顺县威远镇是我省重要的生姜生产基地。1999年,该镇生姜种植面积已经超过600亩,总产量可达900吨。按每公斤市场价1.6元计算,农民仅种姜卖可收入144万元。目前种植面积仅占该镇耕种面积的4.2％。如果威远生姜一旦形成产业化,经济效益可增加5～10倍。完全有可能替代烤烟成为长顺县农村经济发展的后续支柱产业。 Changyuan County Weiyuan Town is an important ginger production base in our province. In 1999, the town ginger planting area has more than 600 acres, the total output of up to 900 tons. According to the market price of 1.6 yuan per kilogram, peasants only sell ginger 144 million yuan revenue. The current planting area accounts for only 4.2% of the town’s cultivated area. If Weiyuan ginger once industrialized, economic benefits can increase 5 to 10 times. It is entirely possible to replace tobacco as a follow-up pillar industry in Changshun County’s rural economic development.