Introduction to Damao Potato
Damao Banner is located in the north of Yinshan, with the same season of rain and heat, less and concentrated precipitation, long sunshine, and sufficient sunlight, providing a superior climate environment for planting potatoes. The soil is mostly chestnut soil and sandy loam soil, making it a land where potatoes prefer to grow, and the soil, water source, and atmosphere are pollution-free, making it an ideal place for potato production. In the process of promoting the construction of new rural areas, Damao Banner established potato cultivation as one of the eight major banner industries based on the analysis of local soil environment, climate resource advantages, and market demand. Potatoes grown in this favorable environment of timing, location, and people have the advantages of moderate size, high uniformity, good potato shape, and high dry matter content. They have also passed the certification of pollution-free production bases and are exported to major cities in China
The potato industry chain in Damao Banner has formed its own characteristics in the development process, and has embarked on the development path of "company+farmers" in production. In sales, there are also farmer professional cooperatives and rural brokers playing the main role in selling potatoes. However, with the development and growth of the potato industry, the "company+farmer" industry development chain has increasingly shown its limitations due to the lack of the "brand" link. With the business card of "Damao Potato", all potato production bases in the entire banner can apply to the Damao Banner Potato Industry Association for use, establish a unified brand, broaden sales channels, improve farmers' income, and expand and strengthen the Damao Banner potato industryThere are currently 5 townships under the jurisdiction of Bailingmiao Town, Shibao Town, Wukehudong Town, Xiaowengong Township, and Xihe Township in Damao United Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.