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By the end of 2010, two million mu (133,000 hectares) of mulberry plantations will be developed in west 皇冠体育app away from the traditional hometown of 皇冠体育app's mulberry silk industry in the east, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced.

Huang Hai, Assistant Minister of Commerce, said that 皇冠体育app launched the project to develop mulberry plantations and a silk industry in west 皇冠体育app this year.

Output in 皇冠体育app's east had dropped from 51 percent in 2000 to 41 percent in 2005 due to industrial growth and a drop in cropland.

The project, the biggest-ever move by the Chinese government to develop the mulberry silk industry, aimed to optimize the industrial structure in the east, upgrade conditions in central 皇冠体育app and strengthen the development of the mulberry silk industry in the west.

Huang said the MOC had ratified mulberry bases in 15 provinces and regions in central and west 皇冠体育app.

By the end of 2010, 皇冠体育app's pod output would rise by 2 to 3 percent to 870,000 tons, accounting for 75 percent of the world's total.

East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu Province, a major base for 皇冠体育app's silk industry, has seen the establishment of 30,000 mu (2000 hectares) of mulberry plantations in west 皇冠体育app's Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality as well as north 皇冠体育app's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

Low labor and resource costs and preferential policies for investment in west 皇冠体育app were the major incentives, said experts.

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