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Combating Desertification through the Wine Industry in Hongsibu, Ningxia

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  • Liang Zhang

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Zhilei Wang

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Tingting Xue

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
    School of Food & Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China)

  • Feifei Gao

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Ruteng Wei

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Ying Wang

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Xing Han

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Hua Li

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
    Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti-Viniculture, Yangling 712100, China
    China Wine Industry Technology Institute, Yinchuan 750021, China)

  • Hua Wang

    (College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
    Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti-Viniculture, Yangling 712100, China
    China Wine Industry Technology Institute, Yinchuan 750021, China)

Abstract

Land desertification is a global environmental problem, leading to the deterioration of the ecological environment and is an issue that threatens humans. Hongsibu, located in Ningxia, northwest China, is a semi-desert area with the largest domestic single-site ecological resettlement area for poverty alleviation based on the wine industry. Here, we quantified the value of the ecosystem services of the wine industry in Hongsibu and used the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to quantitatively evaluate the comprehensive benefits of the wine industry for resolving desertification. We found that winegrapes significantly increase vegetation cover, while significantly decreasing blowing sand and generating a total annual value of ecosystem services of 6.13× 10 8 RMB. The evaluation score of the comprehensive benefits is 81.85%, with grape growers and chateaus obtaining large economic benefits from the wine industry. In conclusion, the wine industry’s development not only enhances the economic level of grape growers but significantly resolves desertification in impoverished areas—thus alleviating poverty and land degradation, contributing to sustainable development. Therefore, this may be an effective strategy for sustainable development in other parts of the world.

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  • Liang Zhang & Zhilei Wang & Tingting Xue & Feifei Gao & Ruteng Wei & Ying Wang & Xing Han & Hua Li & Hua Wang, 2021. "Combating Desertification through the Wine Industry in Hongsibu, Ningxia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-15, May.
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