Tussah industry helps farmers increase income in north China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Tussah industry helps farmers increase income in north China's Inner Mongolia DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local people raising tussah 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIANG WEI, Local villager STORYLINE: Tussah industry helps local people increase income in Arong Banner, Hulun Buir City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arong Banner is the largest tussah cocoon production base in Inner Mongolia, which has decades of history. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIANG WEI, Local villager "With abundant rain this year, we are sure to have a bumper harvest, our income will increase, and we are very happy. In our Songtagou Village, 80% of the farmers raise silkworms, which can increase our income by 50,000 to 60,000 yuan during these two months." [ This year, Arong Banner has raised 4016 tussah, and the comprehensive output value of tussah industry can reach 230 million yuan (about 34 million USD). Xinhua News Agency correspondents