Current status,potential and strategy of potato industry development in Guangxi

【Objective】 The strategies for promoting the development of potato industry in Guangxi were proposed based on looking into its current status,existing problems and future prospects.【Method】 Through consulting literature,on-spot survey and discussion with enterprise representatives,the view of current status,existing problems and developing potential of potato industry in Guangxi were analyzed from the point of potato production,consumption,processing and trade,the relative strategies to promote the development of potato industry in Guangxi was finally put forward.【Result】 Potato industry in Guangxi enjoyed more area,better distribution,higher cultivation and industrialization level as well as unique climate,season,region and resource advantages,but such problems as insufficient supply of superior virus-free potato varieties,poor infrastructure facilities,lagged technological innovation and backward industrialization still existed.【Conclusion】 To promote the sound and rapid development of potato industry in Guangxi,efforts must be doubled in the fronts of industry distribution,sci-tech support system,industrialization business,field infrastructure and market service system.