Ningxia， one of China’resources翻译s eight provinces and autonomous regions has more than 0。63 million hectares of wasteland suitable for agriculture and 0。71 million hectares of wasteland suitable for farming. There are 3 million hectares of exploitable meadows， making Ningxia one of the ten major pastures in China. The Weining Plain that is known for 0.37 million hectares of land irrigated with water diverted from the Huanghe River is one of the four principal areas with gravity irrigation in northwest China。 For years， the annual runoff of the Huanghe River through Ningxia has remained at 32。5 billion cubic meters， and the water resources allocated to Ningxia by the state for irrigation are 4 billion cubic meters。
The rich land resources， convenience of water diverting from the Huanghe River for irrigation, and abundant sunshine have laid a solid foundation for Ningxia to bring into play its advantages in the development of agriculture。 Crops, melons and other fruit are doing well in the irrigated area。 Watermelon， apple and grape from the irrigated area have a 15—20 percent higher sugar content than those produced in central China。 The per—hectare yield of single-cropping paddy reaches 700 kilograms， placing Ningxia in front among the provinces and autonomous regions in western China and turning it into one of the nation's 12
grain production bases. Effort is being taken to build Ningxia into a national agricultural demonstration area with high yield， high efficiency and fine quality。
宁夏有宜农荒地1067。3多万亩，是全国8个宜农荒地超千万亩的省区之一；有可开发利用的草场4500多万亩，是全国十大牧场之一，由卫宁平原组成的560多万亩引黄灌区是我国西北地区四大自流灌区之一。黄河多年平均过境流量325亿立方米，国家分配给宁夏的年可利用的灌溉水资源40亿立方米。丰富的土地资源、便利的引黄灌溉和良好的光热条件，为发挥其农业优势奠定了坚实的基础。引黄灌区生产水平较高，各种农作物及瓜果生长茂盛，品质优良。出产的西瓜、苹果、葡萄的含量比中原地区高15%-—20％.水稻单季亩产达700公斤,在西北地区名列前茅，是全国12个商品粮基地之一，正在努力建成国家两高一优农业示范区.