Alfalfa plantations boost incomes in NW China's Xinjiang

Photo taken on June 30, 2026, shows circular alfalfa fields at a desertification control area in Kunyu City on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Local authorities have continued to advance ecological restoration along the desert fringe by steadily expanding alfalfa cultivation, achieving gains in environmental rehabilitation, industrial development and income growth. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on June 30, 2026, shows circular alfalfa fields at a desertification control area in Kunyu City on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Local authorities have continued to advance ecological restoration along the desert fringe by steadily expanding alfalfa cultivation, achieving gains in environmental rehabilitation, industrial development and income growth. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Guangming Pictures)