Hunan is already the key area for the production of rice and rice products for most of China. Given the growth in domestic as well as international demand for grains, especially rice, this category has enormous potential. Opportunities could be leveraged through introduction of new technologies or through export market expansion of rice and other grain products including hops for beer production. The investment projects in oils are primarily tea-based or corn oils.

China is already known as a nation that prefers pork but there is now huge growth in all the other meats such as beef and poultry. The investment projects in this category range from these traditional meat products to deer meat, lamb, bone meal of various types, and dairy products such as milk and cheese.

This is a very large category covering many of the more common types of fruits and vegetables including juices, food processing, and mushrooms, but there are also opportunities in such things as seeds, bamboo (as a food), lotus plants, spices and others.

This category includes harvested fish, lobster, shrimp and related products as well as cultured pearls. It also includes the production of aquatic seedlings for plants. China is already highly productive in these areas but new opportunities likely exist with the introduction of better technologies as well as export growth.

China is built around a culture of tea that has existed for thousands of years. It has an insatiable appetite for teas and has now begun educating the rest of the world about the health benefits of drinking tea. This means tremendous export growth for tea as a drink as well as an ingredient in nutritional products.

In addition to using bamboo as a food source, it is also used as a product to make furniture and other items. The bamboo tree grows extremely well in the humid Hunan climate where a large industry potential is now being exploited. Fiber board production lines are being established to service the seemingly unlimited growth in China's building boom. Flower production is relatively new in China so this category is also wide-open given the favorable growing conditions in Hunan.

A broad range of product grown in China and used for medicinal purposes are experiencing increases in world-wide demand. This is due in large part to the recognition and acceptance by western nations of traditional Chinese medicine as an alternative to some western medical options. The number of products and uses in this category are almost unlimited.

China still uses a lot of co-ops for gathering farm products from growers but these co-ops are decreasing in number and being replaced by more traditional market based firms. If this is your sector in the US, you might find some great deals here.

Development of slow-controlled releasing fertilizer industry and expansion of compound manure production factory.

China's huge textile production sector is always starved for cotton and hemp products.

In areas such as Beijing and Shanghai, tourism growth has been occuring for over 20 years but in places like Hunan, it is just beginning. Hunan has numerous unexploited areas of natural beauty and opportunities exist in countryside lodging, travel, infrastructure, and resorts.