06.12.2011 - Vinexpo news selection
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which has 12,000 hectares (29,700 acres) of vines, has asked to be allowed to join OIV as an observer. The regional authorities have a 5-year plan to increase the region’s total area of vines to 60,000 hectares (nearly 150,000 acres).
The request is being examined. (VSB – 18 November 2011)