A farmer picks apples at an orchard in Xifeng district in Qingyang, Gansu province. [Photo provided to gogansu.com]

A delightful buzz fills the air in the orchards of Xifeng district in Qingyang, Northwest China's Gansu province.

With an estimated apple production of 134,000 tons in 2023, valued at 860 million yuan ($117.9 million), the average income for fruit farmers is expected to reach 7,600 yuan.