红薯、马铃薯等薯类产品是我国农业产业中的一大类产品,其开发利用对于使我国数千万农民脱贫至富,促进我国国民经济的发展具有重要意义。四川光友薯业集团董事长邹光友超越平凡,高举科技创新大旗,走科技致富之路,把小小的红薯发展成为一个大的产业,他们利用科技开发红薯的深加工,不仅使我国四川近70万薯农走上了致富之路,而且其产品还走向了国际市场,为全国乃至世界种植薯类产品的农民脱贫创造了更多的机会。近日,在中国食协马铃薯食品专业委员成立大会上,本刊记者专访了邹光友董事长,现把他的故事奉献给读者,目的是让我们通过光友走过的足迹,分享他成功后的喜悦,领略他奋斗中的艰辛,从他以红薯为事业,不懈追求并取得成功中得到启迪。——编者 Potato products such as sweet potato and potato are one of the major products in China’s agricultural industry. Its development and utilization are of great significance for helping the tens of millions of farmers in our country get rid of poverty and prosperity and promoting the development of our national economy. Zou Guangyou, chairman of Sichuan Guangyou Potato Industry Group, surpassed the commonplace and held high the banner of scientific and technological innovation. He took the road of science and technology to become rich and developed the small sweet potatoes into a big industry. They used technology to develop deep processing of sweet potatoes, Wanshou farmers embarked on the road to prosperity, and their products also went to the international market, for the country and the world planted potato products farmers to create more opportunities to lift poverty. Recently, at the founding meeting of the China Food Association potato specialty, our correspondent interviewed Chairman ZOU Guangyou and now devoted his story to readers with the purpose of letting us share the joy after his success through the footsteps of Guangyou , A taste of the hardships in his struggle, inspired by his sweet potato as a cause, relentless pursuit and success. --editor