西吉县丁堡乡是宁夏南部山区传统油料作物胡麻较集中的产区。历年播种面积万亩以上，人均种植将近1亩，是广大回汉群众食用油和经济收入的主要来源。由于该区地貌复杂，沟壑纵横，梁峁起伏，寒、旱灾害频繁，加之栽培管理粗放，胡麻生产至今徘徊不前。据1992－1994年统计，亩产 Dingji Township, Xiji County is a concentrated producing area where traditional oilseeds are concentrated in the mountainous areas of southern Ningxia. Over the past year acres planted area of ​​more than 1 mu per capita planted, is the vast majority of Hui people edible oil and the main source of income. Due to the complex landscape of the area, ravines aspect, undulating beams, cold, drought frequent disasters, combined with extensive cultivation and management, flax production has soared. According to 1992-1994 statistics, mu produce