Four-season harvest in greenhouses: technology helps rural revitalization in a new chapter
Jan 02, 2025
Four-season harvest in greenhouses: technology helps rural revitalization in a new chapter
With the continuous advancement of modern technology, greenhouses are increasingly used in agricultural production, and the harvest scene in rural areas has changed from the traditional "spring planting and autumn harvest" to "four-season harvest". Recently, reporters visited several greenhouse bases and witnessed the new hope brought by this agricultural change.
In Tianji Village, Tashan Street, Leping City, Jiangxi Province, in the vegetable base known as the "Jiangnan Vegetable Town", vegetable farmer Peng Shuiquan is busy in his chive field. He is over 60 years old this year, and with the help of greenhouse technology, he can grow six crops of vegetables a year. "In the past, we planted open-air vegetables, which were highly seasonal and had low yields." Old Peng said, "Since the use of bamboo and wood arch sheds in the 1980s, and later steel frame sheds and intelligent temperature-controlled sheds, our output and income have made a qualitative leap."
Walking into the vegetable base of Ganzhou Mingchen Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., in the 60,000 square meters of technological intelligent temperature-controlled greenhouses, vegetables such as eggplants and beans are growing well. Zhang Xiangjiang, the head of the company, introduced that the base is equipped with farmland and meteorological monitoring devices. The administrator can remotely and intelligently control the light, temperature and humidity in the greenhouse through a computer to create the most suitable environment for vegetable growth. "Intelligent technology has enabled greenhouses to develop from simple sunshade, rain shelter and heat preservation in the past to temperature control, light control and fertilizer control, which can ensure the fragrance of fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse all year round."
At the seedling base in Gushan Town, Jing District, Weihai City, Shandong Province, the greenhouse is warm like spring, and strawberries and persimmons are growing well. The relevant person in charge said that the seedling base not only provides employment opportunities for villagers through scientific management and market-oriented operation, but also drives the economic development of the whole town. Gushan Town has initially formed an industrial group with fig industry, seedling industry and forest economy as the core, injecting new momentum into rural revitalization.
The greenhouses in Moyu County, Xinjiang are also full of greenery. Abulaiti Kasimu, head of the Vegetable Farmers' Professional Cooperative of Facility Agriculture Base, said that they started to grow seedlings in plug trays in December and transplanted them 20 days later. Through technical guidance and scientific management, they helped farmers increase their income. Villager Ahematijiang Ahematitoheti planted tomatoes and peppers in greenhouses, realizing the succession of winter and spring vegetables, and his life is getting better and better.
In the high-efficiency agricultural industrial park in Fengli Village, Xinji Township, Lushan County, Henan Province, cucumbers and beans are still green. According to greenhouse contractor Guo Enguang, there are 11 greenhouses in the vegetable base. Through off-season planting, the average benefit per mu can reach more than 20,000 yuan, which is much higher than the benefit of open-field planting. In addition, the industrial park also provides land rent and employment opportunities for poverty-stricken households, effectively consolidating the results of poverty alleviation.
In the solar greenhouse demonstration base in Shuguang Village, Dingning Town, Gulang County, Gansu Province, the seedlings of Qilin watermelon are growing well. Farmer He Tao said that they are breeding high-quality Qilin watermelon seedlings. Through policy support and technical guidance, the Qilin watermelons they planted are expected to be very popular in the market.
Experts pointed out that the application of greenhouse technology has not only improved agricultural production efficiency and farmers' income, but also optimized the agricultural industrial structure and promoted rural revitalization. With the continuous deepening of cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things and big data, the future of greenhouses will be more intelligent and green, providing strong support for the modernization of agriculture.
The four-season harvest in the greenhouse is a true portrayal of the development of agriculture through science and technology. In this field full of hope, the deep integration of science and technology and traditional agriculture is writing a new chapter in rural revitalization.