Solar greenhouse in the production base of Gobi ginseng fruit in Yumen city. Provided by Yumen Agriculture and Rural Bureau
Vegetable farmers are managing cherry tomatoes in the greenhouse of Dunhuang Seed Industry Gobi Agricultural Industrial Park. Provided by Gansu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
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The vast rural areas are very different, and the resource endowments are different. Modern agriculture is doomed to be unable to conquer the world with one model.
Many areas in northwest China are dry and lack of rain, and the ecology is fragile. How to break through the common problems of resource constraints and embark on a road of high-quality agricultural development? Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, invigorates Gobi resources, develops ecological agriculture, breaks through technical barriers and market barriers, and balances the relationship between production and ecology, which brings enlightenment to the development of high-quality agriculture in such resource-constrained areas.
It is hard to believe that this is the Gobi Desert that once "the wind blows stones and runs away, and grass does not grow everywhere"!
Walking into the Gobi agricultural industrial parks in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, it seems to be in the solar greenhouse museum — — In the assembled steel frame greenhouse, leeks, cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables are fresh and tender, and vegetable farmers are busy collecting and loading cars; In the intelligent multi-span greenhouse, southern fruit trees such as pitaya, fig and lotus fog are full of vitality, and a set of sophisticated equipment is dazzling … …
How do the Gobi desert grow fruits and vegetables? Is there any money in facility agriculture? How to balance production and ecology? With these questions, the reporter found out.
Ask Gobi for space
Developing ecological facility agriculture will increase the average benefit per mu by 10 times.
In the greenhouse of Yinda Gobi Agricultural Industrial Park in Suzhou District, rows of tomato seedlings are more than two meters high. When I ask, I still control the growth! Looking closely, a tomato bears fruit from top to bottom, and it has seven layers, and one layer can pick more than two kilograms of fruit.
Li Kai, stationmaster of Yinda Town Agriculture and Forestry Station in Suzhou District, introduced that there are 1,350 solar greenhouses in the industrial park, and 80% of them grow tomatoes. "It is not a problem to collect 12,000 Jin in a shed. The output is 1/3 higher than that of ordinary shed, and the quality is better."
"It’s easy to work hard and farm easily. I didn’t expect the wasteland to become a cornucopia." Ge Mingke, a 54-year-old villager in Liufen Village, Yinda Town, said that it is located on the edge of Badain Jaran Desert. In the past, it was not long to grow anything. The villagers used to be poor and developed Gobi agriculture, which made everyone see the future. Today, Lao Ge runs 8 greenhouses in the park. He took out his mobile phone and showed it. "Now, with a little finger, you can roll up the curtain in a few minutes."
In addition to vegetables, there are many new things in the park — — Some farmers planted tropical fruits such as pitaya, lotus fog and passion fruit in Gobi, and the benefits were good. The perfume lemon was sold to one in 30 yuan. Ge Mingke tried to grow grapes in the greenhouse this spring, but it was snapped up as soon as it was picked.
"Developing efficient agriculture is not a patent in developed regions." Li Kai said that despite the shortage of water and soil resources in Jiuquan, with another brain, the disadvantages can become advantages, and the Gobi desert here can be rich! Statistics show that there are 170 million mu of Gobi desert beaches available in the city, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the city’s land area.
"The Gobi Desert is not suitable for traditional farming, but there are many things that can’t be done on cultivated land, but there are advantages here!" Jiang Weijie, a researcher at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that the Gobi Desert has a vast area and is concentrated and contiguous, which is suitable for scale operation; There are many stones, and local materials can save a lot of greenhouse cost; The Gobi Desert has up to 14 hours of light every day, and the temperature difference between day and night reaches more than 20 degrees Celsius. The fruits and vegetables are of high yield and good quality.
"Gobi agriculture has expanded the development space and opened up new channels for farmers to increase their income." Zhang Guosen, deputy director of Jiuquan Agricultural Technology Service Center, introduced that the protected agricultural area of Gobi in the city reached 90,000 mu, with an annual net income of 25,000 mu — 30,000 yuan, about 10 times that of field planting.
Qilian qingquan agricultural science and technology co., ltd chose Yumen city and invested 350 million yuan to develop ginseng fruit. Into the greenhouse, ginseng fruit does not grow on trees, but green seedlings climb the rope and grow straight up.
"The fruit grows up after drinking snow water from Qilian Mountain, which is sweet and refreshing and has a unique flavor!" Ma Shoudong, the general manager of the company, said that the irrigation water in Qingquan Township comes from melted snow, which is pure and pollution-free, and the Gobi land is suitable for developing green and organic crops.
In addition to good quality, it can also be wrong. "Going public in winter and spring can avoid the listing period of Yunnan ginseng fruit and seize the scarcity period of northern fruit." Ma Shoudong said that in the Gobi greenhouse, one crop can be harvested four times, and the average income of the shed is more than 40,000 yuan.
In response to the unique resource advantages of the Gobi Desert, not only Qilian Qingquan Company, but also Jiuquan started to build 90 Gobi eco-agricultural industrial parks, and 35 leading enterprises, 49 cooperatives and more than 7,000 farmers including Dunhuang Seed Industry and Julong Group joined in. In just a few years, Jiuquan Gobi eco-agriculture has developed from scratch, from small to large, and has embarked on an innovative development road with outstanding regional characteristics and efficient use of resources.
Science and technology break through resource constraints
Water is counted by drops, fruits and vegetables are planted in "pillows", and the more scientific farming is, the sweeter it is.
Water shortage is the first problem in agriculture in Gobi desert.
"Saving water is the only way out." Wang Shengjun, deputy director of the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Jiuquan City, said that the Gobi is short of water, which is a structural shortage. Heihe River, Shule River, Taolai River and Danghe River all flow through the territory. The key is to vigorously develop science and technology to save water and break the bottleneck of water resources.
Jiuquan built a water conservancy project to divert water and water. Popularize water-saving technology in one hand, and formulate 15 technical specifications for Gobi agricultural standardization, so that new integrated technologies such as water-saving drip irrigation and integration of water and fertilizer can be settled, and the maximum benefit of each drop can be exerted.
In the intelligent multi-span glass greenhouse of Dunhuang Seed Industry, vegetables are as delicate as flowers. "The water supply is calculated by drops, and each crop has its own drinking water file." Wang Kai, manager of the second production department of the company, introduced that the water and fertilizer equipment automatically adjusts the water supply according to the crop growth data and the environment. Scientific farming, the sweeter the planting, the organic tomatoes produced here sell for 7 yuan a catty.
How to make good use of Gobi resources on the basis of protection? Jiuquan defines Gobi eco-agriculture, and its specific development space is arid Gobi area, including Gobi desert, desertification land, abandoned land, and even low-yield fields in oasis. "Gobi agriculture should carry out long-term planning, avoid disorderly development, grasp the balance between production and ecology, and adhere to ecological priority, ‘ Do not drill a new well or increase the total water consumption ’ These two hard levers are the bottom line and the red line. " Wang Shengjun said.
With the "hard leverage", how can Gobi agriculture "grow up"? Fan Lide is a pioneer of agriculture in Jiuquan Gobi. His story is very convincing: in 2009, he began to build greenhouses to grow fruits and vegetables in Gobi. Today, the couple run 30 greenhouses, large and small.
Walking into Van Lide’s greenhouse, the ground is still the original appearance of Gobi, and all kinds of vegetable seedlings grow in "pillows". This is a matrix pillow technology popularized in the city in recent years. The "pillow" contains the "soil" needed for crop growth. "You don’t have to dig a hole and open a ditch, you can directly bag vegetables, and water and fertilizer will be pumped in like infusion ‘ Pillow ’ 。”
The matrix pillow comes from Kangduo Ecological Agriculture Company. Walking into the backyard of the company, the bundled straws are neatly packed, the tomato seedlings are piled up like hills, and the mushroom residue bags are put together. "Matrix pillows are made of these agricultural wastes." Su Hai, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said that 1 mu of sunlight greenhouse needs 67 cubic meters of substrate, which can transform and utilize 125 cubic meters of agricultural wastes such as straw, tail vegetables and livestock manure. Returning substrate to the field can also enhance soil fertility and improve soil.
In Jiuquan Gobi desert, various intelligent drip irrigation and water and fertilizer integration facilities are very common. In the past, "the farmland was watered in the field, but now the seedlings were watered in the Gobi", and careful calculation of water-saving accounts became the common action of farmers and enterprises. "It is necessary to save water and improve water efficiency, but also to use water efficiently and improve output efficiency." Zhang Guosen said that through precision drip irrigation, planting tomatoes can save water by 50%, increase production by 30%, and increase efficiency by about 2,000 yuan per mu.
Holding a group to develop and sell well.
Improve the quality of the industrial chain, do well and enlarge the "vegetable basket" and "fruit plate"
Compared with traditional agriculture, Gobi ecological facility agriculture undoubtedly needs more investment. Is it worthwhile to do so?
Jiuquan’s approach is to focus on organic and green, and build efficient agriculture in the whole industrial chain.
Come to the largest agricultural product market in Hexi region — — In the spring market, I found that many stall owners are rushing to collect Gobi vegetables and fruits. "From November to March of the following year, vegetables from the Gobi Desert accounted for about 20% in the market." Li Hongmei, deputy general manager of Chunguang Market, said that Gobi agriculture is positioned in the middle and high end. If it is difficult to sell at a good price only by staring around the producing area, the key is to broaden the market.
The government has set up a platform, built brands and blocked points, so that more and more high-quality agricultural products in Gobi can go out. The influence of "Gobi Snow Run" regional brand has been expanding, and the market has expanded to Beishangguang, Sichuan and Chongqing.
"If you want to embrace the big market, you can’t fight alone!" Wang Shengjun introduced that the city took the lead in setting up a vegetable association, formulating production standards and promoting multi-party participants to "hold their fingers into fists".
Holding a group to break into the market, the "vegetable basket" and "fruit plate" are getting bigger and bigger. Kangyuan Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Cooperative in Qingquan Township has driven more than 400 farmers to operate 1032 ginseng fruit greenhouses, providing through-train services such as agricultural materials, technology, storage and sales. Chijin Town Dongjiuwang Farmers Cooperative has driven more than 2,000 growers, supported clean vegetable processing, leek flower sauce and other processing projects, and extended the industrial chain.
There must be a "golden key" to knock on the door of the market. "The key is to improve the quality of the industrial chain and achieve high quality and good price." China — Wang Xiongjiao, head of the construction promotion group of Israel (Jiuquan) Industrial Park, said that the stones from other mountains can attack jade, and the desert agriculture in Israel is the most similar to Gobi agriculture. People not only have advanced water-saving technology, but also have an efficient industrial chain to ensure that what they produce is a hot commodity. The industrial park officially opened in April this year, and the first suggestion of Israeli experts was to study domestic and international market information.
There are no e-commerce online stores, no merchants coming and going, and all the leeks in Chijin Town are sold to Beijing, Hebei, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and other places. "We rely on orders, and the wholesale price of sheds is higher than the retail price of ordinary leeks in the local market." Wang Yi, the leek agent, said that Chijin leek is a geographical indication product, and 90% of the leeks in the town have achieved order sales.
"Good quality and good price, organic leeks are sold for five or six yuan a catty." Wang Yi started a new experiment on the Gobi Desert — — More than 100 steel arch sheds and more than 100 solar greenhouses have been built to grow organic vegetables. The newly emerged leek seedlings add new green to the Gobi Desert, and more than 280 farmers are busy with Wang Yi.
Large-scale production and circulation are the development trends. "To transport vegetables to Guangzhou, it is required that the temperature of the cabbage is below 2 degrees Celsius, and it will be delivered in 40 hours and sold in 12 hours." Wang Shengyuan, general manager of Julong Modern Agricultural Logistics Port, said that as the largest logistics enterprise in Jiuquan, through the development of cold chain logistics, a number of cooperatives have been driven to connect with the big market.
Jiuquan, who is well versed in the development of Gobi agriculture, has a new plan: by 2022, it will build a demonstration area of Gobi eco-agriculture leading the whole province and even the whole country, and become a competitive "vegetable basket" production and supply base based in the northwest, radiating the whole country and facing Central Asia, West Asia and South Asia.
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