Organic tomatoes are grown even in the Gobi Desert

Published 2020년 6월 12일

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In Suzhou, China, a large agricultural demonstration area in the Gobi Desert is promoting eco-friendly crop production using modern greenhouse technologies and hydroponics. Powered by solar energy, these facilities are producing over 120 varieties of plants, including vegetables, mushrooms, and berries, with a traceable production chain. The area has achieved significant certifications and satisfies local vegetable demand year-round. Farmers are drawn to these greenhouses due to the higher income they generate, with a potential cost reaching 2.5 billion yuan by 2020. The produce is also being exported within China, with ambitions to brand as 'Made in Gobi'.

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A modern greenhouse is what is needed for eco-production of crop agricultural products in the most seemingly unsuitable places for plants on Earth. In the Chinese district of Suzhou, enthusiasts of ecological agriculture continue to promote new technologies in the Gobi Desert. Suzhou is the country's largest agricultural demonstration area in the Gobi, where there are solar-powered greenhouse facilities and extensive hydroponic “fields” of a wide variety of crops. In the Gobi greenhouses, three categories of vegetables are grown, all kinds of edible mushrooms and berries, in total more than 120 varieties of plants - with full traceability of the production, acquisition, storage and transportation of agricultural products. Currently, 44 organic agricultural products, 1 agricultural product with a geographical indication and 21 registered well-known brands have been successfully certified in the area. Agricultural development in Gobi not only satisfies local demand for a “vegetable ...

Source: Agroxxi