Chinese greenhouse acreage about to hit 1 million hectares
Le gaga is China´s largest greenhouse vegetable producer operating a combined are of approx. 1,200 hectare
The Chinese growers are getting more and more familiar with cultivation techniques; In 2001, the Chinese pepper growers produced 1.85 kg/m2 and in 2011 this was 2,2 Kg/m2. The cucumber growers did even better; they went from 2.17 kg/m2 to 4.26 kg/m2 . The average Chinese tomato grower harvested 3.28 kg/m2 in 2001, in 2011 this was 4.93 lg/m2
Source: FAO and HortoInfo