Workers have recently been busy harvesting cherry tomatoes at an intelligent greenhouse of the circular agriculture zone inside the China-France Agricultural Science and Technology Park in Gaoping district, Nanchong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The intelligent greenhouse is the first semi-enclosed greenhouse that operates efficiently in all weather conditions in southwest China. The park, with a total planned area of 17,000 mu (1,133 hectares), is a key project promoted at the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference and a national-level project jointly implemented by China and France.
Construction of the park began in February 2017, and an area of 12,000 mu has been completed so far. The park fully showcases agricultural technologies and the wisdom of China and France. The park's intelligent greenhouse featuring the application of cutting-edge technologies serves as an exemplary project of agricultural technology cooperation between the two countries.
The intelligent greenhouse project, with an investment of 100 million yuan ($13.78 million), occupies 30 mu. "Unlike traditional cultivation, these cherry tomatoes are digitally managed and controlled throughout their lifecycle. The yield and efficiency are very impressive," said Jiang Min, site manager of the park's intelligent greenhouse. Jiang added that the core equipment and main consumables of the greenhouse are imported directly from France.
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