On 12 november, the technician zhang zhang zhang is leading the workers in a busy pick-up effort in a shed of a professional cooperative for red agriculture in xinjiang, located in the xinjiang quexian industrial park, in green vines and vines full of butter and fruit cucumbers。
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“the harvest of cucumbers, which began in early november, is now capable of collecting more than 100 kilograms per day, and yields will increase as plants grow, with the pick-up period continuing until may next year.” according to zhang, the cooperative has built 35 huts this year, 16 of which have been established and seedlings have been imported by air from shandong. It is worth mentioning that the sheds are managed in a way that is intelligent, with temperature control, vent switches, water fertilizing, cotton covered in curtains, etc., and can be operated remotely through the app mobile phone。
In may 2025, xinjiang energy technology limited, inc., invested $22 million to launch the construction of 35 smart sheds as the core building block for phase three of the quizhu county integration project. The project is expected to invest a total of $48 million to plan a total building area of 67012 square metres (approximately 100. 5 acres), centred on “good breeding and efficient cultivation”, in long-term strategic collaboration with shandong shun city square agricultural technology ltd., covering whole-industry chain services such as park planning, greenhouse construction, seedling supply, operation management and order recycling。
“there are currently various varieties of provence oral tomatoes, butter and fruit cucumbers, specialty peppers, all of which are on order and will be exported to kazakhstan, in addition to supplying the local market in bo region.” the head of the cooperative, chen chu xin, stated that by the end of november, all 35 sheds would have been established to form a scalable planting pattern and become the poles of the quest river county facility agriculture project。
Technician zhang chang min is busy picking butter and fruit cucumbers
The innovative circular economy model was a major highlight of the project. The project, in collaboration with e-conformation and new energy development sub-projects in the park, has transformed the remaining heat generated by the conversion to the production line into an agricultural shed for heating and thermal heating of the population, while at the same time allowing for the in-situ absorption of excess electricity and the construction of a closed ecosystem of “resource-production-reuse”。
The chief engineer of equipment, xinjiang xinjiang electronic materials co. Ltd., made a presentation of jiang jianyong, which resulted in the continuous production of large quantities of hot water, cooled in summer through cooling towers, supplied the vegetable sheds with cold water by changing heat stations in winter, and reflowed hot water from cooling to recycling the production chain。
This innovative model of cooperation can save $700,000 per year in warmth costs for 35 agricultural huts and, more importantly, it addresses both business hot water treatment challenges and environmental heat sources for agricultural production, significantly reducing dependence on traditional energy sources。
Industrial development leads to employment gains. The operation of the cooperative provides stable employment to nearby villagers, and eight farm workers, wang jian, are among the cooperative's employees. “we've been working here for half a month, and we've learned not only advanced techniques for vegetable growing, but also to feed, and earn 4,000 yuan.” wang is pleased to say。
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Behind the considerable economic benefits is the industrial planning of science. Chen chu xin calculated a sum: “the provence tomato shed can grow for two seasons a year, with annual production of about 16 tons, with an annual benefit of approximately $140,000 at current market prices. After the delivery of the 35 sheds, it is expected that the annual sales will amount to $5 million.”
Today, the quest county has accelerated the organic interface between new energy sources and industrial development, and through the integrated development model of the smart agriculture + cycle economy, it has promoted efficiency gains in infrastructure agriculture while achieving industrial synergy and efficient use of resources, opening a new path for rural renewal, with both ecological and economic benefits. (source: ministry of advocacy, jie ha county commission)
