The small town of tomatoes, which was established in 2017 and which includes not only a full set of greenhouses from spain, but also a variety of tomato varieties, as well as technical guidance from foreign experts, add a strong “spanish taste” to this “town” on the yellow-earth plateau。
The varieties of tomatoes grown in the “tomato town” come from europe and are imported from spain by merya tomatoes, raf bull tomatoes, solar tomatoes, etc. The chain of merya tomatoes is particularly popular in the market。
“we planted a lot of almerian tomatoes there,” garcía describes the team's continuous development and selection of the most suitable tomatoes for sale in china from the first 40 varieties。
“finally, we have identified a round, sweet cherry tomato, because the chinese restaurant culture likes the rich sweet tomato,” said garcía, who has been providing technical guidance for over four years。
Technical support for china-west integration
The town of tomato is not only guided by spanish experts, but also receives technical support from a large number of chinese personnel. The climate conditions in the “turkish town” and in spain are quite different, and planting techniques require targeted adjustments by chinese agricultural experts。
“spain is a mediterranean climate, warm and humid in winter and suitable for winter production. The yellow earth plateau, which is a temperate continental climate, mainly produced in the summer, requires well-equipped plant protection measures to protect against disease and insects.” sun sheng, professor at the horticultural college of shanxi university of agriculture, as indigenous technical guidance。
In the park, the automated number control system for tomato production provides young children with different stages of nutritional demand, while the sunscreen system regulates the indoor light and temperature of the shed according to weather events, maximizing the enabling environment for tomato growth。
The transformation of spanish technology into china, the construction of modern agricultural parks, adapted to local conditions, and the expansion of the tomato chain have been the main thrust of the chinese team of experts. After several years of exchange and cooperation, the role of chinese experts has gradually shifted from “subsidy” to “dominant”。
It's a stable happiness at home
Smartly controlled glass greenhouses, a string of tomatoes hanging like small lanterns on green vines, coloured red and crystal-credible. In the passageway between the planting pads, the workers are carried in lifts and lifts, in an orderly manner, for fruit-rearing, plumbing and harvesting。
The “tomato town” was established by sendu tomato technology ltd. In shanxi, where the general manager described the “tomato town” as providing more than 100 jobs to nearby farmers, who built 150,000 square metres of smart glass-control greenhouses, breaking traditional agricultural seasonal limits and producing 15 kilograms per square metre of tomatoes。
The 53-year-old farmer zhao la xian has been working in the park for more than three years. She said that the tomato town worked in a good working environment and earned at least $50,000 a year. Last year, the zhao laxien family moved into the second floor of the park just a few dozen metres away, “stable work close to home and satisfied”。
The chairman of the board of directors of shanxidam group ltd., ducheng, stated that the “together town” had not only increased farm incomes but also promoted agricultural production techniques。
Today, in addition to the production and marketing of fresh fruits, a new tomato juice production line has been created in the “treastro towns” to extend the chain of tomato industries and increase value added. In the future, projects such as a tomato cultural museum are planned to expand the experience of literary brigades such as business, research, training and so forth, leading to a combination of industrial integration。
According to garcía, for several consecutive years since the entry into production of the small town of tomato, the quality of tomatoes has been certified as a global good agricultural norm and the european standard for agricultural exports has been met. “looking forward to the export of chinese tomatoes to more countries, believing that there will be more cooperative projects between china and spain and europe in the future.” garcía says
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