Agricultural technology and innovation are on the rise, and China and France are leading the way. The China-France Agricultural Science and Technology Park in Gaoping district, Nanchong City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province is a prime example of this collaboration. Covering a total planned area of 17,000 mu (1,133 hectares), the park serves as a showcase for agricultural technologies and expertise from both countries.
Workers at the park have been busy harvesting cherry tomatoes in an intelligent greenhouse located in the circular agriculture zone. This greenhouse is the first semi-enclosed greenhouse in southwest China that operates efficiently in all weather conditions. The core equipment and main consumables of the greenhouse are imported directly from France, making it an exemplary project of agricultural technology cooperation between the two countries.
The intelligent greenhouse features cutting-edge technologies for digital management and control of crops like cherry tomatoes. According to Jiang Min, the site manager of the intelligent greenhouse, the yield and efficiency of digitally managed cherry tomatoes are very impressive. The park is a key project promoted at the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference and is a national-level project jointly implemented by China and France. Construction of the park began in February 2017, with 12,000 mu of the area completed so far.
Overall, the success of this collaboration demonstrates how technology can bring countries together to solve global challenges such as climate change. It shows that with investment in cutting-edge technologies and expertise sharing, we can create sustainable solutions that benefit everyone involved.
