The “Three Zero” New Technology Makes the Vegetable Industry More “Green”

In the midsummer season, Ningxia’s cold vegetables mature and are widely available for sale. Arriving at the 10000 acre cold vegetable base in Yaomo Village, Pengbao Town, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia, the pickers were busy on both sides of the road, their faces filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest. In this green “ocean”, some vegetable fields covered with insect proof nets shimmer under the sunlight, and these are the “San0” vegetables that have just started planting this year. I came here to pick vegetables from June 7th and can do so until mid October, “said Picker Deng.

This year, Yuanzhou District of Guyuan City introduced Shenzhen Baiguoyuan Group, jointly committed to the integration of “zero chemical fertilizers, zero chemical pesticides, and zero chemical hormones” high-quality vegetable production and sales with the development of “agriculture, rural areas, and farmers”, and promoting the vegetable industry to move towards green, organic, high-end, and efficient development.

The growth of crops cannot be separated from soil, fertilizer, water, and pipes, so how can the “three zeros” be achieved? Zhang Dongdong, Technical Service Director of Guyuan Three Zero Ecological Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd., introduced that the core of “Three Zero” is to use BLOF ecological harmony planting technology, start with soil analysis, scientifically judge soil status, generate scientific and practical fertilization plan data based on soil testing results and crop planting, and change soil status through “solar thermal health treatment” to make the soil more loose, healthy, and dynamic. During the planting process, mineral fertilizers, compost, and organic nitrogen fertilizers are used to replace chemical fertilizers, and beneficial microbial agents such as actinomycetes, yeast, natto bacteria, and lactic acid bacteria are used to promote crop survival and suppress pests and diseases. During the growth process of crops, measures such as temperature regulation and water regulation are adopted for control. Not only that, physical control is also an important part of achieving the “three zeros”, using yellow and blue pest control boards, sex attractants, black light lamps, etc. to attract pests and protect the healthy growth of crops.

These measures, based on plant nutrition, microbiology, and plant ecology, are designed and managed from a biological logic perspective, creating a favorable growth environment for plant roots, allowing crops to effectively absorb nutrients, and thus grow into high-quality crops with rich flavors and balanced ingredients.

At present, Pengbao Town in Yuanzhou District has planted over 2300 acres of “three zero” vegetables, including varieties such as cauliflower, spinach, and Shanghai green. The vegetable yield per acre ranges from 1 ton to 3 tons, with a retail price of 9.9 yuan per share. The output value per acre can reach around 25000 to 40000 yuan.

The unique climate advantage of Yuanzhou District and the excellent environment created by the local government for growers have made us choose this place, “said Zhang Dongdong. Yuanzhou District is located in the plain of the Qingshui River Valley, with unique natural conditions such as cold and cool climate, sufficient sunlight, large temperature difference between day and night, and green and pollution-free environment, which is very conducive to the cultivation of high-quality cold vegetables. At the same time, Yuanzhou District has a strong atmosphere of respecting business and valuing business. In terms of land, taxation, infrastructure construction, and other aspects, preferential policies are fully utilized, and taxation is implemented with “three exemptions and three reductions in half”. Supporting support is provided in infrastructure, striving to achieve common development and mutual benefit.

It is understood that Yuanzhou District plans and designs from the whole vegetable industry chain system. Four cold vegetable distribution centers, namely Yaomo, Yanglang, Wumo and Mayuan, have been built in the cold vegetable industry concentration areas of Pengbao Town and Touying Town, driving the area of large-scale pre cooling warehouses and ice making workshops in the whole district to 50000 square meters, trading greenhouses to 24000 square meters, and two vegetable sorting and packaging workshops and two foam box factories. The annual pre cooling sorting and packaging sales of various vegetables are more than 600000 tons, Connecting the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, carrying out clean vegetable processing and high-quality vegetable sales, extending the industrial chain, increasing industrial added value, achieving efficient connection between the ever-changing large market and the small-scale production of thousands of households, and promoting the transformation of cold vegetables from household by household production to large-scale and intensive production.

In recent years, Yuanzhou District has continuously promoted the expansion, improvement, and efficiency of the cold vegetable industry. This year, with the focus on the northern Qingshuihe River Valley and Chuandao District, we will layout and promote the “two towns and two belts” planting development plan, build 35 demonstration villages for the development of cold vegetable industry, consolidate and enhance the integration of the first, second, and third industries in Yaomo Vegetable, and achieve a cold vegetable planting area of 250000 acres and a production value of 2 billion yuan.

At the same time, Yuanzhou District, led by leading enterprises in agricultural high-tech demonstration, adopts green and efficient technologies such as integrated intensive seedling cultivation, drip irrigation, water and fertilizer integration, biological agent application, green pest prevention and control, and integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy to comprehensively improve the level of green development of the vegetable industry, continuously promote the upgrading of the cold and cool vegetable industry in the entire region, and continue to drive agricultural efficiency and farmers’ income growth, truly allowing farmers to increase their income in the fields of hope.