Smart greenhouses boost yields

titive in the marketplace."

Peppers grown in the village are sold in markets overseas, such as Russia, Kazakhstan and Singapore.

The vegetable business has encouraged hundreds of young people to return to the village to start their own businesses, according to Li Xinsheng, Party secretary of the village.

"The young people are more creative, and they are not only quick to master how to use technologies to grow vegetables, but are also good at marketing." he said.

Visitors browse vegetables at an exhibition center in Shouguang, Shandong province. LIANG BEN/FOR CHINA DAILY

Like Dongzhenguan, which focuses on peppers, many villages in Shouguang have cultivated their own focus on greenhouse produce, such as tomatoes, celery and cucumbers, making fresh vegetables available the whole year.

At Qiantuan village, which is known as a home of tomatoes for its rich varieties and quality produce, spacious greenhouses equipped with smart systems provide good opportunities for young people to start businesses.

Hu Zengxin, 34, and his wife have built five high-quality greenhouses in the past five years. In addition to two older ones built by Hu's parents, the couple now manage seven greenhouses, covering 3 hectares in total.

In the busiest season, they employ two workers to help them pick the tomatoes, but most of the time they are able to tend the greenhouses on their own, thanks to the automated devices fitted in their greenhouses.

Shouguang has formed a complete vegetable industry chain, covering seed research and development, seedling cultivation, planting management, processing and marketing, which provides more jobs for young people.

It has also independently developed and cultivated 160 varieties of vegetable seeds, and the city is able to cultivate 1.8 billion seedlings each year, generating total revenue of 1 billion yuan so far.

（China Daily）

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