Shouguang, Shandong Province： The national ＂vegetable basket＂ turned to increase production and improve quality, from growing vegetables to ＂planting technology＂

　　[Magnificent 70 Years, Struggle for a New Era]

　　Thirty years ago, a "green revolution" led by a warm vegetable greenhouse in winter was launched from Shouguang, Shandong Province, which solved the problem of single vegetable species in winter in northern China. Thirty years later, Shouguang’s greenhouse vegetable area has grown to 600,000 mu, with an annual output of 4.5 million tons of vegetables. In 2018, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in the city reached 20,627 yuan. The vegetable industry has enabled farmers to embark on the road of increasing income and getting rich.

　　Over the past 30 years, Shouguang has become a "vegetable basket" for the people of the whole country, and has developed a "six-in-one" modern agricultural industrialization "Shouguang Model" with market orientation, safety as the bottom line, science and technology as the driving force, brand as the guide, standardized production as the starting point and organized development as the path.

　　Increasing production turns to improving quality from growing vegetables to "planting technology"

　　Walking into the seventh-generation greenhouse displayed in Shouguang modern agricultural high-tech integration demonstration zone, the perfect integration of hanging tomato cultivation, rotating flower cultivation and modern fish pond makes people feel as if they are in a pure natural beauty. So, how to realize the "aquaponics" in a greenhouse?

　　"We regard the water in the fish pond as ‘ Nutrient solution ’ For vegetables, water ‘ Fertilizer ’ After being absorbed, it flows back to the fish pond, thus realizing the virtuous cycle symbiosis of fish and vegetables. " Wu Xuewen, project manager of Greer Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that the greenhouse is also equipped with two-layer insulation system, automatic environmental control system, intelligent greenhouse control system and other facilities and equipment, so that crops are less affected by the external climate and provide an optimal growth environment for crops.

　　As a centralized display platform for new varieties, new technologies, new models, new equipment and new sales formats of Shouguang vegetables, the modern agricultural high-tech integrated demonstration zone has received more than 62,000 people to visit and study during the opening time of the park in the past year. From the first generation of winter-warm greenhouses to the seventh generation of greenhouses today, Shouguang has embarked on the development road from increasing production to improving quality from growing vegetables to "planting technology".

　　In 1989, Wang Leyi, secretary of the Party branch of Sanyuanzhu Village, Sunjiaji Street, Shouguang, invited Han Yongshan, a skilled person, from Wafangdian, Dalian, Liaoning Province, and led 16 other villagers to build a winter-warm vegetable greenhouse. A few months later, cucumbers in 17 greenhouses were robbed by high prices, and 17 "double-million households" appeared in Sanyuanzhu Village at once. In the second year, with the promotion of Wang Boxiang, then secretary of Shouguang County Party Committee, Shouguang built 5,130 greenhouses, and only one greenhouse vegetable production increased the county’s income by more than 60 million yuan.

　　Nowadays, many vegetable greenhouses in Sanyuanzhu Village have developed to the fifth and sixth generations, which are easy to operate, watering, ventilation and lighting can be controlled on the mobile phone, and they are full of intelligence. More importantly, vegetables are sold with labels. Scanning its "electronic identity" with a mobile phone can show farmers, fertilizers, planting conditions and other information.

　　"Every day, we transport the vegetables to the cooperative, and after sampling and inspection, we can post the QR code before loading them to all parts of the country. With the QR code traceability function, you can sell 2 cents more per catty of vegetables and earn more than 20,000 yuan a year on average, which not only allows everyone to eat safe dishes, but also increases our income. " Cong Wang, a villager from Sanyuanzhu Village, said.

　　In recent years, Sanyuan Zhucun has taken the road of high-quality development, and "Leyi" brand vegetables have not only enriched the domestic market, but also exported to European and American countries.

　　The development of the whole industrial chain realizes "buy the whole country and sell the whole country"

　　From two o’clock to five o’clock in the morning, when most people are still asleep, Shouguang Agricultural Products Logistics Park is a busy scene. Vehicles such as trucks, agricultural tricycles and small trucks come in and out from here, and the trading hall is crowded and lively.

　　"Most local farmers in Shouguang started picking vegetables in the middle of the night and sent them to the logistics park for trading at 2 am. Foreign dishes from Shanghai, Fujian and other provinces started trading at 5 am and were sent to more than 20 provinces across the country." Liu Binyu, deputy general manager of Shouguang Dili Agricultural Products Logistics Park Co., Ltd. introduced that today, the daily transaction volume of the logistics park can reach nearly 10,000 tons, and the daily transaction volume exceeds 30 million yuan.

　　The predecessor of Agricultural Products Logistics Park is the old vegetable wholesale market in Jiuxiang Village, Shengcheng Street. As early as 20 years ago, it was famous all over the country. In particular, the slogan "In Shouguang, there is no dish that can’t be bought, and there is no dish that can’t be sold" has attracted the attention of many vegetable farmers and distributors all over the country.

　　In 1998, after seeing the news of Shouguang on TV, Ji Zhennan, who lives in Heilongjiang, resolutely came to Shouguang vegetable wholesale market, starting from loading cars and watching cars for others, and becoming a business manager. Later, relying on his accumulated experience and contacts for many years, he founded his own fruit and vegetable company, mainly dealing in cauliflower, lotus root and cabbage. The business grew bigger and bigger, with a daily turnover of nearly 2 million yuan.

　　Recalling his own entrepreneurial process, Ji Zhennan was also very emotional: "In the old market, there were often cases of credit. In 2009, after the completion of the logistics park, the one-card settlement system was adopted, and cash was not needed, which reduced our labor costs and was very convenient. "

　　Today’s logistics parks not only realize the "buy and sell the whole country" of vegetables, but also make Shouguang vegetables develop from R&D, production to logistics and sales. Moreover, the "China Shouguang Vegetable Index" jointly developed by logistics parks and experts has become a barometer and vane of vegetable prices and trading trends in China. Shouguang has therefore become the center of vegetable distribution, information exchange and price formation in China.

　　Reproducible and scalable quality standards for promoting agriculture go first.

　　"At present, about 3,000 mu of greenhouses have been planted in the park, which will directly drive more than 12,000 poor households to increase their income and get rid of poverty. Farmers can not only get land rent and dividends from cooperatives, but also achieve employment at home. " Li Sheng, the chairman of Shandong Shouguang Lusheng Agricultural Group, introduced the vegetable industry precision poverty alleviation demonstration park built by the group in Yudu County, Jiangxi Province, a national poverty-stricken county. This modern park has brought multiple dividends to the surrounding farmers.

　　In recent years, driven by Shouguang’s leading local agricultural enterprises, Shouguang’s vegetable planting technology and mode are being accelerated to all parts of the country, and there are more than 200 agricultural parks that have been built and will be started soon.

　　Over the past 30 years, Shouguang people, while doing a good job in the development of their own vegetable industry, have continuously pushed Shouguang vegetable technology, talents, standards and problem-solving solutions to the whole country, driving farmers across the country to increase their income and become rich. Today, Shouguang has more than 8,000 agricultural technicians to build agricultural parks or guide vegetable production in 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities all the year round.

　　However, due to the different technology and personal experience of enterprises, there have been some quality differences in the promotion process. However, in July 2018, with the National Vegetable Quality Standards Center landing in Shouguang, this problem was solved.

　　In less than a year, relying on the development advantages, successful experience and innovation potential of Shouguang vegetable industry, the National Vegetable Quality Standards Center not only drew up the whole industrial chain standards for tomatoes and cucumbers in solar greenhouses, but also took the lead in promoting the "six unifications" standardized management of unified agricultural materials, unified technology, unified management, unified testing, unified brand and unified sales in 18 newly-built key parks in the city, creating a model for the popularization and application of standards.

　　Entering Tian Jin Ryu Demonstration Park, one of the 18 parks, the advanced facilities and equipment are eye-catching: large-scale water and fertilizer integrated machine, multifunctional plant protection machine and intelligent temperature control realize intelligent management through the Internet of Things, which can save more than 60 labors per mu of vegetables every year, save more than 40% of water, improve the fertilizer utilization rate by 50%, and make every greenhouse and park a "green workshop" and a "green factory". These demonstration parks provide replicable and scalable experience models for accelerating the popularization and application of vegetable quality standards in the whole country and promoting the high-quality development of vegetable industry.

　　Standing at a new starting point, Shouguang has always adhered to the world vision and national orientation, focusing on production standardization, agricultural parks, vegetable brands, farmers’ professionalization, rural livability and equalization of public services, and constantly endowed the "Shouguang Model" with new connotations of the times, contributing to the creation of the "Qilu Model" for rural revitalization.