Henan Nanyang vegetable farmer puts down roots in the land to grow good vegetables

At the Jinfengyuan Vegetable Planting Professional Cooperative in Fangying Village, Wangcun Township, Wolong District, Nanyang City, 56-year-old farmer Zhang Jun is working in the fields.

“I came to Fangying Village in 2012 to contract land for vegetable cultivation. So far I have invested nearly 10 million yuan and built more than 200 greenhouses, covering a total of more than 200 mu. There are two crops a year, in spring and autumn, mainly growing more than 20 varieties including bitter melon, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.”

Zhang Jun is Zhang Qi's fifth uncle, a true Henan farmer. After learning that his nephew wanted to expand into large-scale planting, he agreed without a second thought and put down roots in these fields, running the operation, managing cultivation, and working the land himself during the busy farming seasons.

“We only apply farmyard manure, no pesticides. The greenhouses are fitted with insect-proof nets, and we weed by hand.” When Zhang Jun talks about farming, his pride is plain to see.