Beautiful Phalaenopsis orchids in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu attract agricultural experts from across the country
Recently, delegates to the National Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation and Extension made a special trip to Zhenjiang to visit and inspect the Phalaenopsis production base of Chaoqun Flower Company in the Zhangshan Modern Agricultural Demonstration Park in Runzhou District. Zhang Taolin, Vice Minister of Agriculture; Huang Lixin, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor; directors of agricultural committees from all provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) across the country; and presidents (principals) of agricultural colleges and universities took part in the inspection. Xu Jinrong, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; Zhang Qingsheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; and Li Guozhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General, accompanied the inspection.
Runzhou Chaoqun Flower Company is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established in 2007, mainly engaged in the cultivation, processing, production and sales of high-grade flowers and seedlings such as Phalaenopsis, with a total investment of 40 million yuan. In recent years, the company has successively introduced the latest varieties, technologies and equipment from home and abroad, and has cultivated more than 700 Phalaenopsis varieties. More than half of its products are exported to foreign markets such as Europe, the United States and Japan, with export value exceeding 3 million US dollars, and it can achieve an annual profit of about 5 million yuan. It has also driven the development of supporting industries such as plastic cups and wood shavings used for seedling cultivation in the surrounding area, increasing farmers' incomes.
The delegates, full of interest, went deep into the Phalaenopsis cultivation greenhouses to inspect and learn about various processes such as seedling cultivation and growing. The person in charge of the demonstration park introduced that at present it produces a total of 10 million high-grade Phalaenopsis seedlings of various types, with more than 700 varieties including Chaoqun Firebird and Chaoqun Dongfanghong. While promoting Phalaenopsis production technology, it has also provided more than 300 jobs for local surplus labor. The park's modern and efficient agricultural production model has changed local traditional agricultural production concepts and has become a demonstration window for urban modern agriculture in Zhenjiang.
After listening to the relevant introductions, the inspection delegation fully affirmed Zhenjiang's work in agricultural science and technology innovation and extension.