Israeli enterprise helps fuel Neixiang agricultural development

Israeli cutting-edge technologies in agriculture will be brought to Neixiang, Nanyang, with the establishment of a China (Neixiang)-Israel agriculture demonstration park under a tripartite agreement signed by the Neixiang government, Muyuan Food and Sonic Agriculture Hi-Tech on Nov 19.

Costing 50 million yuan ($7.5 million), the 468-mu (31.2 hectares) agriculture demonstration park will become a research & development base for new crop species and technologies. It will also display high-end Israeli agricultural equipment that can control temperature, light, water, fertilizer, and gas simultaneously.

Beyond that, the demonstration park will mark off different zones for vegetable and fruit planting, production, processing, sightseeing and entertainment to integrate modern agricultural technology promotion with rural tourism and catering, and to attract urban consumers.

Sonic Agriculture Hi-Tech is a large-scale Israeli enterprise focusing on vegetable breeding and production. It not only has more than 80 varieties of pedigreed vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, but is advanced in water-saving irrigation and highly-efficient and soil-less cultivation.

Located in Qinba mountainous area, Neixiang is endowed with a favorable ecological environment and steeped in resources for modern agricultural development. The technologies brought by the two companies are set to impel the industrial upgrading of the county and contribute to the vigorous development of local high-tech agriculture.