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Robots are expected to boost asparagus farming in eastern China
The arrival of robots is expected to boost asparagus farmers in Lianshui county, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province.
The county’s greenhouse asparagus industry has grown into a major part of its economy.
Local government data says its greenhouses cover more than 1,333 hectares and produce 50,000 tonnes a year.
The industry generates more than 1 billion yuan in value, and Lianshui accounts for about 30 per cent of China’s greenhouse-grown asparagus.
Much of its high-value white asparagus is sold in Japan, South Korea and Europe, where local production is expensive and shrinking.
The available information does not say what tasks the robots will perform or when they will be introduced.
Lianshui county in Jiangsu province has become a major centre for greenhouse asparagus farming.
Its greenhouses cover more than 1,333 hectares and produce 50,000 tonnes of asparagus a year.
The industry generates more than 1 billion yuan in value, according to local government data.
Lianshui produces about 30 per cent of China’s greenhouse-grown asparagus.
Much of its high-value white asparagus is exported to Japan, South Korea and Europe.
- Who
- Asparagus farmers in Lianshui county, Jiangsu province.
- What
- Robots are expected to boost asparagus farming, but the article gives no details about the robots.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Lianshui county in eastern China’s Jiangsu province.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Greenhouse area
- More than 1,333 hectares (3,294 acres)
- Annual production
- 50,000 tonnes (55,116 short tons)
- Industry value
- More than 1 billion yuan (US$150 million)
- Share of China’s greenhouse-grown asparagus
- About 30 per cent
- Export markets
- Japan, South Korea and Europe