Chapter 445: China's Unique Desert Agricultural Road (1/3)
The Chinese are clearly following their own path. After inspecting the desert oasis developed by Kagok, Abraham realized this clearly.
This made him a little depressed.
He is an expert in water management and water technology, and he promotes advanced water-saving irrigation technology everywhere, naturally not for charity.
I thought that by winning the order to design an irrigation pipeline network for Jiagu, we could promote Israel's supporting technical services. But now it seems that there is little hope.
"Professor, it seems to me that they are just learning and borrowing from our experience, and they are not learning enough......" said his assistant Amos unconvinced.
As a technician in a country that has turned decay into magic in the desert and created the world-famous "miracle of desert agriculture", Amos is very confident that anyone who wants to develop desert agriculture cannot ignore Israel's experience.
To put it bluntly, Israel's experience is actually based on two points: First, relying on highly developed modern science and technology, it has modernized its agricultural equipment, developed the world's most advanced irrigation technology, and improved the efficiency of water resource utilization. Second, it is necessary to readjust the structure of the planting industry and actively develop cash crops with low water consumption and high added value.
Amos does not deny that the Chinese company called Jiagu does have two brushes, at least on the first point.
For example, the potatoes, pastures, wheat and other crops he saw growing in the desert were obviously specially cultivated, and they were very resistant to drought and severe cold.
For example, the organic fertilizer they produce is of many varieties and large quantities, which can be called a miracle effect on the transformation of desert soil;
For example, the integrated irrigation control technology of water and fertilizer applied by Jiagu is planned to be combined with solar energy technology to achieve automatic monitoring and early warning, so that when the temperature is too low, it can release heat and the crops will not frost, and when the temperature is too high, it will also automatically open the valve to spray to cool down......
Whether it is biological breeding or water-saving irrigation technology, Israel is good at it. Although China is catching up, there is still a certain gap between it and similar Israeli technologies in terms of penetration rate and professionalism.
Despite his admiration for the Chinese's hard work, Amos was technically confident enough to defy Kaya.
"And, Professor, don't you think? They made the mistake of choosing to grow food crops in the desert, which our practice proves to be undesirable. Amos said, pointing to the wheat field he had just passed.
In the past, Israel also adopted the policy of developing both food crops and cash crops, but due to the constraints of harsh natural conditions, both food crops and cash crops needed to be imported in large quantities. Since then, they have actively adjusted the structure of the planting industry, vigorously cultivated and popularized vegetables, fruits, flowers, and other cash crops with low water consumption and high efficiency, and restricted and reduced wheat, corn, and other field crops with high water consumption and low efficiency, thus creating today's desert agricultural miracle.
Abraham, who had a more spicy eye, shook his head: "No, child, this is what I mean by the Chinese's own path." ”
"China is not the same as Israel. Harsh natural conditions and geopolitical conditions force us to reach our maximum potential in order to survive. Every handful of soil and every drop of water, we hope to get the maximum agricultural output, fill a little more stomach and feed a little more people, so we pursue the maximum production efficiency of the land. ”
"But the Chinese, their exploitation of the desert, is to serve the national strategy of achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural products." There is a saying that if the Chinese can support themselves, they will make the greatest contribution to the world. The development of the desert is mainly used to grow food, which is exactly in line with China's national conditions. ”
As he spoke, Abraham couldn't help but show a hint of shock: "Amos, one thing you may not know is that the Chinese plan to transform this desert into an oasis!"
"......," Amos' mouth was wide enough to fit an egg.
Before they came, they already knew that this great desert called Tengger covers an area of more than 40,000 square kilometers, which is already 60% larger than the land area of Israel.
The scale of millions of acres of desert transformation has already made him stunned, and it is crazy to transform a desert bigger than Israel into an oasis?
He didn't know that Jiagu was planning to develop the Badain Jaran Desert next door, which together is the size of four Israels.
But the news has already left Amos dumbfounded.
"The Chinese are crazy! This can't be done!" Amos muttered to himself.
But Abraham shook his head again: "No, I'm sure they can do it." Because, they found a huge freshwater reservoir under the desert!"
Although China's agriculture faces many problems: low land productivity, resource utilization, and labor productivity, slow progress in intensification and sustainable development, tensions between man and land, and environmental problems...... The accumulation of various pressures has made agricultural development face tremendous challenges.
But Abraham never doubted the ambitions of the Chinese, as evidenced by the current desert transformation project.
Abraham couldn't help but think of the entrepreneur who led this astonishing development project, Qi Zheng.
It is hard to imagine that this "young" billionaire, who can be regarded as a huge wealth in the world, would devote himself to the traditional field of agriculture.
"World-class entrepreneurs, world-class resource endowment, world-class infrastructure capabilities...... With such a combination, why is it difficult to tame a desert?"
World-class infrastructure – refers to the "Two Desert Reservoirs" built by the Chinese in the desert, which is said to be one of the world's top 10 largest reservoirs in terms of capacity.
It is impossible to hide this when it comes to designing a network of irrigation pipes. And in this regard, Amos found that he was so lacking in vocabulary," ...... It's crazy!"
Abraham said meaningfully: "So, don't underestimate the power of the 'world factory'! In fact, when I learned that there was plenty of fresh water underground, I had no doubt that the Chinese could achieve this." ”
"In the final analysis, agriculture is the use of light, temperature and water, and with these three, on the basis of industrialization, the desert can be completely improved into fertile soil. And China has such an industrialization capacity!"
On the basis of industrialization, China has a strong mobilization capacity to build a large number of dams, canals, and countless ditches, ponds, wells, and cellars, forming a farmland water conservancy network to store floods and relieve drought.
On the basis of industrialization, China has a strong industry that provides cheap plastic film and plastic water pipes, cheap fertilizers and pesticides, and cheap and suitable agricultural machinery.
On the basis of industrialization, China has a steady stream of new varieties that are resistant to stress and high yields, and new technologies have been developed one after another, and these new varieties and technologies are fully adapted to local agricultural production.
The most important thing is that on the basis of industrialization, China has high-quality farmers, fertilizers, pesticides, and agricultural machinery can be used scientifically and efficiently, and all kinds of new varieties and technologies can be promoted quickly, effectively and universally!
Abraham smiled wryly: "In fact, if we hadn't been unique in water-saving management techniques such as flow regulation and automation to provide the right amount of water for crops to irrigate at the right time, the Chinese wouldn't even need us!"
Amos, who was born in the "land of projectiles", has always been complacent about the miracle of desert agriculture created by his family, and at this moment he seems to have re-acquainted himself with China: "Is this the essence of a world power?"
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