国内英语资讯:Across China: Tech-loaded greenhouses in Gobi boost profit for farmers
<p><span word="LANZHOU">LANZHOU</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 16 -- <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shahe">Shahe</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waterless">waterless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="desolated">desolated</span> <span word="Gobi">Gobi</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="barren">barren</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>," <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="Lide">Lide</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="villager">villager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shahe">Shahe</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plumber">plumber</span>, <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>-<span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wasteland">wasteland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daydream">daydream</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>," <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2009, <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jiuquan">Jiuquan</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Shahe">Shahe</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>, <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="greenhouses">greenhouses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="fungi">fungi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span>.</p><p><span word="Farming">Farming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gobi">Gobi</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="accumulate">accumulate</span> <span word="nutrients">nutrients</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gobi">Gobi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="pests">pests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="greenhouses">greenhouses</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="around">around</span> 800 <span word="hectares">hectares</span>; <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chilies">chilies</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="greenhouses">greenhouses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="soilless">soilless</span> <span word="cultivation">cultivation</span>, <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fertilization">fertilization</span> <span word="controls">controls</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="controls">controls</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Greenhouse">Greenhouse</span> <span word="Manager">Manager</span>," <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greenhouses">greenhouses</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p>
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