Binzhou builds fruit, vegetable factory on saline-alkali land
China DailyThe Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Demonstration Park in Zhanhua district, Binzhou, Shandong province is building a fruit and vegetable factory on the city's saline-alkali land. The park adopts the operation mode of "investor + operator + family farm" and it has launched preferential policies to attract local experienced farmers to manage and operate the park, said Chang Qinrong, manager of the park. "We provide seedlings, plants and other agricultural materials in a unified manner, and we also organize modern planting training courses for farmers and we are in charge of purchasing and marketing issues," said Chang, adding that farmers only need to pay for rent and farm expenses during harvest seasons. The park can create 110 new jobs, and produce 500 tons of fruits and vegetables with a total sales volume of 5 million yuan when it is fully put into operation, according to local officials.