Technology breathes new life into Quzhou chenpi industry

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-11-20 At the Quzhou Liuwei Future Agricultural Industrial Park in Kecheng district, Quzhou, Zhejiang province, workers are skillfully using modern tools to extract tangerine peels. This year, Zhejiang Zaochun Agricultural Development Co established a 6,000-square-meter processing workshop, providing an ideal space for the standardized production of chenpi. A piece of equipment automatically selects the highest-quality tangerines at Zhejiang Zaochun Agricultural Development Co. "With our new drying equipment, we ensure an environmentally-friendly and clean process, guaranteeing product quality," said Xu Xiaoqiang, chairman of Zhejiang Zaochun Agricultural Development Co. To upgrade the aging process, the company built a 9,333-square-meter digital factory in collaboration with universities, equipped with temperature control, dehumidification, ventilation, and acid removal systems, ensuring effective aging through big data monitoring. The Quzhou chenpi product from Zhejiang Zaochun Agricultural Development Co recently won a gold medal at the Zhejiang Agriculture Expo.