First Stop —— Qingyuan Science And Technology Bureau

On the morning of July 8, 2021, China-Israel Jizhi (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China-Israel Jizhi Technology") visited Qingyuan Science and Technology Bureau. The two sides conducted extensive and in-depth discussions on scientific and technological cooperation in the agricultural field.

Ms. Xixi Fu, General Manager of China-Israel Jizhi Technology, Ms. Min Li, VIP Project Director of China-Israel Jizhi Technology, and Ms. Yubing Li, Project Manager, participated in the survey. Vividly introduce ecosystem of “China-Israel Innovation Publish” and Israel agricultural technology project in stock. Director of the China-Israel International Joint Research Center for Agricultural Picking Robots, professor Xiangjun Zou from the Engineering Academy of South China Agricultural University gave an introduction on digital agriculture, agricultural robots and hybrid unmanned farm projects.

Mr. Yong Yang, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of Qingyuan Science and Technology Bureau; Mr. Shaoling Luo, Secretary of the Party Committee of Qingyuan Science and Technology Bureau and second-level investigator; Mr. Huilong Zheng, President of Qingyuan Agricultural Academy; and Ms. Lixin Lin, Chief of Rural Section of Qingyuan Science and Technology Bureau, attended the meeting. Deputy Director Yong Yang introduced Qingyuan’s industrial layout, location and transportation, and policy support. Participants introduced Qingyuan’s agricultural and technological development status and characteristics from different aspects, expressed their intention to further strengthen technological cooperation and docking, and focused on the resource advantages of both parties. Further expanded the cooperation space and fields for interaction.

Ms. Fengzhen Yang, Secretary General of Guangdong High Performance Structural Material Industry Technology Innovation Alliance and Vice President of Guangdong Juhang New Materials Research Institute; Mr. Wenjing Lan, Chairman of Qingyuan Distribution Center of Vegetable Basket Products in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area accompanied the investigation and exchanges.

Second Stop —— Guangdong Hongkong Macao Greater Bay Area Vegetable Basket Products Qingyuan Distribution Center

A delegation from China-Israel Jizhi Technology and Ms. Fengzhen Yang, deputy dean of Guangdong Juhang New Materials Research Institute, visited the Qingyuan Distribution Center of Vegetable Basket Products in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Mr. Wenjing Lan, Chairman of Qingyuan Distribution Center of Vegetable Basket Products in the Greater Bay Area, introduced the distribution center and explained deeply about the development of edible agricultural products “from the field to the table” new pattern in the Great Bay Area. The two parties also had a deeper discussion and exchanges on the willingness to jointly build the "China-Israel Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation Demonstration Base".

Qingyuan has the advantages of natural conditions, a mild climate, abundant rain, fertile land, fresh air, and rich products. It is a key grain production area in Guangdong Province, with important timber forests, water source forests and emerging sericulture, fruits, tea, sugarcane, tobacco, Chinese medicinal materials, The off-season vegetable export base is responsible for supplying grain and agricultural and sideline products for the Pearl River Delta. It is known as the "Guangzhou Vegetable Basket", "Hometown of Three Birds", and "Hometown of Fish and Rice". It has high-quality rice, pollution-free vegetables, fruits, The construction and development of high-quality poultry, edible fungi, red onion, black tea, Chinese medicinal materials and other bases have achieved remarkable results; Qingyuan chicken, Black-mane goose, Luokeng bamboo shoots, Beijiang Riverfood, Yingde black tea, Linzhongbao Ganoderma lucidum tea, Feilaixia sugar orange, Lianzhou White Tea, Crystal Pear, Dongpo Meat, Lianshan Organic Rice, Shatian Pomelo, etc. are well-known at home and abroad. The city's commonly used arable land area is 4.403 million mu (of which the basic farmland area is 3.7407 million mu), and the forest area is 15.6 million mu.

The total registered population of the city is 4.135 million, of which 2.934 million are agricultural population. In 2013, the city's total agricultural output value was 25.46 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%; the added value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery services was 16.604 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%. The per capita net income of rural residents was 9662.3 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. Last year, the sown area of crops in the city was 5.493 million mu, an increase of 177,600 mu over the same period last year. The number of live pigs slaughtered was 2,216,700, a year-on-year increase of 2%. Affected by the H7N9 avian flu, the number of poultry slaughtered was 4,854,001, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4%. The total output of aquatic products was 114,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area "Vegetable Basket" product Qingyuan Distribution Center is operated by the Great Bay Area "Vegetable Basket" Management Office, authorized by Guangdong Qintian Agriculture and Forestry Technology Development Co., Ltd. to build a convenient transportation and green pathway for the agricultural products of the "Qingyuan Farmhouse" to the sale market.

The construction of the "Vegetable Basket" project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a major livelihood project that benefits the people and businessmen. It will build a new pattern of "consulting, co-construction, co-governance, and sharing" for edible agricultural products in the Greater Bay Area from field to table. The "Vegetable Basket" project in the Greater Bay Area has played an important role in promoting the transformation and upgrading of agriculture in northern Guangdong, driving the integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary agricultural industries in northern Guangdong, and more comprehensively promoting the high-quality agricultural products of the "Qingyuan Farmhouse" brand, helping to win the battle against poverty. Important roles include structural reforms on the agricultural supply side of poverty-stricken areas, enterprise transformation and brand development, and sales of high-quality agricultural products at competitive prices.