Smart agriculture provides solutions for BRI countries

Foreign participants in the ongoing Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting said they look forward to cooperation with Shaanxi province in agriculture, eyeing the potential that technological advances and facilitation of logistics can offer to countries taking part in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.

At an international kiwifruit park in the Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Industry Demonstration Zone in Shaanxi, the kiwi vines are laden with smooth, plump and green fruit, their branches bending under the weight.

A pre-ripening storage facility intelligently regulates temperature, humidity and the concentration of ethylene — which promotes growth and stress resistance in plants — thereby initiating a "pre-ripening program" as soon as the kiwifruits are stored. This ensures that consumers can enjoy ready-to-eat fruit with a 15-day optimal flavor window upon unboxing, according to Gao Zhixiong, general manager of the park.