Facility agriculture: How to view, how to develop

When it comes to facility agriculture, it can be described as the biggest dark horse this year! In particular, the heavy ink on Document one, 2023. In addition, facility agriculture plays a vital role in food security, food diversification, agricultural modernization, and farmer income increase, so facility agriculture has become the darling of policy.

Facility agriculture, so will the future go left or right?

First, what are the problems encountered by facility agriculture

Facility agriculture is a form of agriculture that uses advanced equipment and technical means to improve the agricultural production environment and improve the quality and output of agricultural products. It provides a suitable growing environment for crops through the construction of greenhouses, greenhouses, water and fertilizer integration systems, so as to achieve large-scale, refined and efficient agricultural production. However, facility agriculture also faces some problems.

First of all, facility agriculture requires a lot of investment.

The construction of greenhouses, greenhouses and other facilities requires a lot of money, and facility agriculture also needs to buy advanced equipment and technology, which require huge investment. For some farmers, financial pressure is a major problem for them to engage in facility farming.

Secondly, facility agriculture has a large demand for energy.

Greenhouses, greenhouses and other facilities need to maintain a certain temperature and humidity, which requires a large amount of energy supply. At present, most facility agriculture still relies on traditional energy sources, such as coal and oil, which has caused some pollution to the environment. Therefore, facility agriculture needs to find cleaner and more sustainable ways to supply energy.

Third, the management and technical requirements of facility agriculture are higher.

Facility agriculture requires farmers to have certain professional knowledge and skills, including the construction, management and maintenance of facilities. At the same time, facility agriculture also requires farmers to master advanced planting technology and management methods to ensure the growth and yield of crops. However, at present, farmers in rural areas generally lack relevant knowledge and skills, which brings certain difficulties to the promotion and development of facility agriculture.

Fourth, facility agriculture faces market risks.

The investment cycle of facility agriculture is long, and once the market demand changes or the price of agricultural products fluctuates greatly, the investment return cycle may be prolonged or the loss may be caused. In addition, the agricultural products of facility agriculture often have higher prices, and consumers may choose other alternatives for price-sensitive agricultural products, which also brings certain market risks to facility agriculture.

Second, break through the bottleneck and methods

1) Technical bottleneck

Facility agriculture needs to rely on advanced technical means to improve the yield and quality of crops. However, at present, the technology of facility agriculture is still relatively backward and cannot meet the needs of agricultural production. For example, the application of automation and intelligent technologies in facility agriculture is still not widespread enough, resulting in low production efficiency.

2) Financial bottleneck

Facility agriculture requires a large amount of capital investment, including facility construction, equipment purchase, seeds and fertilizer costs. However, due to the long investment return cycle of facility agriculture, many investors hesitate to invest in facility agriculture, resulting in a shortage of funds.

To overcome these bottlenecks, facility agriculture can take the following steps:

1) Strengthen scientific and technological innovation

Facility agriculture needs to strengthen scientific and technological innovation, introduce advanced agricultural technology and equipment, and improve production efficiency and quality. For example, automation and intelligent technology can be introduced to achieve fine management of facility agriculture and improve crop yield and quality.

2) Government support

The government can increase its support for facility agriculture, provide financial subsidies and preferential tax policies, and attract more investors to enter the field of facility agriculture. At the same time, the government can also strengthen land management, rationally plan land resources, and provide more land supply for facility agriculture.

3) Strengthen cooperation and exchanges

Facility agriculture can cooperate with agricultural research institutions, universities and enterprises to share resources and technologies to promote the development of facility agriculture. At the same time, facility agriculture can also strengthen cooperation with agricultural product processing enterprises and sales channels to improve the added value and market competitiveness of agricultural products.

Three major development trends

When it comes to trends in facility farming, here are some notable aspects:

1) Automation and intelligence

Intelligent production refers to the automation, information and iot management of production equipment operation control, environmental parameter monitoring, production material and quantity management and labor management through computer planting production management system on the basis of realizing logistics production.

Further, it is from the development of equipment to automation, automation is on the basis of equipment production, to achieve unassisted automated operations, and the work completed by equipment is a line.

2) Hydroponics and climate control

Hydroponics is a method of growing crops without soil by soaking plant roots in a nutrient solution. Climate control systems can regulate factors such as temperature, humidity, and CO2 concentration to create the most suitable environment for plant growth.

3) Sustainability and environmental protection

Facility agriculture advocates photosynthesis and pollution-free planting technology, so in the context of the development of green agriculture, green agriculture, organic agriculture, and pollution-free vegetables will get considerable development in the field of facility agriculture.