Shanghai is known as the city of the bizarre, but few people know that it is also the place to be for strawberries. In fact, the Qingpu district in Shanghai was elected as 'the village of Chinese strawberries' in 1997," explains Mr. Tang. "Strawberries have been cultivated in Baipeng village for over 30 years. The strawberries here are mellow and full, they have an excellent, sweet and rich taste. They are much loved by the consumers. With the guidance and the support of the government of Baipeng village, the local strawberry industry has gradually grown into a distinguished and leading agricultural industry. Not only has it become one of the characteristic agricultural zones, with an emphasis on development, but it has also become the main economy for many local farmers. This is also the original reason why we chose Baipeng village for the construction of a strawberry demonstration cultivation base."
"At present, the Baipeng village has more than 2900 farmers who engage in strawberry cultivation. The cultivation surface is fixed at 433 hectares, of which 246 hectares is reserved for strawberry breeding. The yearly production volume is around 9100 tons, spread over 15 villages. Like many leading enterprises in the strawberry production, Baipeng strawberry orchard has modelled quite a few well-known strawberry brands, some of which are Zhaodunqiao, Jinping and Qiangsheng. In the supermarkets and fruit markets of the Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai area, our strawberries sell very well."
"Starting from next week, our strawberries go on sale. The supply period will last until mid-May next year. At the end of the season, in March and April, some special events will be held at Baipeng village in honour of the strawberries. The most famous among these events is the Baipeng strawberry feast, which is already nearing its eighth edition. Everyone is more than welcome to join us when the time comes."
For more information about Baipeng strawberries
Mr. Tang
Shanghai Meishu Agricultural Investments Co., Ltd.
Yan Weizhong
Shanghai Agricultural Technology Promotion Service Centre
Telephone: +86 136 2193 2346
Email: [email protected]
Address of the Baipeng Strawberry Demonstrative Orchard: Shengli road 188, Baipeng Village, Qingpu District, Shanghai City, China
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