There is a market for growing vegetables in the docking university restaurant of Linyi Agricultural Base in Shandong Province.

Fangcheng Town, Lanshan District, Linyi City, Shandong Province has an agricultural production base dominated by vegetable planting. After passing the inspection, the vegetables picked here are not sold to the market, but directly sent to 6 university restaurants in Linyi City by special vehicles. "From picking to entering the university cafeteria, it can be completed in less than three hours." Qiao Ziqing, the office director of this base, said.

This is an agricultural school docking base. The investor is an enterprise in Beijing. In 2013, 1300 mu of cultivated land in 3 villages of Fangcheng Town was transferred to establish an agricultural development company. The company early to vegetable production, later gradually expanded to livestock, aquaculture. Agricultural experts from Linyi University provide technical support for the cultivation of the base, and the products are directly sent to 6 university restaurants in Linyi City.

Qiao Ziqing said that there are both greenhouses and open-air vegetables in the base to ensure continuous supply throughout the year. The varieties are mainly mainland vegetables, and planting regulations are formulated for each variety according to green food standards; organic fertilizer and microbial fertilizer are mainly used, and biological pest control is mainly used. Each batch of vegetables after picking should be tested, qualified before entering the campus.

At present, the vegetable planting area of this base has grown to 230 mu, providing vegetable supply for about 10,000 college students every day. The base delivers dishes to the university dining hall once a day in the morning and afternoon, and the price is determined according to the price of ordinary vegetables in the market on that day. "Although we grow according to green standards, what is sent to the campus is the price of ordinary vegetables. From another perspective, the base planting has a plan, the market is guaranteed, and the planting risk is reduced." Qiao Ziqing said.

Qiao Ziqing said that there are more than 80,000 college students in Linyi City. After the completion of the construction of 1300 mu of land transferred by the base, more than 1000 mu of vegetables can be planted, which can provide vegetables for 40,000 college students, far from meeting the needs of college students 'restaurants in Linyi City.

This is why this agricultural school docking base was built in Fangcheng Town. Of the 100,000 mu of cultivated land in Fangcheng Town, there are 30,000 mu of melons and vegetables. Farmers have the tradition and technology of vegetable planting. "The technology, mode and green vegetables produced by the docking base of agricultural schools have a demonstration effect on the surrounding farmers." Fangcheng Town Agriculture Office Deputy Director Xiang Tingfeng said. The long-term development goal of the base is to sign planting agreements with surrounding farmers, farmers produce according to the requirements of the base completely, and the vegetables produced pass the inspection and enter the direct transmission channel of agricultural schools. "This will meet the needs of university restaurants and increase farmers 'income." Xiang Tingfeng said.