Farmers along the Hexi Corridor, a major agricultural producer in northwest China's Gansu Province, no longer worry about irrigation water thanks to a newly-adopted technology.
In Hanzuo Town of Wuwei City, shallow-buried thin tubes stretch across wheat fields, precisely delivering water and fertilizer to the plants. These tubes are disposable and low-cost, and do not interfere with mechanized operations.
"It does not waste a single drop of water. It is really water-saving," said Liu Xuemei, a farmer in Hanzuo Town.
Since 2022, local authorities have been building high-standard farmlands by equipping them with water pools, reservoirs and pipelines for integration water and fertilizer delivery.
"Previously, we were nervous about irrigation. Now with this irrigation system, we are delighted to see the green wheat fields," said Liu.
This year, every mu of farmland can save 100 cubic meters of water. The water saved from the 620,000 mu of high-standard farmland in the whole Liangzhou District can irrigate another 160,000 mu of farmland.
"Correspondingly, our planting concepts, income-earning ways, operational models and industrial development have all changed," said Wang Xingpeng, Party secretary of Hanzuo Town.
Innovative irrigation technology transforms farming efficiency
