Modern facility-based agriculture: a new model of efficient and sustainable modern agriculture

modernityfacility-based agriculture, as an important part of modern agriculture, is gradually changing the traditional way of agricultural production. It is a modern agricultural method of efficient crop production using advanced engineering and technological means under relatively controllable environmental conditions. With the continued promotion of the national rural revitalization strategy, modern facility-based agriculture has risen to the level of national strategy, becoming an important means of promoting agricultural modernization and improving the efficiency and quality of agricultural production.

In recent years, with the continued promotion of the national rural revitalization strategy, modern facility agriculture has also gradually risen to the national strategy, 2023, in order to accelerate the development of modern facility agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other four ministries and commissions jointly formulated and released the "National Modern Facility Agriculture Construction Plan (2023-2030)", which points out the direction of the development of modern facility agriculture in the next few years.

Modern facility-based agriculture covers a wide range of areas, including facility-based cultivation, facility-based breeding and facility-based edible fungi. Through the use of modern agricultural engineering and mechanical technology, facility agriculture is able to provide relatively controllable or even optimal environmental conditions for crop production, such as temperature, humidity, light, water, fertilizer and gas. This mode of production frees traditional agriculture from its dependence on the natural environment and realizes efficient production, while at the same time solving the problem of our country's scarcity of land and population, which constrains sustainable development.

The advantages of modern facility agriculture are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

First, it significantly improves the efficiency and quality of agricultural production. Through scientific and technological means, such as greenhouse agriculture, aquaculture and precision agriculture, facility-based agriculture has been able to significantly increase production and meet the pressures of population growth and food demand. At the same time, it optimizes the growing environment, reduces the incidence of pests and diseases, and improves the quality and safety of food.

Secondly, modern facility-based agriculture helps to ensure food security. As urbanization accelerates and land resources diminish, it is difficult for traditional agriculture to meet people's demand for food. Facility-based agriculture, however, ensures the quality and safety of agricultural products by providing a controlled production environment.

Furthermore, modern facility-based agriculture promotes farmers' income and rural economic development. It provides more employment opportunities and drives farmers to increase their income. At the same time, through technical training and the promotion of agricultural science and technology, farmers can learn new agricultural techniques and improve their quality and production capacity. In addition, facility-based agriculture has led to the development of related industries, forming a virtuous circle in the rural economy.

However, the development of modern facility-based agriculture faces a number of challenges. High costs and investment challenges are among them. The initial investment in modern facility-based agriculture is high, including the construction of greenhouses, purchase of equipment and introduction of advanced technology. This discourages some farmers. Therefore, governments and enterprises need to encourage farmers to join facility agriculture by providing loans and subsidies.

In addition, the issue of technology standardization and training is a key constraint to the development of modern facility-based agriculture. Facility agriculture requires certain specialized knowledge and skills, and some farmers may lack relevant training and guidance. Therefore, the establishment of technical standards and the strengthening of training to help farmers better grasp the technical and management points of facility agriculture are key to the promotion of modern facility agriculture.

In addition, environmental and resource constraints as well as market risks are challenges that modern facility-based agriculture needs to face. How to reduce the impact on the environment and realize sustainable development while ensuring yield is an important issue that facility agriculture needs to address. At the same time, how to reduce market risks and improve the market competitiveness of agricultural products is also one of the challenges that facility agriculture needs to face.

Nevertheless, modern facility agriculture still has broad prospects for development. By promoting scientific and technological innovation activities, such as the manufacture of facilities and agricultural equipment and the collaborative research of specialized varieties, it is possible to accelerate the research and development of a number of technologies and equipment that are compatible with the development of modern facilities and agriculture, and to resolve the key and outstanding problems that constrain the development of modern facilities and agriculture. At the same time, by strengthening policy promotion, aggregating resource elements, stimulating market vitality and other measures, we can promote the rapid development of facility agriculture and improve the overall quality and competitiveness of agriculture.

In summary, modern facility-based agriculture hasRing control system,Planting modelThe addition of a new model of efficient and sustainable modern agriculture is gradually changing the traditional mode of agricultural production. It can not only improve the efficiency and quality of agricultural production, ensure food safety, and promote farmers' income and rural economic development, but also reduce dependence on natural resources and promote sustainable agricultural development. Despite some challenges, modern facility-based agriculture still has broad prospects for development and great potential.