By outdoor-nature-child.com During the 31st Yangling Agricultural High-tech Fair, the Agricultural Water-Saving Technology Equipment and Technology Exhibition took place from October 25 to 29 at the Liangkao Smart Agricultural Demonstration Base in the Yangling Demonstration Zone.
This event brought together universities, government agencies, and leading enterprises in the industry to launch a pioneering field exhibition of water-saving irrigation technologies. The exhibition featured four main components: the results showcase from Northwest A&F University, a corporate product exhibition, a field demonstration, and an international promotion section. These elements integrated various new water-saving irrigation equipment, models, and achievements, fostering deep collaboration among government, industry, academia, and research.
Recently, the Yangling Demonstration Zone has been focused on tackling the pressing issues of agricultural water usage. By driving innovation through technology, the area has been exploring high-quality, water-saving agricultural development, contributing to national food security and the flourishing of efficient agricultural water-saving industries in arid regions, showcasing the “Yangling Effect.”
Thousands of experts, professors, and leaders in various fields are dedicated to research in farmland water conservancy, water-saving irrigation, and dry farming. They have established numerous efficient water-saving demonstration bases and related projects within Shaanxi Province, the northwest region, and even among SCO member states. Their efforts have addressed ecological environmental challenges on the Loess Plateau, helping to expand Shaanxi’s green landscape northward by 600 kilometers and achieving over a 10% improvement in agricultural water use efficiency in arid regions by overcoming significant theoretical and technical hurdles.
On October 26, the Yangling Agricultural Water-Saving Technology Innovation Center was officially inaugurated. Moving forward, the center will focus on enhancing agricultural water savings by implementing a “fourfold initiative.” This strategy includes organizing key technology breakthroughs in agricultural water savings, connecting research platforms with markets, attracting talents from home and abroad, and promoting the industrial application of water-saving technologies. The goal is to strengthen Yangling’s role as a leading example in the nation’s agricultural water-saving efforts, encouraging investments from businesses, social capital, and academic institutions.
The center aims to provide comprehensive agricultural water-saving solutions across different crops in arid and semi-arid areas, bridging research innovations from labs to fields. It aspires to create a new hub for agricultural water savings nationwide, enhance irrigation efficiency in arid agricultural settings, and ensure sustainable water resource development as well as national food security.
By tightening the “water-saving valve” and exploring innovative approaches to water management, Yangling has embarked on a comprehensive development path that integrates “technology + bases + products + promotion + platforms.”
Yangling is vigorously advancing the construction of efficient agricultural water-saving demonstration bases, establishing a series of water-saving demonstration parks, including the Yangling Smart Agriculture Demonstration Park, the China-U.S. Nebraska Agricultural Technology Cooperation Park, and the China-Israel Efficient Water-Saving Irrigation Cooperation Park, while a 1,000-acre automated water-saving irrigation demonstration park is currently under construction.
Dedicated to promoting water-saving agricultural technologies in arid regions, Yangling has developed integrated technical models tailored to specific agricultural types. Notably, the standardized model for preventing seepage and freezing in irrigation channels has been widely applied across regions including Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, and Xinjiang, covering over 2.4 million acres and saving an average of 500 million cubic meters of water annually.
Northwest A&F University has developed a range of core technology products such as smart water and fertilizer application devices, irrigation robots, and adjustable precision filtration systems, which have seen widespread application. The recently developed solar-powered irrigation robots are set to transform traditional flood irrigation practices, achieving over 40% water savings compared to conventional methods.
Currently, Yangling’s agricultural water-saving technological achievements are being implemented across drought and semi-arid provinces nationwide and continue to expand internationally, reaching regions in Central Asia and Africa.