Advanced tech transforms tomato industry in China

Advanced technology is being adopted to help the tomato industry flourish in the Yanqi County of northwest China region, with the improved farming and processing procedures enhancing efficiency, lowering costs and ensuring better quality.

With long hours of sunlight and large diurnal temperature variations, northwest China region has optimal conditions for tomato cultivation. The region ranks among the world’s top three centers for tomato processing, while tomato sauce exports from Xinjiang make up 70 percent of China’s total. Local farmers note how smart technology is helping to almost instantaneously complete this otherwise rigorous process.