Agricultural Structure

The district largely built an urban-oriented agriculture, featuring one zone, two wings and multiple spots. As a result, grain production was stable, cash crops were thriving and animal husbandry was under effective control.

One zone refers to the municipal modern agricultural zone in Pujiang Town. Two wings refer to the farming cultural park in Maqiao and the urban-oriented farming park in Huacao. Multiple spots refer to the fast-urbanizing towns of Zhuanqiao, Meilong and Wujing, which have built bases for facility agriculture.

Native Products

The district built 2,923 mu of facility-equipped farm fields, comprising 1,385 mu of grain fields and 1,538 mu of vegetable fields. Grain output totaled 11,200 tons, vegetable output totaled 124,900 tons, and 99.8 percent of the vegetables were tested to be up to standard.

The district established a space mutation breeding base at the Zhengyi Horticulture Farm at Pujiang Town and made successful attempts in space mutation breeding. In all, 25 varieties in nine major categories of space-bred vegetables were introduced. The district also vigorously promoted the improved autumn golden rice stock, and introduced eight agricultural industrialization projects, including the export floral base.

Modern Breeding

In the year, the district produced 37,700 pigs, 1,064 tons of fresh milk, and 830 tons of aquatic products. The district made fresh progress in developing specialty breeding. In the year, it harvested fresh pilose antler and sold 365 tails of ornamental fish. As a result, all animals and poultry raised in the district were immunized.

Ecological Tourism

In 2007, the district formed an ecological tourist industry. Taking the Pujiang River woods, the Suzhou River ecological belts and the Huangpu River water source forests as its basic framework, the ecological tourist industry highlighted the modernization and industrialization of agriculture and forestry and featured the ecological model villages and national model towns for environmental beauty. The Maqiao farming cultural garden also made progress in its construction. In all, the district established seven vegetable farms and tree seedling bases, and created eight ecological model villages and six national model towns for environmental beauty.