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 like Zhuanqiao, Meilong, and Wujing, which have built bases for facility agriculture.

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Native Products

In 2010, the new agrarian land construction of the district amounted to 5,260 mu, including 3,753 mu of new facility-equipped grain fields and 1,507 mu of new facility-equipped vegetable fields. By the end of 2010, facility-equipped farm fields totaled 20,929 mu, accounting for 57.6% of the total agricultural production area of the district. The grain output in the year reached 12,800 tons, and vegetable output 96,300 tons.

Modern Breeding

In 2010, the district produced 41,900 pigs, 1,102 tons of fresh milk, and 525 tons of aquatic products.

Ecological Tourism

Taking Pujiang River woods, Suzhou Creek ecological belts and 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.

Ecological tourist attractions built and open to the public included Maqiao Agrarian Culture Park, Aquatic Culture Museum, Agricultural Park, and Xiangshuiwan Members Farm.