Xinzhou Lettuce

Xinzhou Lettuce

　　Xinzhou is located in the northeastern part of Wuhan and is the largest pollution-free vegetable production base in Wuhan and even in Hubei Province. At present, it has formed a vegetable production system centered around the 100,000-mu pollution-free vegetable industrial park in Shuangliu in the southwest, along with three major vegetable production zones including Zhucheng and Liji. The perennial planting area reaches 185,000 mu, with an annual output of over 1 million tons. The main varieties include broccoli, Fu pepper, green soybeans, tomatoes, Chinese broccoli, lettuce, scallions, cowpeas, lotus roots, early spring amaranth, fresh corn, and other vegetable products (among which: broccoli, Fu pepper, green soybeans, and Chinese broccoli have entered the international market). Additionally, over 600 mu of land have been acquired to build two vegetable processing parks in Shuangliu and Zhucheng respectively. The infrastructure construction of these parks—including roads, water supply, electricity, drainage, and sewage treatment—has been largely completed. The Xinzhou District pollution-free vegetable deep-processing project aims to leverage the industrial scale and advantages of the region’s pollution-free vegetable industry. By developing high-end processing of pollution-free vegetables, it seeks to further extend the industrial chain of Xinzhou’s pollution-free vegetable production, ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products, continuously increase the added value of the industry, promote the sustainable development of the pollution-free vegetable sector, and strengthen and expand Xinzhou’s vegetable industry.