Gansu apple farmers ditch weather worries with anti-hail nets
By Hu Yumeng and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2026-04-23 17:07
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As the farming season gathers pace, the township is accelerating the installation of anti-hail nets.
"In the past, hail damage often resulted in poor fruit quality and heavy losses," said Fu Dandan, a farmer who manages about 10 mu of orchards. "During the rainy season, we used to worry every day about hail ruining a year's work."
This year, the town government secured funding and introduced supportive policies to invest 1.2 million yuan to build anti-hail nets across a 200-mu contiguous orchard in Youjia village, marking a shift from weather-dependent farming to technology-based risk management.
