Farmers operate sugar beet harvesters to quickly gather ripe beets at the sugar beet plantation of Gansu Nongken Shandan Farm in Shandan county, Zhangye, Gansu province, on Oct 11, 2024. [Photo provided to gogansu.com]

Zhangye in Gansu province has leveraged the national sugar industry technology system to implement a "triple mutual assistance" model for sugar beet industry development. This innovative approach involves collaboration between agricultural research institutes, sugar processing enterprises, and cultivation companies. As a result, 11 new sugar beet varieties have been introduced and cultivated. Consequently, the sugar beet industry has steadily progressed towards high-quality development, characterized by scale, mechanization, standardization, eco-friendliness, and sustainability.