Recently, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, arrived in Dubai as an important guest to participate in the Third International Vision Conference (NEXT SUMMIT). In between the events, Mr. Ban Ki-moon also made a special visit to a Chinese private enterprise in Dubai. So which Chinese private enterprise can have this honor and win the favor of this heavy guest? What kind of charm does this Chinese private enterprise have that makes the former Secretary-General of the United Nations praise "remarkable". Let's unravel the mystery.
Former UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid a special visit to a Chinese farm in the desert on the outskirts of Dubai, Wen Chao Green Farm. The farm is part of the Dubai Wenchao Group and is the largest, most advanced and largest chinese vegetable growing base in Dubai.
Sun Jian province welcomed Ban Ki-moon's arrival
Wenzhou native Sun Jiansheng is the founder of this desert farm and the chairman of Wenchao Group. After coming to Dubai for more than ten years, he has not only single-handedly built this farm, but also built a retail empire of Chinese goods in Dubai. Its Wenzhou supermarket has long been famous in the Chinese circle in Dubai, and every Chinese who comes to Dubai will inevitably have to go to Wenzhou supermarket to pay respects to the "pier" and relieve homesickness.
Wenchao Green Farm is part of the retail empire of Wenchao Group and the most prominent Chinese light. In the desert with nothing, a 130-acre farm oasis has been erected from the ground, and it is already amazing to grow more than 40 kinds of Chinese vegetables, and the planting methods without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides are even more jaw-dropping. No wonder even Mr. Ban Ki-moon was so interested in it that he came to see for himself.
Ban Ki-moon visits a Chinese farm in Dubai
Mr. Ban Ki-moon first expressed concern about the vegetable cultivation of Wen Chao Farm, how to fertilize vegetables in such a barren desert? How to weed? How to irrigate? How are vegetables sold? and other issues raise questions. Sun Jiansheng, a native of Wenzhou, gave an answer one by one.
Desert vegetables, the most difficult is the land, for a long time the farm continues to use cow dung, chicken manure, camel manure and other organic fertilizer mixed sand nourishment, over time to improve the soil, sand has also become a fertile field, without any chemical fertilizer, can also grow high-quality vegetables. At the same time, in order to ensure the pure nature of vegetables, Wenchao Farm insists on using high-cost manual weeding, and dozens of workers do nothing else every day, squatting in the field and using a knife to do weeding work. The water source is dug ten feet into the ground and irrigated with clean fresh water from the ground. Let every vegetable have natural and healthy organic qualities.
Based on the excellent quality, the vegetables of Wenchao Green Farm have been in short supply, in addition to being sold in their own supermarket retail stores, they are also supplied to the kitchens of major Chinese companies in Dubai. Passing on freshness, health and deliciousness to every Chinese in Dubai is also the original intention of Sun Jian province to establish Wenchao Green Farm.
Ban Ki-moon observes Chinese eggplant grown on farms
Mr. Ban Ki-moon also expressed concern about the living and working environment of the staff of Wenchao Green Farm. Asked where they came from? How are working hours arranged? Where do you live? Health and other issues. Sun Jian also made an answer.
While Chinese bringing chinese vegetable cultivation techniques, foreigners who have long since adapted to the local climate are the real implementers of desert oasis transformation. The more than 40 farm workers, mostly from India, Nepal and Pakistan, work 8 hours a day. To avoid the heat of the climate causing harm to their bodies, the farm works in two shifts to avoid the hottest hours of midday. In order to facilitate the lives of workers, workers' dormitories have been specially built on the farm, and facilities such as air conditioning, televisions and kitchen utensils have been installed so that workers can enjoy life after work. At the same time, the farm also purchased medical insurance for each worker, so that they had no worries about their health.
Mr. Ban Ki-moon shook hands and spoke cordially with the farm staff, showing respect for their hard work and showing the care of this former important UNITED Nations official for the spirit of humanity. Sun Jiansheng said that the company's employees are the company's most core wealth, and the honesty and simplicity of foreign employees on the farm are also values that the company has always respected. To make them happy in the warm and happy life is the commitment to them.
Ban Ki-moon tastes freshly picked vegetables at a Chinese farm in Dubai
In order to show the beauty of WenChao Green Farm vegetables, the farm staff specially picked fresh vegetables such as kale, cabbage, white radish eggplant and cooked a perfect vegetarian "feast" for Mr. Ban Ki-moon and his party. Both Mr. Ban Ki-moon and his wife praised the deliciousness of the dishes. He said that the freshest vegetables that can be eaten every day take 3 to 4 days from field picking to the table, and today I actually ate fresh vegetables that were picked from the field and immediately imported, which was particularly delicious and especially satisfying.
Ban Ki-moon took a group photo with Sun Jian
At the end of the visit, Mr. Ban Ki-moon expressed his high praise for Wen Chao Green Farm, which is a great thing to create an oasis through hard work in the barren desert.
Ban Ki-moon took a group photo with the farm staff
Sun Jian said that Dubai is home to 300,000 Chinese, as well as millions of East and Southeast Asians who love Asian vegetables. In Dubai, a diverse city, Wen Chao not only serves Chinese, but also serves people of different nationalities around the world, providing perfect Asian vegetables and assured food.
As part of WenChao Group, Wenchao Green Farm spent 20 million yuan to build, further improving the ingredients for the Chinese table in Dubai. In the retail empire of Wenchao Group, it also has industrial chains such as Chinese supermarkets, Asian supermarkets, supermarket e-commerce platforms, and cultural tea rooms. The new Asian supermarket brand Wemart created by it has brought the Hema fresh model to Dubai, combining supermarket shopping and food court, and completing the subversion of the Dubai supermarket format.
Wen Chao's new upgraded supermarket brand Wemart
Nowadays, the eight words of "people in Dubai, eating in Wenchao" have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Dubai, and the name Wenchao has gradually become a new trend in the life of Chinese and Asians in Dubai.