This event has become a vivid showcase of the "collaborative prosperity" under the Yangtze River Delta integration. How many agricultural innovation landmarks can a cross-province marathon route connect? On November 16, the Chengye Construction·2025 Pinghu-Jinshan Half Marathon kicked off in Pinghu Agricultural Economic Development Zone (Guangchen Town). Nearly 3,000 runners traversed not just a cross-province route linking Zhejiang’s Pinghu and Shanghai’s Jinshan, but also an "industrial inspection route" cutting through the agricultural technology frontier of the Yangtze River Delta.

Starting from Zhejiang’s first agricultural economic development zone, the runners stepped onto fertile ground for new agricultural productivity nurtured by regional collaboration. Mujing Ecological Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., founded in 2021, is an ecological R&D and application enterprise extending from Shanghai—a prime example of resource complementarity in the delta. Founder and General Manager Wang Fengyi noted that while the core R&D and sales teams remain in Shanghai, he frequently shuttles between the "twin cities." Leveraging Pinghu’s location and agricultural resources, the company established its largest cultivation base there, producing "planting mats" (active submerged turf) for aquatic ecosystem restoration in Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu.

Zhejiang Houji Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. relocated its core team from Shanghai to Pinghu in 2023. As a BOE-backed smart agriculture subsidiary, it provides digital farming solutions. Director Zhang Sha revealed that beyond supplying hydroponic vegetables to B2B clients, their software and smart equipment—used in 40+ factories—cut labor by 30% and boosted yields over 20% via AI-controlled environments. The system’s 20+ billion data points are also packaged into tradable products on Shanghai Data Exchange. Their "common prosperity greenhouse model," piloted in Shantang Village 3km away, is projected to add 300,000+ yuan in collective income and create 6–8 long-term jobs.

Meanwhile, Jiaxing Jiamei Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., led by China Agricultural University PhD Yin Shuping, doubles strawberry density via suspended cultivation. Their three-and-a-half-year "triple detox" seedling process achieves 95%+ survival rates and 30% higher yields. The 200-million-yuan R&D center, now the delta’s strawberry "heart," supplies 4 million premium seedlings annually to 14 provinces.

Pinghu Xingke Agricultural Development’s 100-million-yuan rice industry hub, equipped with 110 farm machines, offers full-chain mechanization—from smart sprouting to drying—raising land lease income by 200 yuan/mu for villages and farmers’ profits by 250 yuan/mu.

These cases reflect a clear cross-regional logic: Shanghai’s tech, talent, and markets as the "brain," paired with Pinghu’s space, policies, and farm infrastructure as the "body," optimize innovation resources. Houji’s data trade and Jiamei’s nationwide seedling reach exemplify this synergy. Mujing’s Pinghu head Mu Xin highlighted booming demand for aquatic ecosystem restoration, accelerated by delta integration, driving stable growth amid competition. Next, the team aims to identify superior aquatic plants for faster, more visible restoration through regional collaboration.

Official data underscores this model’s success: In 2024, Pinghu Agricultural Economic Development Zone (Guangchen Town) posted 2.522 billion yuan in GDP (+6.5%), with agricultural value-added hitting 296 million yuan (+4.5%).