Good News | From “Little Giant” to “Key Enterprise”: Dayu Irrigation Achieves a New Milestone in National-Level Specialized, Sophisticated, and Novel Enterprise Cultivation
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2026-08-14 10:06
Recently, the Gansu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued a public notice on the allocation plan for the 2026 central government special fund to support the high-quality development of specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. According to the list, Dayu Irrigation (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd. has been successfully recognized as a national-level “Little Giant” enterprise specializing in niche, specialized, and innovative fields, and has received dedicated funding from the central government.
This marks another significant breakthrough for Dayu Group within the national-level echelon for cultivating cutting-edge, high-tech enterprises.
In 2021, Dayu Irrigation (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd. was recognized as a national-level “Little Giant” enterprise specializing in niche fields and demonstrating innovative strength. This time, it has been designated as a key “Little Giant” enterprise. This subtle shift in terminology underscores the Dayu Group’s deep technological expertise and groundbreaking innovations in agricultural water conservation and intelligent manufacturing of water‑conservation equipment, while also marking official, nationwide recognition and full affirmation of the Group’s pivotal role in ensuring national water security and advancing the modernization of the agricultural value chain.
The so‑called “Little Giant” enterprises of key importance are not merely a collection of accolades; rather, they represent the nation’s selection of the very best from among the specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative “Little Giants,” coupled with targeted support and empowerment.
The policy’s origins can be traced back to the “Notice on Supporting the High-Quality Development of ‘Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative’ SMEs,” jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Subsequently, the two departments successively released a series of documents, including the “Notice on Further Supporting the High-Quality Development of Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative SMEs,” which have precisely steered resources toward enterprises with exceptionally strong innovation capabilities and pivotal positions in the industrial chain.
According to the selection mechanism, Key “Little Giant” enterprises are directly selected through a rigorous, merit‑based process by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance. The selection criteria are stringent, and the assessment is highly demanding; companies must focus on advancing the “Three New, One Strong” priorities:
Build New Kinetic Energy: By driving technological innovation and digital transformation, we are forging a new engine for high-quality development.
Tackle tough challenges New Technology: Focus on bottleneck areas and achieve breakthroughs in critical core technologies.
Development New Products: Iteratively develop high-value-added products to meet the nation’s major strategic needs.
Strong Industrial chain supporting capabilities: underpin the industrial foundation reconstruction initiative and enhance the resilience of industrial and supply chains.
In the division of labor within industrial chains, key “little giant” enterprises must shoulder the core mission of addressing weaknesses, strengthening strengths, and filling gaps, thereby serving as pioneers in significantly bolstering China’s industrial foundation and advancing the modernization of its industrial chains.
Dayu Irrigation (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd., as the birthplace of the Dayu Group and its core equipment‑manufacturing base, has stood out among numerous outstanding applicant enterprises nationwide thanks to its decades of exceptional achievements in agricultural water‑saving equipment manufacturing, continuous innovation in drip‑irrigation technology, and robust industrial support capabilities—aligning closely with the national criteria for identifying key “Little Giant” enterprises.
For the past thirty years, in the face of the industry’s persistent challenges—severe water scarcity in agriculture and low utilization efficiency—the Dayu Group has steadfastly adhered to a strategic vision of “one centimeter in breadth, ten kilometers in depth,” refraining from reckless diversification or impetuous haste. Instead, it has devoted all its resources and energy to water‑saving initiatives, starting on the fringes of the deserts along the Hexi Corridor and steadily growing into a leading enterprise in China’s water‑conservation sector.
In the course of long-term practice, Dayu Irrigation has gradually established a distinctive competitive advantage driven by a three-pronged approach: technological innovation, business-model innovation, and industrial-chain integration. It has broken the traditional water-saving enterprise’s single‑minded business model of relying solely on equipment sales.
Technological innovation ， Annually developing and manufacturing 5 million kilometers of drip‑irrigation products, and intelligently producing over 1,700 models of water‑saving equipment, the company has mastered key core technologies in multiple fields, including drip and sprinkler irrigation, integrated water–fertilizer management, digital twin irrigation districts, “four‑pre” systems for flood and drought disaster prevention, high‑density crop planting, saline‑alkali land remediation, and acoustic‑wave‑assisted rainfall enhancement.
Model Innovation ， Centering on the “Six Mechanisms,” we will continue to advance the “dual‑pronged approach” aimed at prioritizing water conservation, enabling the market to gradually channel capital, technology, and efficiency into water‑saving investment and operations in irrigation districts.
Industry chain integration ， It has pioneered the integration of end-to-end capabilities across the entire value chain in the water‑saving sector, spanning planning and design, investment and financing, intelligent manufacturing, construction and delivery, information technology, operations and maintenance services, and water‑efficient agricultural cultivation.
We not only aim to conserve water, but also, through precise management of water and fertilizer, achieve synergistic gains in grain production, farmers’ incomes, and ecological improvement, ensuring that Dayu Irrigation’s products and technologies take deep root across the vast land.
When water is secure, the nation is secure; when water management is sound, grain yields are abundant.
At present, China is at a critical juncture in its transition from an “agricultural powerhouse” to an “agricultural superpower.” Construction of high-standard farmland is accelerating, investment in water‑conservancy infrastructure remains robust, and the development of digital twin‑based water management systems is being comprehensively rolled out. As a result, agricultural water conservation and the modernization of water resources are poised to seize unprecedented historic opportunities.
Standing at a new historical juncture, Dayu Irrigation will continue to uphold its corporate mission of “making agriculture smarter, rural areas more beautiful, and farmers happier,” closely aligning with the policy orientation of “three new initiatives and one strong pillar,” and steadily strengthening its core competitive advantages across the entire industrial chain. Upholding specialization, refinement, distinctiveness, and innovation, the company will deepen its roots across the Chinese land, contributing the innovative strength of Dayu Science and Technology to safeguarding the national food security baseline and supporting the construction of the national water network.
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