Guizhou Province in southwestern China will promote the cultivation of smart vegetable crops in the highlands, using advanced data and artificial intelligence. This is stated in the message of the regional department of science and technology.
5G, drones and multispectral images will replace human labor in checking and monitoring crop growth. Artificial intelligence interpretation systems can control crop areas using sensors that automatically record the amount of moisture in the soil and weather conditions.
At the same time, the machines will be used for soil preparation, fertilizing, moistening, growing and harvesting on farms. The pilot project will be launched for the first time on vegetable crops with an area of 333 hectares. in the Weinin Yi, Hui and Miao Autonomous Okrug at an average height of more than 2.2 thousand meters
Scientists consider carrots to be the oldest vegetable on the planet. It was the dried carrots that archaeologists discovered during excavations of the Stone Age pile structures.
It is planned that in the near future these technologies will be applied on all Weining fields, with a total area of 26 666 ha. Using the favorable climatic conditions of China, Weining offers itself as a base for the supply of winter vegetables.
Vegetables, including cabbage and white carrots, grown by the company, are already sold in Chinese cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, and partially abroad.
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