Everyone knows that urban residents in China live a prosperous life, while rural areas are perceived as poor and backward. But through interviews with young Chinese farmers, it was discovered that they are actively introducing advanced technology and innovating their business methods. Walking on the rural roads in China, you can see dried cured meat and fish dried by various households. Guo Jianhua (24 years old), a farmer who actively utilizes drones, runs the lemon planting industry with his parents. His farm follows traditional lifestyles, but also introduces modern technologies such as solar power generation and agricultural drones. Since his family introduced drones produced by local Chinese company Jifei Technology, Xiaoguo has been managing his own 20 hectare lemon garden alone.
Fill the unmanned cabin with pesticides, select the spraying area on your phone, and finally lightly tap the phone screen to complete the task. Xiao Guo watched from the side until the drone landed. Due to inputting relevant information into the database in advance, drones can accurately spray and save 30% of pesticides compared to before. In the past, they used to spray pesticides manually by a family of three, and it took a whole day to spray one hectare of pesticide. Now, they can complete the spraying work of 20 hectares in one day without any effort.
The scale and production efficiency of Chinese farms far exceed that of Japanese farmers. According to the analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Japan, the average operating area of citrus farmers in Japan is only 0.5 hectares, while those with 2-3 hectares have to work in agriculture and forestry throughout the year.
The use of drones has greatly improved production efficiency for Chinese farmers. Drones are not only effective for plain agriculture, but also have great benefits for mountain agriculture. However, Japan started using agricultural drone technology relatively late, and factors such as the fixed use of traditional production tools have hindered the intelligence of Japanese agriculture.
In addition, China’s efforts in sales have also driven agricultural development. For example, displaying the pesticide usage recorded by drones and providing consumers with clear information about the origin of agricultural products are beneficial for agricultural product sales. Chinese farmers have also started using large online shopping platforms to promote agricultural products. The combination of agricultural drones and e-commerce has promoted the revitalization of China’s agriculture.
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