Smart agriculture technologies help China reduce farming labor cost

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Smart agriculture technologies help China reduce farming labor cost

STORY: Smart agriculture technologies help China reduce farming labor cost DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: FUYANG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farm work with technology 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG YAN, Researcher, Sinochem Agriculture Holdings STORYLINE: How many people does it take to cultivate 40,000 hectares of farmland? In China, the answer could be just nine. Nine researchers in Funan County, Fuyang City of east China's Anhui Province, are doing this with the help of smart agriculture technologies. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG YAN, Researcher, Sinochem Agriculture Holdings "Our high-quality grain planting project covers about 600,000 mu (40,000 hectares) of fields in Funan County. Now we are working on spring farming and preparation. The weather has warmed up recently. Thanks to the application of smart agriculture technology and modern agricultural machines, it is now quite normal for a person to manage 400 mu (27 hectares) of farmland. Through the join

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