Smart agriculture on edge of desert benefits farmers in China's Xinjiang
STORY: Smart agriculture on edge of desert benefits farmers in China's Xinjiang
DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:18
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of pastures in the Taklimakan Desert
2. various of smart technology
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU WENHUA, Manager of forage planting base of an agricultural technology company
4. various of agricultural activities in Xinjiang
STORYLINE:
A vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted with round pastures in the southern part of the Taklimakan, China's largest desert, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
In recent years, Hotan County, located at the southern fringe of the desert, has actively promoted the development of smart agriculture.
Forage planting has become possible regardless of the high evaporation rate and low water retention capacity in the desert. Water-saving irrigation equipment has been applied to accurately control the amount and time of water spraying.
Through forage planting, the county has
- Product Code
- ILEA001031866
- Registered date
- 2022/10/31 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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