(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yahui (R) and Wang Yingfan inspect the irrigation system at a high standard farmland demonstration area in Xiping County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 28, 2023. After graduating from universities, Liu and his colleague Wang Yingfan work on the management and operation of 12,000 mu (800 hectares) of high standard farmlands in Xiping using advanced agricultural technologies. With the farmland command and dispatch platform, water quality, soil moisture, seedling conditions and insect conditions are controlled on the screens, and the Internet of Things controls more than 250 automatic sprinkler irrigation equipment and intelligent terminals. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to he

Smart farming brings vitality to agriculture in China's Henan

STORY: Smart farming brings vitality to agriculture in China's Henan DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farmland 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YINGFAN, Agricultural technician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHONGQI, Agricultural technician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TAI XIAOLIN, Agricultural technician 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG YINGFAN, Agricultural technician 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WANG ZHONGQI, Agricultural technician 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): TAI XIAOLIN, Agricultural technician STORYLINE: In Xiping County of central China's Henan Province, a high-standard farmland demonstration area was put into operation last October to apply the latest big data and smart technologies to agriculture. A group of young agricultural technicians has been invited to join the project. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YINGFAN, Agricultural technician "My name is Wang Yingfan. I was born in 2000. I majored in agricultural resources and en