China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

Agriculture Rice planting

Agriculture Rice planting

Scenes of rice planting and paddy fields=June 1,2025,Japan

Agriculture Rice planting

Agriculture Rice planting

Scenes of rice planting and paddy fields=June 1,2025,Japan

Rice planting in Fukushima

Rice planting in Fukushima

Rice is planted in a paddy on May 23, 2025, in the Nagadoro area of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, which saw partial lifting in 2023 of the evacuation instruction imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. If the planted rice clears safety tests for radioactive materials when harvested, the Nagadoro area would be able to ship rice to the market for the first time since the nuclear disaster.

Rice planting in Fukushima

Rice planting in Fukushima

Rice is planted in a paddy on May 23, 2025, in the Nagadoro area of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, which saw partial lifting in 2023 of the evacuation instruction imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. If the planted rice clears safety tests for radioactive materials when harvested, the Nagadoro area would be able to ship rice to the market for the first time since the nuclear disaster.

Rice-planting in Wajima

Rice-planting in Wajima

Rice-planting is conducted on May 10, 2025, at the Shiroyone Senmaida terraced paddies in Wajima, in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, hit hard by a major earthquake and torrential rain in the previous year.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

An Organic Rice Planting Base in Taicang

TAICANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - A self driving machine is harvesting rice in the fields of an organic rice planting base in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 17, 2024.

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows villagers planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after flood receded. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers drive a rice transplanter planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after flood receded. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows villagers planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after flood receded. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows villagers planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after flood receded. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers drive a rice transplanter planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after flood receded. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-RICE TRANSPLANTING (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows villagers planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after flood receded. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (1st, R) and her father Yan Jiantiao (C) harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 23, 2024 shows Yan Qianqian driving a car to harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (L) and her father Yan Jiantiao carry bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (2nd, R) and her father Yan Jiantiao (3rd, R) harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian carries bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

A plant protection drone works at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, June 6, 2024. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Staff members transport seedlings at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, April 10, 2024. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows the rice field near Chaohu Lake in Huailin Township of Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Zhang Duan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

An autonomous rice transplanter works at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, April 10, 2024. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

A villager transplants seedlings in the rice field near Chaohu Lake in Huailin Township of Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 17, 2024. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Zhang Duan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

A villager works in the rice field near Chaohu Lake in Huailin Township of Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 17, 2024. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Zhang Duan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Staff members set up an autonomous rice transplanter at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, April 10, 2024. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows an autonomous rice transplanter working at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows villagers transplanting seedlings in the rice field near Chaohu Lake in Huailin Township of Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Zhang Duan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a plant protection drone working at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rice planting and smart farming - China

Rice planting and smart farming - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows an agricultural machinery working in the rice field near Chaohu Lake in Huailin Township of Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, local authorities in Chaohu Lake in east China's Anhui Province and Datong Lake in central China's Hunan Province have promoted green rice planting and smart farming through fertilizer reduction and efficiency improvement, prevention and control of diseases and pests, and the establishment of smart agricultural platforms, so as to improve agricultural development. Photo by Zhang Duan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM