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Smart farming fuels China's bountiful harvest

CGTN

An agricultural drone applying fertilizer over a cornfield in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 9, 2025. /VCG
An agricultural drone applying fertilizer over a cornfield in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 9, 2025. /VCG

An agricultural drone applying fertilizer over a cornfield in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 9, 2025. /VCG

Staff adjusting a drone in preparation for fertilization in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 9, 2025. /VCG
Staff adjusting a drone in preparation for fertilization in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 9, 2025. /VCG

Staff adjusting a drone in preparation for fertilization in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 9, 2025. /VCG

An agricultural drone conducting crop protection operations in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 18, 2023. /VCG
An agricultural drone conducting crop protection operations in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 18, 2023. /VCG

An agricultural drone conducting crop protection operations in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, July 18, 2023. /VCG

Farmers harvesting corn in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, October 8, 2023. /VCG
Farmers harvesting corn in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, October 8, 2023. /VCG

Farmers harvesting corn in Lishu County, Siping city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, October 8, 2023. /VCG

An intelligent harvesting robot picking grapes in a vineyard in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, July 11, 2024. /VCG
An intelligent harvesting robot picking grapes in a vineyard in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, July 11, 2024. /VCG

An intelligent harvesting robot picking grapes in a vineyard in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, July 11, 2024. /VCG

Automatic watering system irrigating seedlings of vegetables and flowers in a smart nursery factory in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, March 16, 2024. /VCG
Automatic watering system irrigating seedlings of vegetables and flowers in a smart nursery factory in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, March 16, 2024. /VCG

Automatic watering system irrigating seedlings of vegetables and flowers in a smart nursery factory in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, March 16, 2024. /VCG

In Lishu County, Jilin Province—one of China's major grain producers—tractors roar and drones buzz, as technology drives modern farming. 

With over 75 percent of China's agriculture now mechanized and many using new and emerging technologies, the country is reaping a "smart harvest." 

CGTN's series Path to Prosperity will take you to the forefront of China's agricultural modernization.

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