China’s drive to grow 90 per cent of its own grain by 2032 just gained a critical weapon: an unmanned ratoon rice farm that produces 50 per cent higher yields.
By harnessing smart seedling care, sowing, growing and harvesting, a Chinese biotechnology company and scientists from several institutes have built the world’s first smart farm for regenerated rice.
Located in the Datong Lake District in China’s central Hunan province, the smart rice farm has enabled an ancient but technically…
Can China massively reduce food imports with super-efficient unmanned rice farms?
