Smart farming gains steam in Ningxia


Farmhands not needed: A drone flying above an unmanned farm in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. — Xinhua

YINCHUAN: Agricultural drones are flying above while driverless machines shuttle back and forth in a vast cropland in a farm in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

The work is carried out on an almost 1,333ha field in Qianjin Farm of Ningxia State Farm.

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