Nowhere to go but up: China’s farming drones take root as industry grows


Though some overseas governments are sceptical, China’s agricultural drones are blanketing countrysides as farmers begin to automate. — SCMP

When Wang Fei started his agricultural drone company five years ago, the distinctive whirr of the autonomous vehicles went practically unheard over the wide swathes of farmland in his home county of Anlu.

A former sales manager for agricultural machines in the western hub of Chengdu, Wang said at the time he saw “great prospects” for the potential applications of drone technology before returning home to see those prospects out.

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