China's increasing adoption of smart technologies in food production was recently showcased at an annual fair in Yangling, Shaanxi province, which featured a range of domestic agricultural innovations focused on boosting productivity. On display were devices aimed at automating greenhouse environmental control.
In September, the State Council, China's cabinet, issued a guideline aimed at developing a diversified food supply system, which emphasized the need to expedite the growth of greenhouse farming in the country as part of the national effort to bolster food security.
At the booth of Raintech, an agricultural startup in Beijing, a range of instruments were on display, including a mini-meteorological station capable of monitoring greenhouse environment and sending real-time data, such as temperature, to a smartphone app.
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