China is launching a pilot project to replace farmers with “robotsâ€. According to reports, this seven-year pilot project is currently underway, including unmanned tractors, pesticide spraying drones, unmanned rice transplanters, etc.-these technologies are not yet popular in China. A large number of inefficient and contaminated farmland in China will be modernized through this project.
In most rural areas of China, many families cultivate a small piece of farmland. Scientists say this structure is inefficient and crop productivity is low. With the rise of agricultural automation, China's crop yields will further increase, and the prices of food products may fall further. Coupled with the use of big data, automation can reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides, and these machines will identify where such chemicals need to be added. The new agricultural farming model can also reduce the productivity loss caused by the aging labor force in China.
But more "agricultural robots" means fewer farmers can find farming jobs. Although the proportion of the labor force involved in agriculture has been declining, from 55% in 1991 to 18% in 2017, there are still 250 million farmers in China.
In the United States, agricultural automation began as early as 16 years ago, and GPS can be installed on tractors to avoid repeated seeding. Previously, tractors would waste a lot of land and fuel. Some American farms also use automatic milking machines, and there are currently 2,000 automatic milking machines in the United States.
China's (agricultural) automation may create new jobs in other fields. Although robots can perform many tasks, people still need to decode, calibrate, maintain and repair machines. Those who are still involved in agriculture need new skills training to use new technologies.
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