Developing precision agriculture through creating information processing capability in rural China

Cui, Miao; Qian, Jinfang; Cui, Lili

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.04.002

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“…This is supported by the literature, which indicates that larger farms adopting new technologies or management practices can increase milk production (Khanal et al, 2010) due to a scalebias toward technology adoption (Abeni et al, 2019). China is experiencing a rapid digital transformation of agriculture (Cui et al, 2022;Shen et al, 2022). Large-scale farms have advantages in adopting digital technology (Xie et al, 2021).…”

Section: Moderating E Ect Of Digital Technologymentioning

confidence: 76%

Can the use of digital technology improve the cow milk productivity in large dairy herds? Evidence from China's Shandong Province

Han

Shadbolt

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionImproving milk productivity is essential for ensuring sustainable food production. However, the increasing difficulty of supervision and management, which is associated with farm size, is one of the major factors causing the inverse relationship between size and productivity. Digital technology, which has grown in popularity in recent years, can effectively substitute for manual labor and significantly improve farmers' monitoring and management capacities, potentially addressing the inverse relationship.MethodsBased on data from a survey of farms in Shandong Province in 2020, this paper employs a two-stage least squares regression model to estimate the impact of herd size on dairy cow productivity and investigate how the adoption of digital technology has altered the impact of herd size on dairy cow productivity.ResultsAccording to the findings, there is a significant and negative impact of herd size on milk productivity for China's dairy farms. By accurately monitoring and identifying the time of estrus, coupled with timely insemination, digital technology can mitigate the negative impact of herd size on milk productivity per cow.DiscussionTo increase dairy cow productivity in China, the government should promote both small-scale dairy farming and focus on enhancing management capacities of farm operators, as well as large-scale dairy farms and increase the adoption of digital technologies.

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Section: Moderating E Ect Of Digital Technologymentioning

confidence: 76%

Can the use of digital technology improve the cow milk productivity in large dairy herds? Evidence from China's Shandong Province

Han

Shadbolt

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…We also note that agricultural practices in Indonesia and Malaysia are generally less intensive compared to India and China, partly due to less advanced agricultural technologies deployed in the region (Liu et al, 2021). For example, in China and India, intensive agricultural practices including precision fertilization and advanced irrigation systems, such as drip irrigation in China and spray irrigation in India, are widely adopted to enhance crop growth (Wang et al, 2013;Cui et al, 2022). In addition, the development of specialized crop varieties, such as hybrid rice in China and climate-smart drought-tolerant rice varieties in India (Panda et al, 2021;Zhang et al, 2022), also facilitated plant growth and, consequently, regional greening (Zhao et al, 2021;Zhao et al, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

Cropland expansion drives vegetation greenness decline in Southeast Asia

Zhao,

Luo,

Yang

et al. 2024

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Abstract. Land use and land cover changes (LUCC) is a key factor in determining regional vegetation greenness, impacting terrestrial carbon, water, and energy budgets. As a global hotspot of LUCC, Southeast Asia has experienced intensive cropland and plantation expansions in the past half-century, yet their impacts on regional greenness have not been elucidated. Here, we harmonized multiple land cover datasets, and used satellite-derived leaf area index (LAI) in combination with a machine learning approach to quantify the impacts of LUCC on vegetation greenness in insular Southeast Asia (i.e., Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo islands). We found that regional LAI shows almost no trend (0.04 × 10-2 m2 m-2 yr-1) from 2000 to 2016, as a net effect of increased LAI (+5.71 × 10-2 m2 m-2 yr-1) due to CO2 fertilization, offset by decreased LAI mainly due to cropland expansion (-4.46 × 10-2 m2 m-2 yr-1). The impact of croplands on greenness in Southeast Asia contrasts with that in India and China. Meanwhile, oil palm expansion and climate change induced only small decreases in LAI in Southeast Asia (-0.41 × 10-2 m2 m-2 yr-1 and -0.38 × 10-2 m2 m-2 yr-1, respectively). Our research unveils how LAI changes with different processes of LUCC in Southeast Asia and offers a quantitative framework to assess vegetation greenness under different land use scenarios.

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“…In the "Tenth Five-Year" science and technology strategic focus to develop precision agricultural technology [3]. In addition, in the "863" plan, the "agricultural precision operation technology and equipment" was launched for the first time in the direction of the production system of agriculture and orchards, and through the continuous efforts of scientific researchers, China's innovative technology in precision agricultural operations and practical products of intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment have achieved phased success [4]. In 2018, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Structural Reform of the Agricultural Supply Side", which proposed to accelerate the promotion of precision agriculture, promote advanced applicable technologies, and propose to promote the application of precision fertilization, precision irrigation, precision plant protection and other technologies, improve agricultural production efficiency and carry out independent innovation of precision agriculture technology [5].…”

Section: Research Status Of Precision Agriculture Technology In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Evolution and Potential of Precision Agriculture in China Anchored In "3S" Technology.

Feng

2024

HSET

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Agriculture serves as a linchpin for the national economy. With the accelerated evolution of information technology and emergent high-tech innovations, the digitization of agriculture has emerged as a pivotal trajectory for contemporary agricultural advancement. Conventional practices encompassing planting, fertilization, and harvesting are transitioning towards more quantitative, localized, and technologically-driven precision agriculture. Concurrently, with the global surge in "precision agriculture", Chinese academicians have progressively delved into its study. Over the past three decades, the "3S" technology-centric "precision agriculture" in China has witnessed commendable advancements, exemplified by innovations such as the Global Agricultural Remote Sensing Quick Report System and the Beidou Satellite Navigation System-based autonomic agricultural machinery operation. However, the modernization of Chinese agriculture exhibits certain limitations, including limited adoption, suboptimal integration, and a scarcity of high-caliber experts. Given the swift progression of Chinese scientific and economic domains, the "3S" technology is poised to surmount these challenges, enhancing the modernization of Chinese agriculture. Hence, "precision agriculture" anchored in "3S" technology retains significant growth prospects within China.

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Developing precision agriculture through creating information processing capability in rural China

Cited by 11 publications

References 35 publications

Can the use of digital technology improve the cow milk productivity in large dairy herds? Evidence from China's Shandong Province

Can the use of digital technology improve the cow milk productivity in large dairy herds? Evidence from China's Shandong Province

Cropland expansion drives vegetation greenness decline in Southeast Asia

The Evolution and Potential of Precision Agriculture in China Anchored In "3S" Technology.

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