China released the nation’s first technology roadmap for intelligent agricultural machinery on Wednesday guided by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), according to a CCTV report.
The average return on grain cultivation per mu (0.06 hectares) in 2021 reached its highest level in nearly five years, as food prices remained at high levels since 2021, serving as a motivation for farmer to expand plating areas, a senior official of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.
Farmers work in a wheat field in Zunhua, north China s Hebei Province, May 10, 2022. Hebei has stepped up efforts on farming activities recently. The province s spring sowing area of grain is expected to reach about 1.74 million hectares this year.
At least three officials from Shijiazhuang, capital city of North China s Hebei Province, were suspended or removed from their posts for poor response to the epidemic. The city has reported 26 confirmed cases, and another 19 infections that were found after mass testing are waiting to be confirmed.