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China’s drone-farming boom eyes emerging markets as agriculture automation spreads

South China Morning Post 29 July 2026 11h ago
China’s drone-farming boom eyes emerging markets as agriculture automation spreads
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To offset an ageing agricultural workforce and boost sustainable yields, China is aggressively accelerating the adoption of farm drones – a trend that analysts say could spread to more emerging markets despite trade restrictions imposed by the United States. Industry leader DJI said its global sales of agricultural drones had exceeded 700,000 units across China and more than 100 other countries an
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