The Tianjin Agricultural Drone Innovation and Application Conference opens in Tianjin's Ninghe district.
The first Tianjin Agricultural Drone Innovation and Application Conference was held in Ninghe district, Tianjin, on Wednesday.
With the theme of "empowering low-altitude economy to support digital agriculture", the conference was attended by numerous academicians and leaders from renowned research institutes, who delivered keynote speeches on topics including intelligent systems and precision agricultural technology equipment, application scenarios of low-altitude economy in the agricultural field, as well as relevant policies and guidelines.
Zhang Yongqin, director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress in Tianjin’s Ninghe District, said that as a major agricultural region in Tianjin, Ninghe district is located in the core area of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. It boasts a variety of rich applications in "low-altitude + agriculture," including integrated pest control for locusts, and integrated prevention and control of rice diseases and pests.
Zhang said, going forward, Ninghe district will seize the opportunities brought by the development of the low-altitude economy, focusing on technological breakthroughs and industrial transformation. It will further support the development of drones in the agricultural sector, prioritizing the comprehensive operations of agricultural drones in agricultural mapping, spectral acquisition, remote sensing and information processing in a bid to enhance agricultural efficiency, as well as inject new impetus into the high-quality development of modern agriculture.