The „Future Orchard” was founded on 4 ha land by China Agricultural University and other enterprises in Pinggu, a 400,000 people township of Beijing with a population density of 438 inhabitants per km square. The peach and kiwi tree orchard has a lab for intelligent monitoring and visual diagnosis on the the fruit trees and their environment for improvement of planting efficiency, fruit yield and quality.
Xinhua news release, September 20, 2021
20-9 Chinese university establishes IT-controlled „future orchard“ in Beijing