Peng Bin of XAG poses with one of his drones. Photo: Lea Li
Meet the man behind one of China’s biggest agricultural drone makers
- Demand for agricultural drones is rising because of labour shortages in China
- Agricultural drones are used for crop monitoring as well as pesticide spraying
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Drones
Peng Bin of XAG poses with one of his drones. Photo: Lea Li
Demand for agricultural drone pilots has risen as the technology matures. Photo: Xinhua
China’s migrant worker exodus has created demand for drone pilots to help ageing left-behind farmers
- Drone piloting an example of new occupations created by explosion of gig economy
- A drone pilot can earn more than a factory worker, with more freedom and flexibility
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China technology
Demand for agricultural drone pilots has risen as the technology matures. Photo: Xinhua