LIFE MADE EASIER AS FARMERS TURN TO TECH

Robots and other devices taking agriculture into the future

At an agricultural technology company in a city known as the "vegetable capital of China", crops are thriving in a shipping container.

The roots of these green-leaf vegetables are immersed in water rich in nutrients. A screen in the container shows information about the temperature, humidity, concentration of carbon dioxide, the lighting levels and concentration of the nutrient solution.

Liu Pengpeng, who oversees the container vegetable project at Shouguang Xiangtian Agriculture Co in Jitai town, Shouguang, said it takes 28 days for these vegetable seedlings to grow before they can be harvested and put on the market.