In recent years, Maoming has promoted the deep integration of 5G technology and its lychee industry, promoted the digital transformation of the lychee industry, as well as created a development model of the lychee industry with Maoming characteristics.

The Maoming lychee regional public brand and the lychee industry big data platform have recently been put into operation. This is the first big data platform for the whole industry chain of single-product agricultural products in Guangdong province, signifying that the Maoming lychee industry has developed at a higher level.

High-tech innovations like 5G and the internet of things can monitor soil temperature, humidity and electrical conductivity (EC) value, as well as monitor lychee growth and pest damage. Managers can determine the growth of lychees through real-time monitoring videos and data.

Planters can use an app for lychee production management to carry out artificial intelligence (AI) driven identification of pests and diseases, accept information assessed related to pest control, as well as consult experts online.

This year, experts have answered more than 100 questions from farmers online, with a response rate of 100 percent. They have also released about 2.4 million 5G messages on eight issues to 300,000 farmers regarding lychee production as well as prevention and control of major plant diseases and insect pests.

The big data platform covers big data in four fields, including production, sales, e-commerce, as well as cold chain logistics. A total of 300,000 planters can list their products on the platform for free, which has broadened their lychee sales' channels.

A staff explains how to operate the Maoming lychee industry big data platform. [Photo/WeChat account: maofabu]