Optional Site Visit: Smart Agriculture and Fruit Production Innovation Tour
17 November | Zhongguancun Agriculture Innovation Park
Discover how advanced agricultural technologies are transforming modern fruit production on this insightful site visit to some of Beijing’s leading horticultural and agricultural innovation centres. Participants will gain first-hand exposure to cutting-edge practices across the agricultural value chain, from mechanised dwarf-dense fruit cultivation and precision irrigation systems to smart orchard management and unmanned agricultural equipment. The programme showcases how digitalisation, automation and sustainable growing techniques are improving productivity, resource efficiency and crop quality, offering a unique opportunity to explore the future of intelligent agriculture in action.
Please note: This site visit is not included in the main conference registration and is available at an additional cost of US$100 per person. Places can be added during the conference registration process and are subject to availability. Costs include return transport and guided tour of the facilities.
The following itinerary is available only to delegates who have purchased the optional site visit (US$100)
11:00
Meet at Regent Beijing Hotel and depart for Jingwa Fruit Industry Sub-center (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes)
12:30
Arrive at Jingwa Fruit Industry Sub-center. Visit and learn about:
- Dwarf dense planting suitable for mechanization Dwarfing and dense planting mechanization
- Mechanized operations
- Integrated water and fertiliser drip irrigation systems
- Modern soil monitoring and improvement
- High-quality, high-efficiency cultivation techniques
- Green and precise pest control technologies
(Approx. 20 minutes)
13:00
Arrive at Jingwa Greenhouse Horticulture Sub-center. Visit the demonstration greenhouse park and receive an introduction to planting and production conditions
(Approx. 20 minutes)
13:30
Arrive at the Agricultural UAV Systems Research Institute. Visit the institute and learn about:
- Fundamental theories of agricultural unmanned systems
- Key technologies
- R&D and production of practical unmanned equipment R&D and production of agricultural unmanned equipment system
(Approx. 20 minutes)
14:00
Arrive at Xiying Smart Orchard. Visit the orchard and learn about:
- Intelligent, specialised, and sustainable orchard management
- Full-process information sensing
- Quantitative decision-making
- Intelligent control
- Precision input systems
(Approx. 20 minutes)
14:30
End of the visit and return
16:00
Arrival time back at the hotel
