Drones are working alongside farmers in the fields of Xindu District, Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, racing against time to pick fresh spring vegetables and deliver them directly from farm to table.
Unlike in the past, these vegetables no longer wait for people or vehicles. They are delivered straight to small 'airports' set up in the fields. Waiting drones have become the first leg of this fresh produce relay.
"'Pick and deliver' is especially suitable for small-batch orders that require timeliness and freshness. It enables rapid transfer," said Gou Senlin, head of the low-altitude economy team at Sichuan Liuhang Agriculture Co., Ltd.
Loaded with spring vegetables, the drones fly a direct route of four kilometers and land precisely at the sorting center just five minutes later. Workers immediately begin sorting and packing, and by noon, these spring vegetable packages are loaded onto express trucks bound for destinations across China, arriving the same day within Sichuan and the next day outside the province.
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