Storyline: China promotes agricultural modernization with advanced machinery, technology [Voice_over] China is stepping up efforts to promote agricultural modernization, with big data systems and advanced agricultural machinery. In Beijing, a crop variety selection platform has been launched that matches the best growing conditions to specific corn varieties with the use of satellite remote sensing technology and agricultural environment algorithms. [Sound_bite] Song Weibo, Head, science and technology innovation department, China National Seed Group: "This spring, we have released a total of 10 new (corn) varieties to the northeastern and Huang-Huai-Hai regions. With the help of our independently developed corn variety positioning system, we can accurately draw up a map detailing locations suitable for growing each variety of corn." [Voice_over] Drones are also helping the agricultural industry streamline the growing process. In east China's Jiangsu Province, a voice activated drone can release fertilizer on command while hovering above the fields. Experts say that in utilizing these and other technological advancements, China is advancing its agricultural production across the board. [Sound_bite] Tu Shengwei, Researcher, Macroeconomic Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC): "China is speeding up its transition from imitation to independent innovation, in terms of agricultural science and technology innovation. New quality productive forces in the agricultural area are accelerating the empowerment of traditional farming activities, with land output rate, labor productivity and resource utilization efficiency being greatly improved." [Voice_over] According to the government's recently released 10-year plan for agricultural development, China aims to achieve an overall annual grain production capacity of 700 million tons by the year 2027. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]