Recently, Yangcheng Evening News reporters visited the South China Headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Fuxi Farm in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, the first Fuxi Farm in South China. Li Zhipeng, head of the farm, said the team is exploring smart agriculture technologies.To suit the characteristics of paddy fields in South China, the team modified the Honghu T704 smart agricultural machine, improving its wading and waterproof performance and optimizing its paddy field tires. During this year's late-season rice planting, the farm used 10 paddy-field machines to carry out land preparation, puddling and other operations in a roughly 200-mu "science and technology pilot zone."

For soil testing, the team's self-developed equipment can detect about nine soil parameters—including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and organic matter—within 30 cm of soil depth. The system converts the data into prescriptive soil nutrient maps based on a 10m-by-10m grid, enabling variable rate fertilization. Earlier this year, the team carried out soil testing on about 20,000 mu in Zengcheng District in about 10 days, with an accuracy rate above 85%.

The farm also uses remote sensing satellites to monitor soil moisture, weather and crop growth, and collects data on pests and diseases, soil moisture and other indicators to gradually build a full-cycle rice growth model. This year's task is to collect data across the entire rice growth cycle, from seedling cultivation to harvest, with the team taking part in rice cultivation in a 2,200-mu area. The model is still under development, and in the future the team hopes to move from plot-level management to "plant-level management."

The farm is developing an agricultural service platform that allows farmers and agricultural equipment operators to match supply and demand through an app. Li described it as "like Didi ride-hailing." The platform is currently used mainly in the farm's own planting areas. Related agricultural services will be rolled out in the third phase of the project and are expected to be completed between 2029 and 2030.

In early spring 2026, South China's first Fuxi Farm Demonstration Zone was established in Zengcheng, Guangzhou. The farm's roughly 200-mu science and technology pilot zone is tasked with testing new technologies and equipment, with mature technologies to be promoted on a larger scale.

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近日，羊城晚报记者探访华南首个伏羲农场——位于广州增城的中国科学院伏羲农场华南总部。农场负责人李志鹏介绍，团队正探索智慧农业技术。

针对南方水田特点，团队改造了鸿鹄T704智慧农机，提升涉水、防水性能，优化水田轮胎。今年晚稻种植中，农场使用10台水田农用机械，在约200亩“科技先行区”开展整地、打浆等作业。

土壤检测方面，团队自主研发设备可探测30厘米深度内氮、磷、钾、有机质等约9种物质，系统将数据转化为10米×10米网格化土壤养分“处方图”，实现变量施肥。今年年初，团队已在增城区开展约2万亩土壤检测，用时约10天，准确率在85%以上。

农场还通过遥感卫星监测土壤墒情、气象、作物长势，并采集病虫害、土壤墒情等数据，逐步建立水稻全周期生长模型。今年任务是采集水稻从育秧到收割的全生长周期数据，2200亩区域水稻种植由团队参与完成。目前该模型仍在搭建阶段，未来希望从以地块为单位的管理向“株级管理”推进。

农场正在开发农业服务平台，让农户和农机手通过APP实现供需对接，李志鹏形容“就像滴滴打车一样”。该平台目前主要应用于农场自身种植区域，相关农业服务将在项目三期推进，预计2029年至2030年完成。

2026年开春，华南首个“伏羲农场示范区”在广州增城落地。农场约200亩科技先行区承担新技术、新设备实验任务，成熟技术再向更大范围推广。

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