Bayer Crop Science partners Pinduoduo in Smart Agriculture Competition to develop “one-click planting” solutions
August 20 2021 - 4:56AM
Bayer Crop Science, a global pioneer in digital farming and
precision agriculture, will partner with Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD)
for its annual Smart Agriculture Competition.
“We are absolutely delighted to partner with
Pinduoduo on this competition and contribute with our capabilities
in the areas of disease prediction, crop protection and vegetable
seed business,” said Alfonso Alba, Country Division Head for Bayer
Crop Science in Greater China.
To be held from August 2021 to March 2022, teams
from around the globe will take part in the Smart Agriculture
Competition to develop “one-click planting” models for growing
tomatoes, using nutrition science, algorithms, sensor technology
and intelligent greenhouses. The objective is to boost the yield
and nutritional content of tomatoes while ensuring the process is
cost-effective and environmentally sustainable.
As China’s largest agriculture platform, Pinduoduo
spearheaded the creation of the Smart Agriculture Competition as a
way to gather the top minds in agronomy and computer science to
develop technology that can help smallholder farmers and spur
agricultural modernization.
Pinduoduo is organizing the competition together
with the China Agricultural University and Zhejiang University. The
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and
Wageningen University & Research are serving as technical
advisers.
In last year’s Smart Agriculture Competition, teams
of data scientists were pitted against traditional growers to see
who can produce more strawberries. The technology teams won with
196% more fruit by weight on average. They also outperformed in
terms of profitability of investment.
The tomato was chosen for this year’s competition.
A flowering plant of the nightshade family, the tomato is grown all
over the world for its edible fruits and is a good source of
vitamin C and lycopene.
For the competition, Bayer Crop Science will
provide the seeds of the Delisher cherry plum tomato for
cultivation. The company will also offer its crop protection
expertise, environmental monitoring and disease management.
“Through the Smart Agriculture Competition, we hope
to interest more young scientific talent in agriculture so that
they can apply their talents to helping farmers,” said Andre Zhu,
Senior Vice President at Pinduoduo. “Helping farmers to grow better
not only helps people to eat better, but also has a positive impact
on the environment.”
About Pinduoduo Inc.
Pinduoduo is a mobile-only marketplace that
connects millions of agricultural producers with consumers across
China. Pinduoduo aims to bring more businesses and people into the
digital economy so that local communities can benefit from the
increased productivity and convenience through new market
opportunities.
For more information on Pinduoduo news and
industry trends, please visit the content hub at
https://stories.pinduoduo-global.com.
For media inquiries, please contact internationalmedia@pinduoduo.com
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