Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

While the Global Agricultural Machinery Alliance continues to exert its influence and Guangming Factory actively fulfills its multi-faceted responsibilities, the world food situation remains grim, and increasing food production and ensuring food security have become one of the core issues that need to be urgently addressed in the global agricultural field.

The atmosphere in the Guangming Factory's conference room was solemn.

Wang Dashan said to the technical backbones and project leaders with a serious expression: "Comrades, the alarm bells for global food security are ringing louder and louder. Although we have made a lot of achievements in the intelligentization and environmental protection of agricultural machinery, this is far from enough. We must focus on how to use our mechanical products to actually increase global food production and ensure a stable supply of food."

Technical backbone Lao Zhang spoke first: "Director Wang, judging from the current situation, agricultural planting efficiency in many developing countries is low, and a large part of the reason is that the sowing process is not precise enough. Although the intelligent seeder we developed before has been used in some areas, it still needs to be more finely adjusted according to the soil fertility, climate conditions and crop varieties in different regions. Take some countries in Southeast Asia as an example. There is abundant rainfall, hot climate, and large differences in soil moisture and pH. Our seeders must have more intelligent algorithms to adapt to these complex situations in terms of seed sowing depth and spacing control."

Wang Dashan nodded slightly: "Old Zhang is right. This requires our technical team to work closely with local agricultural research institutions to collect a large amount of data samples to optimize the intelligent control system of the seed drill. We cannot just do research and development in the laboratory, we must go deep into the fields."

At this time, Xiao Li, who is in charge of promoting overseas projects, said: "Director Wang, when I visited some African countries, I found that the local farmland water conservancy facilities were not perfect and the backward irrigation system seriously affected the growth of crops. The smart agricultural irrigation system project we participated in before encountered some resistance during the promotion process. On the one hand, local farmers have limited acceptance of new technologies, and on the other hand, some areas lack basic power supply and equipment maintenance capabilities."

Wang Dashan pondered for a moment and said, "As for the issue of farmers' acceptance, we need to strengthen training and demonstration work. We can select some young and educated farmers in each village as demonstration households, let them learn to use and maintain the irrigation system first, and then use them to lead other villagers. As for power supply and equipment maintenance, we can consider cooperating with local energy companies to promote some small solar power generation equipment suitable for local conditions to power the irrigation system. At the same time, establish a simple and easy-to-use equipment maintenance training system so that local farmers can master some basic maintenance skills."

In Argentina, South America, Guangming Factory held an agricultural machinery application seminar with local large farmers.

Farmer Rodriguez frowned and said, "Gentlemen from Guangming Factory, your agricultural machinery looks very advanced, but our farm area is very large and the terrain is somewhat undulating. We still have some doubts about the efficiency of your harvesters when operating over a large area and dealing with complex terrain."

Xiao Wang, a technical expert at Guangming Factory, quickly explained: "Mr. Rodriguez, we are developing a new type of harvester for large-scale farms with complex terrain. It is equipped with a more powerful power system and a suspension device that is adaptive to terrain. When operating on a large area, the most optimized harvesting route can be planned through satellite positioning and intelligent algorithms, reducing idle time and improving operating efficiency. For undulating terrain, the adaptive suspension device can automatically adjust the height and angle of the harvesting platform to ensure smooth harvesting operations. We also plan to establish a large after-sales service center in Argentina, equipped with sufficient technicians and spare parts reserves, so that once the machine fails, it can be repaired and processed in the first time."

Back in China, Guangming Factory welcomed a delegation of agricultural officials and experts from various Asian countries.

When visiting the production workshop and R&D center of Guangming Factory, Amir, an Indian agricultural expert, asked curiously: "Director Wang, in the process of developing agricultural machinery, how do you ensure the cost-effectiveness of the products so that more farmers in developing countries in Asia can afford to buy and use them?"

Wang Dashan smiled and replied: "Mr. Amir, this is one of the issues we focus on. In the process of product design and production, we continuously optimize the production process and reduce production costs through technological innovation. For example, the new manufacturing process we developed can reduce the waste of raw materials and improve the production accuracy and quality of parts. On the other hand, we are also exploring some flexible sales and leasing models. For some small farmers, leasing can be adopted so that they can use advanced agricultural machinery during the busy farming season without having to bear high purchase costs at one time. At the same time, we are also cooperating with governments and financial institutions of various countries to strive for some agricultural machinery purchase subsidies and low-interest loan policies to further reduce farmers' use costs."

As these exchanges and discussions deepened, the role of Guangming Factory's agricultural machinery in increasing global food production and ensuring food security gradually became more prominent.

In Vietnam in Southeast Asia, the rice yield in farmland using Guangming Factory's intelligent agricultural machinery and irrigation systems has increased significantly compared with previous years.

The faces of local farmers are filled with joy of a good harvest. An old farmer, Nguyen Thi Phuc, said excitedly: "Thanks to the advanced machines of Guangming Factory, my family used to work hard for a year and the harvest was barely enough to make ends meet. Now it's good. Not only has the yield increased, but the work has also become much easier."

In Ukraine, Europe, the combine harvesters of Guangming Factory are galloping across the vast wheat fields, completing the harvesting task efficiently.

Ivanov, a farm manager in Ukraine, praised: "The harvester of Guangming Factory is indeed worthy of its reputation. Its operating speed and harvesting quality have exceeded our expectations. This is of great help to us in ensuring grain production and timely supply to the market."

However, Wang Dashan was not carried away by these achievements.

He is well aware that the global food situation remains complex and volatile and there is still a lot of work to be done.

At a special meeting on food security held by the Global Agricultural Machinery Alliance, Wang Dashan said firmly: "My fellow colleagues, we have taken solid steps on the road of agricultural machinery to help increase food production and ensure food security, but there is still a long way to go. Climate change, threats from pests and diseases, and unbalanced regional development remain severe. We must continue to strengthen cooperation, keep innovating, and develop agricultural machinery products that are more adaptable to various challenges, so as to build a solid line of defense for global food security."

After the meeting, Wang Dashan had private exchanges with several core members of the alliance.

Jack, a representative of an American agricultural machinery company, said: "Wang, we can consider jointly establishing a global agricultural machinery technology innovation fund to specifically address key technical challenges that restrict food production. For example, how to develop more efficient pest control machinery that can accurately identify and eliminate various pests and diseases without polluting the environment."

Pierre, head of a French scientific research institution, also agreed: "This is a good idea. Our French scientific research team has a certain research foundation in biological control technology and can provide some technical support for this fund. At the same time, we also hope to strengthen cooperation with other countries in the integration of agricultural biotechnology and mechanical technology to develop some new agricultural production solutions."

Wang Dashan's eyes were full of expectation: "Then let's act as soon as possible to formulate a detailed fund establishment plan and cooperative research plan. Let our alliance play a greater role in the great cause of increasing global food production and ensuring food security."

Inside the Guangming factory, a heated discussion is also underway on the coordinated development of agricultural machinery and grain storage and logistics.

Xiao Zhao, a logistics expert, said: "Director Wang, it is not enough for us to only focus on the production of grain. Inefficiency in storage and logistics will also affect the safety and supply of grain. We can develop some grain storage and transportation equipment that matches agricultural machinery, such as intelligent storage systems, which can monitor the storage environment and quality of grain in real time and automatically adjust parameters such as temperature and humidity. There are also efficient grain transportation vehicles that can adapt to the transportation needs of different road conditions and distances, reducing the loss of grain during transportation."

Wang Dashan patted Xiao Zhao on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Zhao, you have a very broad mindset. This is indeed an important area that we have neglected before. You should organize a team as soon as possible, conduct in-depth research on relevant technologies and market demands, and come up with a feasible solution."