A drone hovers over a grain field in Taicang, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/WeChat account: taicangdaily]

Taicang in Jiangsu province is resorting to intelligent farming devices to increase its agricultural productivity, local media reported on Sept 15.

The city recently purchased 12 drone from DJI, the Shenzhen-based, world-leading civilian drone producer, to help farmers improve the efficiency of spraying pesticides and accelerate the modernization of agriculture.

Equipped with an advanced flight control system, radar and sensors, the drones boast flying stability, precision spraying and operational efficiency, and are capable of designing spraying routes and working automatically.

They feature upgraded loading capacity, as well as dynamic systems to increase working efficiency and accuracy. Drone operators who use such drones can spray pesticides over about 10 hectares of farmland an hour.

With the modernization of agriculture in Taicang, the demand for advanced farming devices has been growing significantly. To date, the city has employed over 20 agricultural drones.

Founded in 2006, DJI is the world's largest commercial drone manufacturer by market share, with global operations spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia.