Drones help ease China's labor shortage in rural areas

NANCHANG - Aerial drones have become a new source of income for 41-year-old Xin Jianying, a resident of Jiangxi province, who has only a primary school education.

During the pesticide spraying season for rice paddies, Xin said many farmers from her village and surrounding areas have requested her services as a drone pilot.

The rural cooperative at Shandi village arranged a month of training for residents. At the end, Xin outperformed her neighbors in a competition whose goal was to select 12 drone pilots.