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The share of insured vineyards in Russia does not exceed 10%, while most plantings are under threat due to weather events. This was reported to TASS by the first deputy chairman of the board of JSC Rosselkhozbank Irina Zhachkina within the framework of the international forum "World Quality Day".

Less productive vines, lower quality grapes and wines, and a reduction in the longevity of vineyards are some of the effects caused by virus-related diseases in vines, which generate considerable losses for the wine industry, with the consequent economic impacts for the country. To address this scenario, an IDeA R&D project funded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) seeks to improve the health status of vineyards through a genetic monitoring program to monitor the main variants of viruses that affect these crops in Chile. In this way, it aims to improve the quality of wines and grapes and reduce the economic impact that viruses produce when affecting national vines.

According to People's Daily, at a company's blueberry planting base in Huaining County, Anhui Province, east China, intelligent temperature control, automated irrigation system and real-time soil pH monitoring have replaced conventional cultivation methods. Blueberries are grown in pots inside smart greenhouses, where technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data enable precise and intelligent environmental control. According to Liu Jinlong, general manager of the company: “A person with a smartphone can now manage blueberry fields tens of mu (one mu equals 0.07 hectares) in size. Thanks to this technology-driven approach, greenhouse blueberries can reach the market in March, two months earlier than those planted outdoors, while achieving a yield twice the amount of blueberries planted outdoors.”