Huawei is doing badly, very badly. Smartphone sales are literally collapsing. But instead of desperate, the cell phone manufacturer is looking for new sources of money – and has struck gold. What at first sounds like a joke makes sense on closer inspection.

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It was gloomy numbers that Huawei had to announce last week: The Chinese company expects only 70 to 80 million smartphones to be sold in 2021. For comparison: in the past few years, the Chinese were still able to sell around 190 million smartphones. Of the dramatic slump must be compensated elsewhere, which is why Huawei is now penetrating into more exotic business areas.

Huawei technology helps pig farmers raise them

According to BBC Huawei has now gone under the pig farmers – at least indirectly. The electronics giant uses its AI technology in the domestic pig fatteningto help farmers raise their livestock. Huawei’s technology is said to be able to monitor the weight, diet and movement of the pigs. Means face recognition should the animals also individually identifiable be, it is said.

The People’s Republic is home to the largest pork industry in the world. More than 50 percent of all fattening pigs worldwide are processed in China. A lucrative business area that Huawei has chosen. In addition to pig fattening, Huawei also uses its technology in coal mining.

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Huawei is thinking of saying goodbye

Despite the hurdles Huawei is facing due to US sanctions, the manufacturer does not think of an exit from the smartphone market. Company founder Ren Zhengfei recently made this clear again. However, the Huawei founder is now also talking about wanting to leave some countries or product categories.