Usage of Drones for agricultural purpose
Last week I had shared a recommendation on usage of Drones for agricultural purpose where there is scarcity of skilled labours . I would like to suggest further on the subject. My son is studying at IIT Mumbai under Aerospace Engineering and carrying out a project on developing drones. I had a chat with him on possibility of developing the intended features as student project at IIT on experimental basis and upon successful completion of the experiment and scale it as production model. He confirmed that they have such provision and they also encourage such things. more
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Aerospace, other defence establishments should consider the request, keeping in vuew with the threat to establishments closure to agricultural fields or farms. more
Feb 01
Kiranpal Kaur of Sekha village in Barnala district, who has only completed her education up to class 10 and has never travelled in a plane, is now a trained drone pilot. She travels across the district to provide rental services for spraying fertilisers and pesticides and undertaking surveys to check for any crop damage in the fields. These Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are the cutting-edge solution for driving agriculture towards higher efficiency, sustainability and profitability. more
Feb 01
Drones are very relevant for agriculture purpose. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/columnists/drones-can-revolutionise-the-agriculture-sector.html The Government's inclination towards precision agriculture implies that drones are poised to become an integral component of cultivation practices. Moreover, the government can offset the 80% cost of drone adoption through significant savings on fertilizers and pesticides subsidies, as the use of drone technology leads to reduced consumption. (The Author is vice-chairman of Sonalika Group and vice-chairman of the Punjab Economic Policy and Planning Board, Chairman of ASSOCHAM Northern Region Development Council. Views expressed are personal) more
Jan 31
