Drone Farming: This farmer changed his fortune with the help of drone, earning 15 thousand rupees daily
Drone Farming: Farmers are losing a lot of money as a result of the growing number of insect attacks on rice harvests. Pesticide spraying has become essential to address this issue. However, conventional techniques of spraying are labor-intensive and time-consuming. Technology has shown a novel approach to assist farmers in such circumstances.
A new project by Uday, a young farmer
Uday, a young farmer from Sirikonda Mandal in the Nizamabad area, devised a novel approach to solving this issue. He spent six lakh rupees on a drone, which he now uses to conveniently spray insecticides. His daily earnings are between 12 and 15 thousand rupees, and he uses this drone to spray 25 to 30 acres of farmland.
Using a drone to spray quickly and precisely
According to Uday, it just takes five minutes to spray herbicides over an acre of land using a drone. In addition to being quicker than the conventional approach, this technique uses less water. Ten liters of water may be used to spray an acre of field using a drone.
The drone has contemporary electronics installed
The Uday-purchased drone mission is linked to a mobile device, allowing GPRS to determine where the spraying was completed and where it wasn’t. Farmers gain more and spraying precision is maintained.
It is necessary to work safely
According to Uday, exercising caution while operating drones is crucial. Trees, power cables, and high-tension lines must be maintained because if a mistake is made, the drone might be destroyed, costing farmers a lot of money. Farmers may save time and effort by using a single drone battery to spray three to four acres of land.
Additionally, drones are helping other farms
Laxman, a farmer from Dubbaka village in Darpalli Mandal, agrees that drone technology is useful. He said that he had grown rice on nine acres, but that it was becoming harder to apply pesticides because of the growing number of bugs. Traditional spraying used workers and water, which raised expenses and labor costs.
Drones help farmers save time and effort
According to Lakshman, the whole nine acres of land were sprayed in one hour with the use of drones. This task would have taken the whole day if laborers had been used. After being provided the insecticide, the drone operator sprays it at a cost of Rs 500 per acre. This saves the farmers’ labor and expedites the completion of the task.
