Trail drone farming to take off in Konaseema
District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar stated that drones would be deployed for paddy cultivation on the ten-acre land for sowing, crop management — including pest identification through thermal scanning, and the spraying of fertilisers and pesticides. The aim is to compare the input costs of drone-assisted farming with the traditional method.
'The drone technology will be fully recommended for adoption by the farmers if it saves input costs in farming', said Mr. Mahesh Kumar.
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