Amrita Students Interact With Local Farmers While Demonstrating Live Drone Spraying Technology In Coimbatore

Drones are used in agriculture for a variety of tasks such as fertiliser spraying, aerial surveillance, crop monitoring, land inspection, mapping, inspecting for damaged or rotting crops, and many others.

Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, fourth-year students from the Panchayats of Kulathupalayam, Nallatipalayam, and Sirukalandai participated in demonstrations as part of their Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE) programme in Devanampalayam, Pollachi. The RAWE programme exposes agricultural students to the natural setting of village situations, allowing them to work with farm families, identify their problems, and use various extension tools to transfer the most recent agricultural technologies.

The event was attended by approximately 50 farmers from surrounding villages, as well as the Presidents of Kulathupalayam and Sirukalandai, Ms. Kannikaparameshwari and Mr. Gunasekaran. Dr. Sudheesh Manalil, the university's principal, gave a brief overview of the institution's history and accomplishments.

Dr. Manivasagam and the Green Tech Aviation team from Coimbatore provided a live demonstration of drone spraying operations in a 2-acre banana field. The drone sprayer has a capacity of 10 liters, can be driven up to 500 meters above the ground, and is powered by rechargeable batteries.

Drones are used in agriculture for a variety of tasks such as fertilizer spraying, aerial surveillance, crop monitoring, land inspection, mapping, inspecting for damaged or rotting crops, and many others.

The program's goal is to cultivate expertise in the field of drone technology. In addition, the programme encourages farmers to use drone technology through method demonstrations and training. Finally, it encourages farmers to form cooperatives and facilitates the adoption of this technology through the use of drones.

Looking at the benefits of drone usage in agriculture, we find that drone utilization Reduces the health risks to agricultural workers. Pesticide residues in harvested produce are reduced. The use of drones reduces the cost of pesticides by at least 30%.

Furthermore, using drones in agricultural practices has resulted in a 90% reduction in water consumption. Drones can cover large areas in a short period. One of the benefits of drone use is synchronized and timely action for pest and disease management.

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