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Ministry to provide grant of up to Rs 10 lakhs to agricultural institutes for purchase of drones

In a major boost to promote precision farming in India, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued a guideline to make drone technology affordable to the stakeholders.

The guidelines of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) have been amended which envisages granting 100 per cent of the cost of agriculture drone or Rs 10 lakhs, whichever is less, as a grant for the purchase of drones by the farm machinery training and testing institutes, ICAR institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and state agriculture universities for taking up large scale demonstrations of this technology on the farmers’ fields.

The Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) would be eligible to receive a grant up to 75 per cent of the cost of agriculture drones for its demonstrations on the farmers’ fields.

A contingency expenditure of Rs 6,000 per hectare would be provided to implementing agencies that hire drones for demonstrations from Custom Hiring Centres, Hi-tech Hubs, drone manufacturers and start-ups.

To provide agricultural services through drone application, 40 per cent of the basic cost of the drone and its attachments or Rs 4 lakhs, whichever less would be available as financial assistance for drone purchase by existing custom hiring centres which are set up by a cooperative society of farmers, FPOs and rural entrepreneurs.

The new CHCs or the Hi-tech Hubs that will be established by the cooperative societies of farmers, FPOs and rural entrepreneurs with financial assistance from SMAM, RKVY or any other Schemes can also include Drone as one of the machines along with other agricultural machines in the projects of CHCs/Hi-tech Hubs.

Agriculture graduates establishing custom hiring centres would be eligible to receive 50 per cent of the basic cost of a drone and its attachments or up to Rs 5 lakhs in grant support for drone purchases. Rural entrepreneurs should have passed the class tenth examination with the remote pilot license from the institute specified by the Director-General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) or from any authorised remote pilot training organisation.

The subsidised purchase of agriculture drones for CHCs/Hi-tech Hubs will make the technology affordable, resulting in their widespread adoption.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has also brought out Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for use of Drone application with pesticides for crop protection in agricultural, forestry, non-cropped areas.

Ministry to provide grant of up to

Agrotech, China

XAG Annual Conference 2021, held in Guangzhou, China, has launched a series of agricultural innovations to empower farmers.

With the theme “Step into Agriculture”, XAG Annual Conference 2021, held in Guangzhou, China, has launched a series of agricultural innovations to empower farmers with more sophisticated autonomous solutions. Five new products, including the XAG P50 and P100 Agricultural Drone, XAG M500 and M2000 Remote Sensing Drone, and the updated XAG R150 Unmanned Ground Vehicle, are released in China and will be available for global sales in 2022.

For eight long years, XAG has set its record by bridging the gap of the digital divide in about 42 countries, where its agricultural drones are widely used. XAG Agricultural Drone has launched its two new model, P100 and V50. where the former inhibits the classical quadrotor structure with a 40kg effective payload, while the latter adopts XAG’s leading dual tilt-wing design to meet the needs of different users based on the farm size. In addition, XAG has added the Hydraulic Spray system as another task system to its R150, allowing users to rapidly assemble a group of liquid pumps and pressure spray nozzles for crop protection in various farming landscapes.

In April 2021, XAG launched the “Super Cotton Farm” in Northwest China, where two post-90s generation farmers manage a 200-hectare cotton field with the help of drones, robots, and AI.

XAG Annual Conference 2021, held in Guangzhou, China,

Agro chems – Pesticides, Agrotech

The SOP for drone regulation for pesticide application covers important aspects like statutory provisions, flying permissions, area distance restrictions, overcrowded areas restriction, drone registration, safety insurance, operation plan, air flight zones, weather conditions etc.

The Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, during the release of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for drone application in Agriculture, has said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi all policies since 2014 are aimed at doubling farmer’s income by 2022. He said that the formation of Farmer Producer Organisation (FPOs) and the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) will bring about a revolution in the lives of small farmers.

The Minister further, informed that the drones were used for the first time in warding off the locust attacks in various states of the country. He said that the government is making continuous efforts to infuse new technologies in agriculture so as to provide sustainable solution in context of enhancing the productivity as well as efficiency of the agriculture sector.

The SOP for drone regulation for pesticide application covers important aspects like statutory provisions, flying permissions, area distance restrictions, weight classification, overcrowded areas restriction, drone registration, safety insurance, piloting certification, operation plan, air flight zones, weather conditions, SOPs for pre, post and during operation, emergency handling plan.

Considering the unique advantages of Drone technologies in agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) in consultation with all the stakeholders of this sector, has brought out Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for use of drones in pesticide and nutrient application that provides concise instructions for effective and safe operations of drones.

During the release of SOPs event in the Agriculture Ministry, Secretary Agriculture Sanjay Agarwal delivered an address on advantages of drone technologies. Others who witnessed the event were Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje.

The SOP for drone regulation for pesticide

Agrotech

Experts from agri-industry will give their insights on the drone technology that is helping farmers in generating new incomes

The 12th AGROVISION, India’s Premier Agri Summit, scheduled from December 24-27, at Reshimbagh Ground, Nagpur, will highlight about the ‘Rise of Drone in Agriculture’.

The use of drone in the agriculture industry is steadily growing allowing the farmers, Agri experts and agricultural engineers, to help streamline their operations, using robust data analytics to gain effective insights into their crop. In the workshop at Agrovision 2021, experts from agri-industry will give their insights on the drone technology that is helping farmers in generating new incomes and checking on the health of the crops.

Farmers from in and around Vidarbha and adjoining states will be participating in the event this year. Furthermore, conferences on current issues in agriculture and allied agri sectors will be held. Around 400 exhibitors are likely to participate in the event.

The exclusive media partner is Agro Spectrum India along with BioSpectrum India and Nufoods Spectrum India. MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications is the organiser of the event.

Experts from agri-industry will give their insights