THE use of drones for fertilizer and pesticide application in rice farming can lower production costs and boost farmers’ efficiency, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
THE use of drones for fertilizer and pesticide application in rice farming can lower production costs and boost farmers’ efficiency, according to the Department of Agriculture .
“The full application of drones, including crop establishment, fertilizer application, pesticide, and other chemicals application is estimated at P8,000 ,” he added, Estrada shared the project’s initial target to have 150,000 hectares nationwide use drone technology for farming, which is “a small fraction” of areas out of the 4.8 million hectares being cultivated in the country.
Meanwhile, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority said it will develop a set of protocols, standards, and monitoring for drone use in agriculture.
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