Agnishwar Jayaprakash said , “ It ' s such a privilege to present Garuda Aerospace DGCA approved Made in India Carbon Neutral Drones and the ESG goal of impacting 1 billion Indians positively through Drone Technology at DAVOS 2023 hosted by World Economic Forum . Representing Tamil Nadu , It ' s an immense honor to share my experience with Industry stalwarts , Global political leaders , and Policymakers . I spoke at an impactful panel discussion and highlighted progressive government policies and how the startup community is transforming India into a Global Drone Hub by 2030 .”
Founded in 2016 by Amandeep Panwar and Rishabh Choudhary , Delhi-based BharatRohan Airborne Innovations provides drone-based advisory services to nearly 6,000 farmers across 20,000 acres in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan . It offers a technology-enabled end-to-end decision support system to optimise input usage , minimise crop losses , and maximise profit margins by facilitating crop advisory services with its UAV / drone-based hyperspectral imagery . The agritech startup currently provides drone-based advisory services to nearly 6,000 farmers in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan – of which almost 20 percent purchase agri-inputs from the company .
Artificial Intelligence enabled drones are used for precision farming that increases productivity and thus farm income . Drones have multi-faceted uses . They make farm operations faster and more efficient . They also help farmers to save significant money by making optimum use of fertilisers and pesticides and by ensuring uniform sowing of seeds . Spraying chemicals is a timeconsuming process and it poses a health hazard . Drones can fly at low height ( 1-3 metre ) over the crops , which make the spraying of nutrients and pesticides effective and efficient , as well as allow farmers to assess standing crops through cameras . All this not just facilitates higher productivity but also brings down the expenses on crop inputs .
As per reports , farmers in the US , who grew corn , soybean and wheat could save around USD 1.3 billion every year by incorporating drones in their farm operations .
Checks and Balances
Looking into the advantages of drone technologies in agriculture , the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has released the Standard Operating Procedures which provide concise instructions for effective and safe operations of drones for pesticide and nutrient application . The Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee has prescribed the guidelines / protocols for registration requirements of pesticides for drone application . It has also finalized the test protocols for phyto-toxicity evaluation and for bio-efficacy evaluation of pesticide formulation .
Scientific studies are carried out and data supporting the drone application are generated . Pilot studies with different approaches like use of remote sensing technology including satellite
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