Eyes in the sky, smart techs on the ground

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – or drone-based technologies – have the potential to transform smallholder farming and help increase crop production. As a tool of precision agriculture, UAS provide farmers with realtime, actionable data on their land, crops and livestock, and help maximise input effi...

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2019
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101306
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Sumario:Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – or drone-based technologies – have the potential to transform smallholder farming and help increase crop production. As a tool of precision agriculture, UAS provide farmers with realtime, actionable data on their land, crops and livestock, and help maximise input efficiency, minimise environmental impacts, optimise produce quality, and minimise risks. CTA is assisting African start-ups in acquiring the capacity to deliver UAS services to smallholders, under the project Transforming Africa’s agriculture; eyes in the sky, smart techs on the ground.