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Private drone companies through a public, private partnership participate in scaling out technologies for better N management.

Drone-companies are using CIMMYT project generated data to assess crop N needs. These companies are providing nutrient recommendations to farmers based on drone-captured NDVI reading which increases NUE by 20% and saves N by 40-70 kg/ha. We feel that public policy that wold provide incentives to dro...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
Subjects:
farmers
technology
management
data
incentives
adoption
companies
ndvi
needs
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121379
Summary:Drone-companies are using CIMMYT project generated data to assess crop N needs. These companies are providing nutrient recommendations to farmers based on drone-captured NDVI reading which increases NUE by 20% and saves N by 40-70 kg/ha. We feel that public policy that wold provide incentives to drone companies should enhance the adoption of these technology by farmers. The potential area of adoption is ca. 180,000 ha.

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