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The Prime Minister of India flagged off 100 Kisan drones as a part of the “Drone Kisan Yatra” with the aim to promote chemical-free farming in India. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman first announced the initiative in her Budget speech earlier this month. Sitharaman added that inclusive drone development is one of the four priorities of the government moving forward.

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What is a Kisan drone?

  • It will have an unmanned tank filled with insecticides and nutrients. 
  • The drones are expected to have a high capacity of 5 to 10kg.
  • The drone will spray the same amount of pesticide on about one acre of land in just 15 minutes. 
  • The drones have been manufactured by Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, a home-grown start-up. 

Expected implications of the move : The Hindu Analysis

  • This will save time, will require less effort and spraying will be done uniformly.
  • They will also be used to carry vegetables, fruits, fish, etc to the markets from the farms. 
  • These items will be supplied directly to the market with minimal damage, consuming lesser time, resulting in more profits to farmers and fishermen.
  • The development of these drones on a large scale is expected to bring new employment opportunities for the youth. 
  • Kisan drones will be used for crop assessment, digitization of land records, and spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
  • Kisan Drones will be used to boost the agricultural sector in the country, the use of Kisan Drones will be promoted for crop assessment, digitization of land records and spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
  • This step was taken as the government aims to promote chemical-free national farming.
  • Kisan Drone will usher in a new edge revolution as high capacity drones will be used to carry vegetables, fruits, fishes to the market directly from the farms. “These items will be supplied directly to the market with minimal damage, consuming lesser time, resulting in more profits to farmers and fishermen,”
  • The development of the drone market in India will generate fresh employment and new opportunities for the youth.

Issues /Challenges : The Hindu Analysis

  • Initial Cost: Mostly, agricultural drones used for surveying have fixed wings and may cost very high based on features and sensors necessary for executing their intended use.
  • Connectivity: Online coverage is mostly unavailable in arable farms. Under such a situation, any farmer intending to use drones has to invest in connectivity or buy a drone with local data storing capability in a format that can be transferred and processed later.
  • Weather Dependent: Under windy or rainy conditions, flying drones is not easy, unlike traditional aircraft. Drones are weather dependent.
  • Knowledge and Skill: An average farmer cannot analyze drone images as it requires specialised skills and knowledge to translate them into any useful information.
  • Misuse: There is a chance of misuse to infringe the privacy of people and illegal transfer of information.

Government initiatives : The Hindu Analysis

  • The Union Budget 2022-23 announced a special push for Kisan (farmer) drones.
  • The Union Agriculture Ministry has amended the guidelines of the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation to provide subsidies to rural entrepreneurs and farmer producer organisations for purchasing drones.
  • Drone Rules 2021: Ministry of Civil Aviation has published ‘Drone Rules 2021’ to regulate the use and operation of Drones in India. Today Current Affairs.
  • 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.
  • India banned the import of foreign drones except those used for research and development, defence and security. 

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Conclusion

  • The digital revolution is touching every sphere of life and hence it is high time to bring agriculture in its ambit.
  • The emphasis on digital infrastructure for infusion of agriculture technologies in a PPP mode will be the need of the hour in the next 25 years to combat the serious threat of climate change, Kisan drones’ are the beginning of a new revolution. 
  • Farmers can use high-capacity drones in the coming times to transport their produce like fruits, vegetables and flowers to markets in a minimal time, boosting their income.
  •  The drones would go a long way in addressing the acute labour shortage faced by farmers, especially paddy growers.
  • The government needs to frame policies, install infrastructure to keep a tab on the drones and put in place policies for opening up the sector.

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