Category Archives: Agriculture

XAG Drones Increase Sugar Yield in South Africa

XAG P Series drone on the work of sugarcane ripening in SA

Drones, with specialty spraying technology, was deployed for a recent sugarcane ripening trail in South Africa, showing an evident increase in the amount of sugar extracted from these canes. This might signal a potential improvement in profit margin for the cane growers, who have been incurring loss from the country’s ailing sugar industry. Continue reading →

Drones Help Tackle Tree Disease in Scottish Highlands

The high-flying devices use thermal imaging technology to assess the lay of the land beneath forest canopies. They were brought in by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) to plan woodland management in the face of a “devastating” plant pathogen. Continue reading →

Drones to Release Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika

A new study from the International Atomic Energy (IAEA) uses drones to increase the effectiveness and reduce costs related to using the nuclear technique that aims to suppress disease-carrying mosquitoes. This is a significant step in deploying this method on a large-scale basis to control the mosquitoes causing dengue, yellow fever, and Zika. Continue reading →

Drone-Delivered Soap Bubbles Help Pollinate Flowers

As pollinators, bees are hard to beat. Still, that hasn’t prevented researchers from working on a high-tech alternative: drones that blow soap bubbles to transport pollen to a flower. It’s a “really cool” approach, says Henry Williams, a roboticist at the University of Auckland, who was not involved in the work. But some biologists are skeptical that drones will ever be an effective replacement for bees. Continue reading →

Farmers, Miners in Ivory Coast Embrace Use of Drones

Farmers and miners in Ivory Coast are embracing the use of drones for light work. Until recently, stock checks and growth reports are done on foot. But now, this is done in record time. Thanks to these equipment manufactured by Ivory Coast drone. Continue reading →

XAG ‘s Rice Seeding Drone to Mitigate Labour Shortage

XAG Drone JetSeed Module Conducts Direct Seeding on Rice Paddy

With the farming population decreasing and growing older, the global food system now faces great uncertainty. To overhaul the labour-intensive rice farming industry, XAG is scaling up drone applications in China that enable night-time seeding at peak period. Continue reading →