Agri Drones getting a boost

Agri Drones getting a boost

Subject :Agriculture

Context :The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to start giving loans to farmers who want to buy Kisan Drones. This can help farming become more tech-based.

Concept :

• The RBI’s instructions to banks are in line with the Union Budget 2022–23, which said that the use of ‘Kisan drones’ would be encouraged for agricultural purposes.
• The RBI told banks that they can use the unit costs as a basis for lending Kisan drones to individuals and farmer producer organizations (FPOs) to make it easier for a lot of farmers to get them.
• Depending on what kind of drone it is, the price per unit can go as high as ₹10 lakh.
• The latest rules say that both the Central Government and the State Governments will give a 40% subsidy per drone.

Kisan Drones

• The Kisan drone 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.
• It will save time, will require less effort and spraying will be done uniformly.

Applications

• 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.
• It 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.