The "Silent Farmer" Flying in the Sky Takes on Pest Control
Busan City Deploys Youth Farmer Drone Farming Team to Provide Free Pest Control for Elderly Farms
'Drone Farmers' Efficiently Handle Direct Rice Seeding, Pest Control, and Greenhouse Shading Agent Application
A 'drone farmer' is preparing to carry out pest and disease control work in a rice paddy in Gangseo-gu, Busan.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Always silently handling tough tasks, the ‘Drone Farmer’ is on the rise.
To assist elderly farmers struggling with pest and disease control during the long rainy season, young farmers in the Busan area have stepped up to carry out pest control operations.
Busan Agricultural Technology Center announced on the 20th that on the morning of the 26th at 8 a.m., the Busan Young Farmers Drone Farming Group (Busan Cheongnyeonminamhoe) will conduct pest control operations using drones at a farm in Gangseo-gu.
Launched in April, the Busan Young Farmers Drone Farming Group is an organization nurtured by the Agricultural Technology Center to promote drone agriculture.
They spread drone utilization technologies in rice farming, such as drone direct seeding, pest and disease control, and liquid silica fertilization.
They are leading Busan agriculture as the ‘No.1 Drone Agriculture Hub’ by trying new drone technologies on various crops, including house shading agent application techniques and pest control technologies for field crops.
The Drone Farming Group also participated in the joint rice pest control project promoted by Gangseo-gu, Busan, and nearby Gimhae City, achieving results by controlling the unusually severe pests and diseases in a short period this year, reducing damage.
They played a significant role in solving the shortage of rural labor by engaging in eco-friendly pest control operations in rice cultivation complexes in Gijang-gun.
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Kim Yoon-sun, Director of Busan Agricultural Technology Center, said, “We plan to provide free pest control services without any cost burden for about 5 hectares of rice paddies belonging to around 10 elderly farmers who have difficulty in pest control due to age and mobility issues, helping with rural labor.”
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