Farmers Delivering Crops to Reduce Labor and Prevent Pesticide Poisoning... Gijang-gun to Increase Use of 'Yeongnong Drones'

“Spread of Smart Agriculture” in Aging Rural Areas

Do you know the flying farmer? A ‘smart’ drone farmer that reduces the hard labor of people and prevents pesticide poisoning is sweating(?) in the fields.

Busan Gijang-gun (Governor Jeong Jong-bok) is actively supporting the on-site use of agricultural drones to spread smart farming and solve the shortage of rural labor.

As a pilot project, Gijang-gun has distributed three agricultural drones to farms by this year. The pest control activities using drones have been expanded from rice to corn and green onions.

Agricultural drone launched in the pilot project of Gijang-gun.

In June, agricultural drones were flown over 23 corn farms to control pests over an area of 92,569㎡. Farmers showed great interest and high satisfaction, and there are plans to use drones for pest control on green onions, a major local crop, in October.

Pest control of crops using drones greatly benefits farmers by reducing pesticide poisoning. It also reduces the physical labor of pest control work and shortens the time, improving farmers’ quality of life. Additionally, there are many advantages such as excellent pest control effects and reduced pesticide usage.

A Gijang-gun official said, “The use of agricultural drones is an excellent solution to reduce agricultural work accidents on-site and solve labor problems caused by rural aging.”

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