Kyrgyzstan starts to use drones and small-sized airplanes in agriculture
The active use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles for spraying fertilizers and treatment of agricultural land has begun in Ysyk-Ata region of Kyrgyzstan’s Chui Oblast, the press service of the country’s Agriculture Ministry said, Kabar reports.
For example, up to 500 hectares of land can be processed by an aircraft for the treatment of agricultural land, spraying fertilizers, treatment of crops from pests.
Along with this, a new Machine and Tractor Station (MTS) was opened in the region in the course of efforts to provide the agricultural industry with new modern machinery. The MTS consists of a number of modern vehicles such as 2 Zoomlion RG 2004 tractors, 1 RS 1604, 1 RN 1104 and 1 RN 904 front loader.
During the event, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers-Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev noted that this update is being implemented based on President Sadyr Zhaparov's instructions to support farmers and develop the agricultural sector.
“Drones, which provide exceptional ground service, will take light aviation flights to a new level. The advantage of using drones and small aircraft in agriculture is that they ease the burden of farmers and save their cost and time. This will effectively help farmers optimize tillage processes and increase yields,” he said.