Stressing the need for extensive use of drones in the agriculture sector, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to put them to use for soil testing by the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs).
Reviewing the activities of the Agricultural Department at his camp office at Tadepalli, near here, on Friday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said use of drones for soil testing would help implement the Plant Doctor concept successfully, besides arriving at correct estimates of productivity and maintaining the related data.
“Now, drones are being used for spraying pesticide. Drones can be used for multiple purposes in order to be more helpful for the farmers. Steps should be taken to equip all the 10,000 RBKs with drones,” he said.
