Farmer’s perception of the opportunites offered by drone technology in arable crop production

Kovács, Evelin and Dénes, Sulyok and Sándor, Csenki and Felföldi, János (2023) Farmer’s perception of the opportunites offered by drone technology in arable crop production. AGRÁRINFORMATIKA / JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL INFORMATICS, 14 (1). pp. 25-32. ISSN 2061-862X

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Abstract

The incredible scale of development in the world requires constant innovation of technologies used in agriculture. Precision agriculture is also one of the most defining trends in drone technology,representinga revolutionary innovation in arable crop production. Its continuous monitoring provides many opportunities to assess the specific culture, estimate yields, determine water shortages and nutrient deficiencies, and applyforother decision support. Frequent flights provide farmers with up-to-date information sothey can respond to changes in status quickly and cost-effectively. The use of drones is also responsible for improving thecompetitiveness of agriculture.Drones and solutions based on them are spreading rapidly around the world. After reviewing the relevant international literature, publications and materials published by stakeholders involved in drone technology, we conducted a questionnaire survey among farmersin northern Hungary. Commitment and willingness to precision developments were discoveredashow open they are to modern agriculture achievements, to what extentthey are willing to sacrifice technology, especiallyspray drones, to what extentthey keep in mind aspects related to the environmental load and with what willingness to invest. Overall, the perception of precision elements ispositive, farmers 71% considerthe use of drones in plant protection, for example, aaccurate and helpfuland useful idea, which reduces treading damage, chemical use and soil use.

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