Agri-Drone entrepreneur: A case study of TKS Aerospace Private Limited in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu
Jaffar Sadiq Ali. A1 and 2G. Srinivasan
1,2Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608 002 (India) Corresponding Author Mail ID: jaffarjack1997@Gmail.Com
ABSTRACT
Agriculture is India’s primary source of income and plays a significant part in the country’s progress. An agricultural drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle used in farming to aid in crop production and crop growth monitoring. Sensors and digital imaging capabilities can provide farmers with a more detailed view of their farms. This information might help improve agricultural yields and farm efficiency. TKS Aerospace launched drones for farming community at the budget friendly. A drone provides digital, informative, precise field management for grain crops such as rice, cotton, corn and so on. Sensors and virtual imaging capabilities can provide farmers with a richer image of their fields. Using the drone, collecting information from it could show helpful in enhancing crop yields and farm efficiency. The results revealed that the occupational structure showed that the majority of the sample farmers were practicing farming alone 56.66 percent followed by farming and agricultural labour 43.33 percent. It is observed that the majority of the sample farmers were highly experienced in banana cultivation 53.33 percent, in case of non- adopters the majority of the farmers were medium experience (93.33 percent). Regarding the annual income, majority of the adopters and non-adopters (76.66 percent, 90 percent) fell in the annual income range of 1-3 lakh, the proportion of higher income. Smart agriculture is assisting farmers in increasing efficiency while decreasing negative environmental implications. The agriculture sector has firmly and openly adopted digital agriculture technology in order to influence the overall outcome.