Climate change, price pressure, staff shortages, sustainability: agriculture faces a whole range of challenges on many levels. However, some of these can be efficiently addressed by drones. With the help of precise, georeferenced growth and crop monitoring, pests and diseases in crops can be detected just as quickly as locally limited water requirements. Where previously an entire field had to be comprehensively irrigated or pesticides applied over a large area, drone data from the air now allows for targeted and highly precise intervention. Unmanned systems can also help in this regard. For example, in steep-slope viticulture, where helicopters would otherwise have to be used.
It not only saves money for farmers, but also protects the environment. This is because only as many harmful substances as necessary for healthy crops and a successful harvest enter the food cycle. And there's more. UAS can be used, for example, to sow undersown crops before the previous crop has been harvested. This helps to optimize the nutrient balance in the soil, and the cover crops can grow optimally under the protection of the previous crops.
With unmanned systems, farmers can master the challenge of operating in an economically and ecologically sustainable manner. Drones help to make agriculture fit for the future.
To ensure that drones can be used effectively and sustainably for the benefit of all, we are working together with our member companies and partner organizations to establish the best possible framework conditions for commercial UAS operations throughout Europe. This is in the interests of the UAS/AAM industry and in the interests of maximizing added value for society.