Archive · 30 Oct 2025
Experts: Drone Use in MP Agriculture Sector Lags Due to Cost and Awareness
Imagine you have a new toy robot that can help on a farm, like spraying bugs or planting seeds.
In a place called Madhya Pradesh, not many farmers are using these "farm robots" yet.
Experts say it's because the robots are expensive, farmers don't know enough about them, and it's hard to fix them if they break.
It's also tricky to fly them around trees and power lines in the fields.
However, these robots are being used for other things like watching crowds or making maps of the land.
Many people are also getting trained in Madhya Pradesh to build and fix these robots for jobs.
Experts think more farmers might use them in the future as they get cheaper and easier to use.
Drone technology adoption in Madhya Pradesh's agriculture sector is minimal, according to experts.
Key barriers to farm drone use include lack of farmer awareness, high investment costs, and repair difficulties.
Obstacles like trees and power lines also complicate drone operations in agricultural fields.
Despite low farm adoption, drones are utilized for surveillance, crowd management, and land mapping in the state.
Madhya Pradesh has become a significant hub for training drone industry personnel, with over 8,000 trained last year.
- Who
- Experts and drone industry representatives
- What
- Discussing the slow adoption of drone technology in Madhya Pradesh's agriculture sector.
- When
- On Thursday, during the Drone Tech Workshop & Expo at MP Council of Science and Technology
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- High cost, lack of awareness, and difficulties in repair and maintenance hinder farmer adoption.
- Drone Training in MP
- Over 8,000 individuals trained in drone industry last year.
- Current Drone Usage
- Surveillance, crowd management, land survey, land mapping.
- Challenges for Farm Drones
- Lack of awareness, high cost, repair/maintenance issues, field obstructions.