Direct rice seeding is the process of sowing seeds directly into fields without nursery cultivation and transplantation of plants. As a more sustainable alternative to conventional transplanting, it avoids deteriorating soil health and intensive water use. However, the process has traditionally only been conducted either by hand or large ground machinery. Many Asian countries with rice as their staple crop cannot utilise machinery such as driverless tractors, due to complex terrain, the small size of many farms, and high costs.
AGR's agricultural drone can be equipped with an intelligent granule spreading system , mounted on the bottom of the aircraft. The unit generates high-speed airflow to project the required amount of seeds accurately into the targeted topsoil, while maintaining optimum spacing and uniform plant density. The technology can also be used to spread seeds, feed , chermicial fertilizer and so on.
