Guangxi Baise Youjiang District: Drones on duty!

The science and technology department of the district has always strictly implemented the work positioning of serving agriculture, rural areas, and enterprises, seized the opportunities of national rural revitalization policies, accelerated service innovation, and unlocked new methods of octagonal plant protection with high-quality scientific and technological services.

Recently, in the village headquarters of Luofu Village, Daling Township, an agricultural plant protection drone was flying at low altitude under the guidance of technical personnel, demonstrating its skills in the field. White mist was evenly sprayed from the nozzle of the aircraft body. Technical personnel guided the village committees in conducting systematic training on route positioning, flight routes, spraying operations, and emergency response, enabling them to effectively experience the efficiency and convenience of plant protection drones in agricultural production.

Our village will build a 100 acre low improvement planting demonstration base for star anise in 2021, which usually relies on manual operation, which is time-consuming and laborious. Today, after listening to professional teachers’ explanations and practical operations, we have benefited greatly. In the future, our village committees need to proficiently master this technology and use plant protection drones in agricultural production. “Huang Jian, the deputy secretary of Luofu Village in Daling Township, said with confidence that drone operation not only can accurately spray fertilizers and pesticides on star anise, Moreover, it greatly saves labor and improves production efficiency.

The relevant person in charge of the science and technology department of the district introduced that the drone skills training classroom has been moved to the field this time. Through theoretical teaching, practical exercises, field guidance and other methods of training, local villagers can be exposed to the latest technology, understand the advantages of plant protection drone flight prevention, and help improve the quality and efficiency of the star anise industry.