This is largely attributed to the flood of low-priced sugar import and the introduction of tax on sugar-sweetened drinks (or health promotion levy) that brings down the demand for local sugar.“Drone, imagery, and smart agriculture system can help us solve many environmental and labour problems,” Hein said.

Direct Seeded Rice Planted at Night  Direct seeded rice (DSR) refers to the process of sowing seeds directly into the fields without nursery cultivation and transplantation. Ripening refers to the process of applying chemical ripener to enhance the content of sucrose in the sugarcane plants usually six to nine weeks before harvest.

XAG collaborated with Bayer Crop Science Indonesia on a training program to provide Bayer’s # drone pilots with the expertise to conduct basic and swarm operation for # cropprotection. Under the agreement, the two companies commit to work together on optimum spraying solutions that combine unmanned aerial system (UAS) with innovative formulation technology.Key countries in SEAP including Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan have been the leading exporters of rice in the region, while on the other end of the spectrum, others such as Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore have been striving towards self-sufficiency.Robust demand for corn as both food and feed has also seen an increase in corn imports to supplement domestic production in SEAP. Since April 2019, XAG’s drone direct seeding solutions have been applied to over 650 million square metres of rice fields in China’s 11 provinces.

This smallest breakthrough could mean a great deal to individual farmers facing an ailing sugar industry.The recent two years have seen a considerable drop in the market price of RV, which means that farmers are payed less for the sugarcane of the same recoverable value. Meanwhile, XAG has set up laboratories and research stations in 42 countries and regions, including Australia, Japan, Germany, etc., and participated in a number of frontier agri-tech projects.Partnering with many influential international enterprises, XAG aims to provide global farmers with the best local solutions ranging from plant protection, crop monitoring and farm management.

Now using the XMission drone we can survey the entire field, find the hydrants, and send the spray drone out to only target the hydrant,” he said. However, the manual spraying approach widely used by Chinese farmers is neither effective nor sustainable. Also, you can pre-program the drone to conduct hover spray over the smaller trees, which is more efficient,” he said. “Drone, imagery, and smart agriculture system can help us solve many environmental and labour problems,” Hein said.

25 May 2020, Guangzhou – With the farming population decreasing and growing older, the global food system now faces great uncertainty especially when the covid-19 pandemic exacerbates labour shortages. It is helping both smallholders and large farm owners to resolve common challenges such as operational inefficiency, aging crisis, and shortage of field workers. Despite the economic disruption, China’s agriculture has witnessed a robust performance with 3.5% year-on-year increase in the added value of the planting industry, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. We have leading research capabilities in bio-technology, crop protection, and data science to deliver tailored solutions to farmers faster than ever before. The big picture here is trying to help macadamia growers prioritise the protection of water, minimise pesticide usage from traditional techniques, and eliminate possible chemical drifts. However, based on the SASA statistics, the annual sugar production has declined by 25% over the past 20 years, while the number of sugarcane farmers experienced a decline by 60% along with a reduction by 45% in sugar industry-related jobs. As a more sustainable alternative to conventional transplanting, it avoids deteriorating soil health and intensive water use. XAG P Series drone on the work of sugarcane ripening in SA Drones outperform to reap recoverable value This June, in Seafield Farm, located at the Midlands South region of KwaZulu-Natal, a new round of sugarcane harvest arrived.