DRONES FOR SPRAYING ARE SAFE

An agricultural drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle applied to farming in order to help increase crop production and monitor crop growth. Through the use of advanced sensors and digital imaging capabilities, farmers are able to use these drones to help them gather a richer picture of their fields. The POLA-V15S (PV15S) is assembled locally in Malaysia using top grade components and DJI’s flagship flight controller (See photo above). The PV15S has been built with operational efficiency in mind by pilots with years of experience with crop spraying, and has been tested locally to achieve upwards of 3Ha/hr of coverage. It features a 15L tank with variable spray rate and interchangeable nozzles, and is fully autonomous without the need of expert piloting skills to achieve optimal results. Through field experience, the team at Poladrone recognises that after-sales support and warranty is the key to a successful crop spraying business. As such, we provide a comprehensive training course for 3-5 days with any purchase of a drone. All our drones comes with a one (1) year manufacturer warranty on all electronics components, supported by a 20,000 square feet manufacturing facility in Selangor. We promise to hold ready stock of ALL spare parts locally, enabling us to replace or repair any broken down in an extremely short time frame vs imported products.

In other reports from Alor Setar, Kedah, the use of drones for aerial spraying of the pesticides in paddy fields will not harm the environment, human and animals, said Muda Agriculture Development Authority (Mada) chairman Datuk Othman Aziz today. He said Mada has taken into consideration the impact in the use of drone for aerial spraying and assured that it will be carried out in a controlled environment and manned by trained handlers. Othman said Mada would begin using drone to spray pesticides in the coming planting season that is expected to begin between this month and April. “The drone will fly between two and three metres from the ground and within the paddy plot so the pesticide will no spread elsewhere,” he said to reporters after launching the drone at MadaCorp Agroservices Sdn Bhd here today. Othman was commenting on a statement by Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) which has voiced its objection on the use of drones for pesticides spraying. CAP president S M Mohamed Idris had claimed that aerial spraying of pesticide will cause serious air pollution and causes other health issues associated with pesticides more easily and widely. Othman pointed out that Mada has conducted trial run for the drone in Pendang and it showed that the pesticide was evenly spread in the paddy area. He added the trial run also showed that the aerial spraying is well controlled and did not affect the surrounding area. Othman said for the pilot project, Mada will be using 10 drones on 2,000 hectares of paddy land under its purview. Thank You...

By,

M Anem,

Senior Agronomist,

Taman Cendana, Malacca City,

Melaka, Malaysia.

(1 Muharram 1440H).