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4th October 2025
The Global South is leading a drone revolution in agriculture: Video
The scale of this transformation was evident this week at DronTech Asia 2025. The expo highlighted the advances and growing popularity of drones, especially in farming. Over 300,000 agricultural drones now operate globally, treating more than 500 million hectares of farmland around the world. This is dramatically improving sustainability in the farming sector. A 2024 report by DJI found the use of drones reduced water usage by 210 million metric tons and pesticide usage by 47,000 metric tons. Th...