NEW DELHI: Cooperative major Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative (IFFCO) has signed an agreement with Drone Destination to collaborate for drone spray over an area of upto 30 lakh acres. As part of this pact, Drone Destination says it will undertake drone spray in 12 states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand.
“Drones will be spraying IFFCO Nano Urea, Nano DAP, Sagarika, IFFCO MC Agro-Chemicals and other IFFCO & IFFCO JV’s Agri-Products, with the aim of enhancing agricultural productivity and efficiency. Other benefits under the (pact) include opportunities for sale of IFFCO agri-inputs/products for drone spray,” the drone major said in a statement.
Drone Destination chairman Alok Sharma said: “We are elated to partner with the world’s top cooperative, IFFCO, for transforming Indian agriculture. Drones have a wide range of applications and their influence on agriculture is revolutionary. Drones will bring efficiency, scalability, cost competitiveness, and speed to agricultural practices in India, enabling the sector to increase its contribution to GDP. As a leading player, spearheading the adoption of drones across multiple sectors, this is an important milestone for us in the journey towards drone adoption in the country.”
Drone Destination MD & CEO Chirag Sharma said, “We thank IFFCO for choosing us and showing faith in our capabilities for implementing large-scale drone projects.”