DJI released its latest industry report on the state of DJI drone use in the agricultural industry.
The study, which is paid for by DJI, shows that nearly 400,000 DJI agricultural drones were used at the end of 2024, a 90% increase from its first study in 2020.Once again, a study shows that farmers are leading the charge in game-changing technology.
While we discuss drone use in combat, deliveries, and other enterprise applications, as well as our camera drones, agriculture is seeing another boom in usage.
You could say that outside of military use, drones in agriculture are one of the fastest-growing sectors worldwide, although drone inspections could be a close second.Here are some of the milestones and stats DJI shares in its 2024 study:~400,000 drones used globally400,000 trained operatorsTreated 300 types of crops in 100 countriesSaved ~222 million tons of waterReduced carbon emissions by ~30.87 tonsIf youre a slight agricultural drone nerd like me, then the white paper is worth reading, as it goes into detail on how the industry is changing and growing nation by nation.Advertisement - scroll for more contentDJIs Agricultural division has almost as many drones as any other team, including the consumer division.
Between the different sizes of sprayers, which can fertilize or even spread seeds more effectively than tractor or aircraft-based systems, to the Mavic 3M, a multispectral camera drone that can track your crop growth.While in the past, the biggest use cases for DJI agricultural drones have been for spraying pesticides or spreading fertilizer, a new area is emerging with recent studies: crop seed spreading.
DJIs 2024 study shows promise in using drones to spread rice seeds, as it can lead to less damage to the crop and a more efficient seed spread.Drones are the only pieces of technology farmers are taking on to produce more while wasting less.
The industry has adopted satellite mapping of its fields for those with larger farms and also more technology-heavy equipment that can use similar multispectral cameras to precisely spray or tend to their fields.FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.More.