XAG's sustainable drones rewarded at Reuters awards ceremony
Drone technology’s commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly operations received major recognition this week when Chinese dro…
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Drone start-up enters home stretch for top African prize
The Jack Ma Foundation-sponsored Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has announced its final ten 2020 African Business Heroes (ABH) �…
Kenya Flying Labs scoops humanitarian award
Developing an aerial surveillance system to detect cholera cases. Using tethered drones to bring cellular connectivity to a refugee camp. In…
Good times for Nigerian drone start-ups
There must be some real good vibes around the Nigerian drone technology landscape right now. On one hand you have AirSmat, a drone softwa…
Nigerian students build agricultural drone
A group of four Nigerian students has come together to build a crop spraying drone that they think will be affordable to farmers across the …
CTA, Africa Goes Digital win big at WSIS Forum
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) took the big prize again at the World Summit on the Information Society Fo…
Drones for sustainable development in the Global South
The best way technology can witness an exponential growth for citizens of the Global South is by promoting local technological entrepreneurs…
Drones for precision livestock management
Cautious optimism. That is what drone agriculture drone professional Louise Jupp feels about the use of drones in livestock farming. A…
South Africa-based speaker at DJI AirWorks 2020 Conference
A South Africa-based drone pilot, author and instructor will share her experiences on drones in precision agriculture at DJI’s AirWorks 20…
New crop spraying drone on the horizon
Instead of a panel of spraying nozzles, this one has a single outlet whose spray jets straight into the heart of the matter. The sixteen-…
Another drone start-up in race for top prize
An Ivorian agriculture technology company heavily featuring drone-based solution to its agriculture technology solutions has made it to the …
UK criminals may be abusing drone technology
Rural crime officers fear thieves may be using camera-equipped drones to scout out farms in North Wales. Over the past fortnight four dif…