Drones on the fields in Ghana
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ghana, drone crop spraying start-up, AcquahMeyer Drone Tech had to shelf their plans to help the Ghanaian hea…
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Sustainable precision agriculture
In this video, Aboubacar Karim, the founder of Investiv, a Cote d'Ivoire agriculture technology start-up, explains how drones can help impro…
In the field with Investiv
Ivorian agriculture technology start-up Investiv demonstrates how drones are used for spraying crops. Video courtesy of Reuters
Drone start-ups among semi-finalists for top agric award
Two drone start-ups have made the semi-finals of the prestigious GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, where they are hoping their precision agricultu…
Armyworm war goes aerial in Zambia
A Zambian agriculture technology company has taken it upon itself to help eradicate the armyworm plague in the country. Operating out of…
Corteva's agricultural drone fleet largest in the world
...And they are making them smarter With a fleet of over 400 drones to its name, Corteva Agriscience - the Agriculture Division of DowDuP…
Agricultural drones: Togo joins the party
A Togolese technology innovation hub is trying to lure the country’s youth to fall in love with agriculture again, by introducing drones i…
Cote d'Ivoire: Incorporating drones into the UTZ Certification Process
In the Ivory Coast, the UTZ Certified programme has called upon drone technology to help in expediting the certification for farmers who wis…
Irrigation drones for Zimbabwe's Lowveld
Irrigation drones might just be the answer to the almost perennially erratic rainfall patterns experienced by sugarcane farmers in Zimbabwe'…
Crop ripening boost for South Africa's sugarcane farmers
A South African sugarcane farm, working with Chinese agricultural drone technology maker XAG, has completed a successful test of the XAG dro…
Do Benin farmers want to use paid drone services?
Small holder farmers in Benin are warming up to drone technology and are willing to pay for drone services as a way to make their farm opera…
Volocopter + John Deere = VoloDrone
You know you are onto something when John Deere himself decides to invest in an agricultural drone. The 200-year old agriculture machiner…