Government buys drones for smart farming

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023: The Government of Jamaica has invested approximately J$12 million in importing Jamaica's first two public cutting-edge Agri Spray Drones which should set the pace for revolutionizing how farmers spray and treat their crops island wide.
This investment is not only expected to give farmers island wide relief from the physical strains of loading 30lbs insecticide containers on their backs to spray crops, but also saving millions from purchasing chemicals.
One of the two drones was unveiled on Thursday during the tour of onion farms in Careeras, St. Thomas and it was demonstrated to those farmers of how the new technology operates.
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[@lilliansmithwhyte8498]

THANKS 🇯🇲 GLEANER👏👏❤☕☕❤👍✌💘

[@phareke]

Is there a Farmers' Union in Jamaica? Do you have Farmers' Market Festivals in Jamaica? Do you provide Agriculture focused Scholarships to high school students and Computer Science based scholarships? Thank you so much for this Good Jamaican News.

[@keekee04440]

I wish we could buy onions from Jamaica in UK. I bet they too sweet 😋

[@Max86421]

🇯🇲 The government should give the police them drone to...

[@raybaba4263]

Clap mk!...,log time😊😉

[@prhayz1]

Excellent idea! But it is not something for small hillside farmers.

[@Drone_life_JA543]

Over 6 million jmd roughly for the dji agras t40 that’s the one that sprays a small starting farmer is way out of the range of that cost help our farmers to raise and export their crops so that can provide revenue for them to purchase these devices cut the foolishness and help the small farmers this new technology is important yes but deal with the larger problem at hand the small farmers should be priority

[@kinginsomnia5999]

$100k..+$6mil.. plus the computer nu buy yet with the software.. 🤦 God ‼️.. #1 Not enough farmers #2 the gov careless about farming #3 too much import And #4 no sensible farmers wouldn't invest in that and their not seeing more profit and less expenses...

[@biblereadingoutreach2284]

A GOOD 🇯🇲 HARVEST🌾✝️🙏 Proverbs 10:5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in HARVEST is a son that causeth shame. 🌾 Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in HARVEST, and have nothing. 🌾 Proverbs 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of HARVEST, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

[@raybaba4263]

Drones for predialarceny

[@lordhany2222]

How about you grant di farmers loans instead you must think a Canada or usa where farmers have money and can use drone