Leading agri-drone manufacturer, IoTechWorld Avigation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbhani, Maharashtra to promote the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to boost farm productivity in the country, the company said today.
The agreement by the Gurugram-based company with a leading academic institution will create awareness among farmers about the use of technology for increasing farm output, besides furthering research in drone technology.
Last month the agri drone manufacturing company announced a similar tie-up with Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV, an agriculture university, based in Rahuri, Maharashtra.
The latest MoU was signed by Dr Indra Mani, Vice Chancellor of VNMKV on behalf of the university, while Anoop Kumar Upadhyay, Co-Founder & Director signed on the behalf of IoTechWorld Avigation.
Upadhyay said IoTechWorld Avigation is at the forefront of promoting drone technology and partnerships with universities that aim to further research activities.
Giving details about the MoU with VNMKV, he said both parties will work in cooperation in science and technology and promote the use of drones in agriculture.
“Both the signatories to the agreement will work together to develop agricultural training centre and Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) at VNMKV university,” he added.
Deepak Bhardwaj, Co-founder IoTechWorld said, tie-ups with universities will help the company to further research in drone technology, besides creating awareness among farmer groups.
“The use of agri-drone is catching up among farmers and several farmers’ organisations too have joined the campaign. These unmanned aerial robots are of great use as they not only help in saving cost, but time also,” he said.
Another major objective of the tie-up is to farmer friendly training module and create drone pilots at the proposed RPTO at the university. IoTechWorld will be the technical partner in setting up Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) for agricultural drones with VNMKV, which will help reduce drone pilot shortage in the country, he added.
As per Government estimates, India will require at least one lakh drone pilots by next year. It is to be noted here that IoTechWorld has its own RPTO where farmers are trained to fly drones. The company also helps farmers in obtaining drone pilot licenses.
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