Communication: Chinese agricultural drones help traditional agricultural areas in Mexico develop precision agriculture
2024-09-10
Now, women can even operate drones to do farm work, "said 27 year old Jocelyn Mireles, proudly operating a Chinese brand agricultural drone near La Bida in the western state of Michoac á n, Mexico. The area where Mireles is located is a traditional agricultural region in Mexico. Mireiles used the DJI T30 drone to spray pesticides on crops such as corn, wheat, and strawberries. With the help of Chinese technology, she became one of the first professional female pilots in the local area to hold a flight permit through self-study and professional training. Tequila is one of the common crops in the local area, with broad and thick sword shaped leaves with spikes at the top, giving it a sturdy and powerful appearance. Tequila is a key component of Mexico's signature tequila, witnessing the agricultural development of Native Americans adapting to arid environments for thousands of years. Local Eduardo Bribisca and his family grow agave. Two years ago, he purchased a Chinese made agricultural drone to spray herbicides on several hectares of agave farmland, making the entire process fast and efficient. He calculated for the reporter that in the past, weeding on each hectare of land required five people to work continuously for about an hour to complete, while using drones to spray herbicides only took 10 minutes. With the increasing number of global climate anomalies, droughts and water shortages are particularly prominent in the local areas. Therefore, the development of precision agriculture is crucial for the local agave cultivation industry. Bribiska said that although agave can adapt to arid environments, people still need to optimize water resource allocation when applying pesticides and fertilizers after planting this crop in large quantities. In terms of water resource utilization, agricultural drones are more efficient than traditional manual labor, which not only helps to allocate farmland reasonably, but also improves the overall coverage of individual plants. One drone after another "from point to surface", building an intelligent data network for local precision agriculture. Elliott Lopez, director of the Agricultural Development Zone in Lapeda City, told reporters that agricultural drones can help the government and farmers better understand the growth of crops, monitor the number of crops, fertilizer efficiency, and pest and disease conditions per unit area. For example, data shows that the best watering time of the day is in the early morning, when the weather is cool, the wind is weak, the plant loses less water, and it is easier to absorb water, which can reduce the expected water consumption by two-thirds. In addition, agricultural drones produced in China can use technologies such as multispectral and visible light to analyze differences in crop growth, timely identify and solve potential problems, and help Mexico develop modern agriculture based on precision farming. Dong Yefei, the representative of DJI Agriculture's Mexico business, introduced that the company's agricultural drones have been widely used in agricultural scenarios such as corn, wheat, barley, vegetable and fruit fields since entering the Mexican market in 2021. Currently, about 1600 pilots have been certified in Mexico. Chinese agricultural drones have the technological characteristics of digitization, intelligence, and precision, as well as the service advantage of integrating training, maintenance, and sales, effectively reducing production costs and helping Mexican agriculture increase production and income. Ignacio Martinez, an international expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, believes that the application of agricultural drones and other equipment can help better understand terrain, identify arid areas, and agricultural safety zones. Technology from China has promoted sustainable management of natural resources and facilitated the development of a green economy. Bribisca hopes that with the continuous innovation and promotion of agricultural machinery technology in China, farmers in countries such as Mexico can benefit more. (New Society)
Edit：Yi Jing Responsible editor：Li Nian
Source：XinhuaNet
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