Kudumbashree women farmers to be trained in use of drones
Kudumbashree women farmers are set to go smart with 50 of them learning how to use drones in their elds.
The Kudumbashree Mission, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) will together organise the four-day training in use of drones in agriculture at the CTCRI from Monday.
Field-level training
The initiative is aimed at training the Kudumbashree joint liability group (JLG) farmers in using the latest technology to achieve good results and improve their nancial situation. This is intended to be achieved by transforming ordinary women farmers into those who engage in smart agriculture through eld-level training.
The women taking part in the training have been provided with drones. On the rst day, they will be familiarised with the agridrone hardware such as high-resolution cameras and sensors; GPS technology; and maintenance and servicing of drones.
The next day, hands-on training using simulators will be provided on the drone controller set-up, basic control, ight modes, and with drone ying using training drones.
The third day will focus on hands-on training with agridrones, mapping and spraying using drones, landing, take o, troubleshooting, and so on. On the nal day of the training, a question-answer session will be followed by a discussion and feedback.
The Kudumbashree will conduct a number of trainings in innovative farming and agribusiness and allied enterprises this year. The drone training marks the start of the training programmes. Kudumbashree executive director incharge Bindu K.S. will inaugurate the training at 10 a.m. on Monday.