The Eagle has Landed

DRONES used in surveying, monitoring, spraying, seeding and delivery of vital spare parts for farms and forecasting calamity areas for flooding and landslides have landed in the Philippines.

Four years ago, in an ASEAN agricultural exhibition at Bangkok, I saw for the first time the different models of drones designed to ease the work of farmers as well as get precise and timely information from the field with an “eagle’s eye.” This opened my inquisitive mind to research on the best supplier for the Philippine market.

As always, I wrote down a checklist of my parameters for an “ideal” supplier to partner with. Best design backed up by professional aeronautic engineers, material engineers, agriculturists. Track record with several government and international awards or recognition. Prompt and honest service.

Reliability in terms of sustained quality, pricing, spare parts supply, consistent technical support. Good vibes with the character of the owner and supplier’s focal person. After several communications, personal meetings and evaluation of specifications, I found Eagle Brother UAV Innovations as the best candidate.

In September 2019, Harbest received its first shipment of three units M-12 and five units D-10. We branded our agricultural drones as Agila. The eagle had indeed landed.

Drones can provide close up photos of standing crops which can be transmitted to cellphones and precise solutions can be implemented with no room for guesswork.

Harbest’s current drone pilots are all agricultural engineering graduates. The company looks forward to more young, capable people joining their team.