Author(s): Sneha M Mahamuni, Suraj S Patil, Sujal S Bachhav and Yogesh A Shaniware

Abstract: Almost 73% of the Indian population is dependent on the agriculture sector directly or indirectly. Upcoming challenges accentuate the need for innovative and sustainable farming solutions. Drones are of great importance as early pest outbreak detection and treatment application are important to effective pest management, allowing management decisions to be implemented before pests are well-established and crop losses occur. Drones are designed to carry the sensors that can provide real-time information about the crop status so that decision on cultural operations and management is made efficiently and precisely. Farmers can take preventive action to cease the spread of pest to other crops. Timely actions can be taken to prevent losses from biotic stresses such as insect pests and diseases, optimize fertilization, rationalize irrigation, impact of climate change and unpredictable weather using analyzed insights from data collected by drones and satellite-based remote sensing.

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