Latest News | IoTechWorld Avigation Inks MoU with Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth to Promote Agri-drones

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Agri-drone manufacturer IoTechWorld Avigation on Friday said it has signed an MoU with Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbani, Maharashtra to promote the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the farm sector.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is aimed at creating awareness among farmers about the use of technology for increasing farm output, besides furthering research in drone technology.

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The MoU was signed by Dr Indra Mani, Vice Chancellor of VNMKV, while Anoop Kumar Upadhyay, Co-Founder & Director signed on the behalf of IoTechWorld Avigation.

Last month, IoTechWorld, an agritech startup founded in 2017, had announced a similar tie-up with Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (an agriculture university), Rahuri, Maharashtra.

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Upadhyay said both the parties will promote the use of drones in agriculture sector and also work together to develop agricultural training centre and Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) at VNMKV university.

Deepak Bhardwaj, Co-founder of IoTechWorld, said tie-ups with universities will help the company to further research in the drone technology.

IoTechWorld will be the technical partner in setting up of Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) for agricultural drones with VNMKV, which in turn will help reduce drone pilot shortage in the country, he added.

The startup has its own RPTO where farmers are trained to fly drones. It helps farmers in obtaining drone pilot license.

IoTechWorld said the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued guidelines to make drone technology affordable to the stakeholders of the sector.

The government has also brought out SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for use of drone application for the sprinkling of crop nutrients and crop protection pesticides in agricultural, forestry, and non-cropped areas.

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