UAE’s adoption of drones in agriculture makes it one of the firsts in the world: FEDS CEO

UAE’s adoption of drones in agriculture makes it one of the firsts in the world: FEDS CEO

Underscoring how the UAE has been a pioneer in the region for massive drone-planting initiatives, FEDS CEO Rabih Bou Rashid emphasised how drones are revolutionising the agricultural sector in response to rapidly evolving needs of our time and how technology-driven projects in the country have proven that drones are a more cost-effective and faster alternative to traditional farming methods being practised for millennia.In partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, FEDS had undertaken a massive drone seeding initiative in 2019 that saw the planting of 250,000 Ghaf seeds and 6 million Samar seeds in 150 square kilometres of land in a few days“”a process that used to take decades to complete through traditional farming methods. This feat has made the UAE one of the very first countries in