Liju Cherian
NOW, it is a common sight to watch drones hovering over agriculture farms in the Sultanate.
Drones now act as a boon to farmers working in date palms or in the farm sector.
Earlier, it was an arduous task to artificially pollinate date palms in farms. The pollination is naturally done by bees, but there has been a decline in bee population globally.
To help farmers overcome this problem, drones are fitted with a pod to store and dispense liquid pollen from the air. This also addresses labour problems as a single drone can pollinate acres of palms with less cost and more efficiency.
Wakan Tech is the first enterprise to carry out aerial date palm pollination and spray pesticides using its AI powered drones. They also developed a brand new brain for the robotic sector to replace the tasks of the farmer.