Reaches out to 15,000 farmers in 13 States in Drone Yatra
Global agtech company Syngenta has announced the introduction of Crop Doctor feature in its Cropwise Grower App, an AI-powered tool offering swift, simple and effective solutions for farmers to identify pest or disease attack and get an instant remedy. Syngenta also completed Drone Yatra in 13 states completing a milestone of 17,000 Km to create awareness of drone spraying among farmers.Announcing Crop Doctor Susheel Kumar, MD and Country Head, Syngenta India Pvt Ltd said that globally farmers are facing challenges including climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss, as well as having to manage changing consumer expectations. “We work on supporting farmers by further improving the way crops are grown and protected, and to work with partners to find solutions that address environmental, societal and economic challenges. The newly added Crop Doctor feature in the Cropwise Grower App will be very helpful for the farmers,” he added.“Using Crop Doctor feature, all a farmer needs to do is click a photo from the Cropwise Grower app; Crop Doctor will help identify pests or diseases, and details of which Syngenta products are to be used. The App is available in 10 major languages including Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Kannada, and English and promises to add tremendous value to farmers”, Sachin Kamra, Head, Farmer Centric Ecosystem, Syngenta India Pvt Ltd. The App features 10 major crops Paddy, Tomato, Corn, Watermelon, Cotton, Soybean, Hot pepper, Sugarcane, Potato, and Sweet Corn with more crops to be added soon. The company’s initiative Drone Yatra, which was flagged off from Syngenta India headquarters on July 15 this year, travelled to 13 Indian States, making over 15,000 farmers aware of best practices in spraying agro-chemicals with the use of drones, which will save their time and cost – thus increasing income in the long run. The Drone Yatra covered over 17,000 kms across India, passing through Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka and has returned to Pune today to complete the journey,” said Dr KC Ravi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta India Pvt Ltd. “The Drone Yatra is a part of our efforts to make farming profitable and sustainable so that farmers are motivated to pursue agriculture as it is not only becoming more complex but also the return on investment is not attractive,” added Kumar.
