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Bangladesh set to introduce drone tech to assess crop losses

Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases. Around 20 officers of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are initially receiving training to learn how to use the state-of-the-art technologies.  Malay Choudhury, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, and …

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From crop dusters to drones, farmers embrace technology

On Aug. 3, 1921, Army Air Corps pilot Lieutenant John A. Macready, piloting a specially modified Curtiss JN4 Jenny, spread lead arsenate over a six-acre grove of 6,000 catalpa trees at Postmaster… Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.  

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