AGRICULTURAL TREND WATCH
Rural farms are increasingly faced with labor shortages, especially in Japan. For the Nileworks Inc startup, the solution lies in the very latest technology – such as drones. The latest technology of this drone startup has been tested in northeastern Japan for several months.
The Nile-T18 drone is designed to analyze rice stalks and determine how much fertilizer or pesticide the crop needs. The drone can then add fertilizer in just 15 minutes, a task that involves a human worker for at least an hour. Nileworks is currently negotiating with the Japanese authorities to enable farmers to get their drones to do their work without a permit. “Now that we are facing a shortage of next generation farmers, it is our mission to come up with new ideas to increase farmers’ productivity and income.
Maybe it is already time for Caribbean farmers to get into this upcoming trend.