IoTechWorld Avigation ties up with Swiss firm for precision farming solutions

Drone manufacturer IoTechWorld Avigation has joined hands with Switzerland headquartered company Pix4D that specialises in photogrammetry software technology to jointly offer precision farming solutions in the country.

Commenting upon the tie-up between the two companies, Deepak Bhardwaj, Co-Founder and Director, IoTechWorld Avigation, said, “We are witnessing agri-drone revolution in the country and gradually we are moving towards precision farming. Our association is to foster awareness about drone-enabled crop health monitoring.”

Underlining the objective of association, Anoop Upadhyay, Co-Founder and Director, IoTechWorld Avigation, said, “Initially our approach involves creation of awareness among Industry, Researchers, and Academia. Subsequently, we will create awareness among farmers as well.”

Expressing the rationale behind the association, Mitul Arora, Business Development Lead - India & South Asia, Pix4D, said, “Everyone needs a customized and one-stop solution. IoTechWorld has drone technology and multi-spectral sensors by the name Sequoia and now they will have our photogrammetry technology too. So, through this association, a one-stop solution will be provided to all, and this will be beneficial for the govt research institutes, crop insurance and other associated specialised tasks.”

India is undergoing a tremendous transformation in the agriculture sector and adoption of technology is happening at an unprecedented level. This opens a huge opportunity and this association is expected to enable faster and deeper integration of technology in various spheres of agriculture.

IoTechWorld is the manufacturer of India’s 1st DGCA Type certified agri-drone ‘AGRIBOT’ and is the pioneer in this segment. Whereas, Switzerland-headquartered Pix4D is recognised for its Pix4Dfields Software, a cutting-edge solution designed for advanced agricultural mapping. The software process RGB and multi-spectral data for aerial crop analysis and digital farming. Pix4D has offices in seven countries across multiple continents meeting the requirements of these as well as neighboring countries.

IoTechWorld and Pix4D collaboratively orchestrated "India’s largest Workshop for Crop Health Monitoring using drones," with Cody Sokkappa of Pix4D Japan as the lead instructor. The event drew approximately 70 attendees, predominantly comprised of scientists from governmental institutions. Additionally, a cohort of researchers from esteemed crop protection firms, including Syngenta and BASF, also took part in the workshop.

Dhanuka Group backed IoTechWorld Avigation has recently received the highest coveted order of supplying 500 drones to fertiliser major IFFCO, which plans to procure 2500 agri-drones for promoting nano-DAP & nano-Urea as well as creation of rural entrepreneurship.

Earlier this year, the company got into a partnership with Syngenta India Pvt. Ltd. (SIPL) for the introduction of drone spraying in the agriculture sector across the country. Under the agreement, both companies will work towards creating employment opportunities for rural youth by training and preparing them for using drones on farmlands.