DJI is developing a crop - spraying drone " 40 times more efficient " than manual aircraft in China and Korea . Although the drone will only be able to fly for 12 hours at a time , it can carry up to 10 kg of crop - spraying equipment , and is a more affordable solution than the current practice of using expensive crop - dusting aircraft . According to the Wall Street Journal , the drone will be priced at around £ 10,000 . Huge farms use aircraft for crop-dusting but they can be very expensive. According to Frank Smith , the Founder and CEO of DJI , " with this new product , we 've shown that DJI can not only offer the ultimate aerial experience for the mass consumer , but also improve the efficiency of industry and benefit so many others in all walks of life . "
DJI is developing a crop - spraying drone " 40 times more efficient " than manual aircraft in China and Korea . Although the drone will only be able to fly for 12 hours at a time , it can carry up to 10 kg of crop - spraying equipment , and is a more affordable solution than the current practice of using expensive crop - dusting aircraft . According to the Wall Street Journal , the drone will be priced at around £ 10,000 . According to Frank Smith , the Founder and CEO of DJI , " with this new product , we 've shown that DJI can not only offer the ultimate aerial experience for the mass consumer , but also improve the efficiency of industry and benefit so many others in all walks of life . "