Published: 2:13pm, 21 Mar, 2019 Updated: 10:04pm, 21 Mar, 2019 Japanese farmers are turning to drone technology in an attempt to offset the impact of fewer young people entering the industry. With farming communities getting progressively older on average, Japan's agriculture ministry plans to conduct a series of tests which will gauge the viability of using technology to support them. The drones could be used for crop monitoring, as well as monitoring water levels and soil quality.
Japanese farmers are turning to drone technology in an attempt to offset the impact of fewer young people entering the industry. With farming communities getting progressively older on average, Japan's agriculture ministry plans to conduct a series of tests which will gauge the viability of using technology to support them. The drones could be used for crop monitoring, as well as monitoring water levels and soil quality.