Global Agriculture Drones Market is valued at USD 1.35 Billion in 2021 and expected to reach USD 8.56 Billion by 2028 with a CAGR of 30.1% over the forecast period.
Global Agriculture Drones Market: Global Size, Trends, Competitive, And Historical & Forecast Analysis, 2022-2028: The global agricultural drone market is predicted to expand at a quick pace because of the significant rise of modern agriculture and associated innovations including yield mapping, soil conservation, GPS guiding technologies, and distant analysis.
Agriculture drone is an autonomous aircraft that is utilized in agricultural activities, primarily for yield optimization and crop output, and agricultural output surveillance. Drones in agriculture collect data on crop development phases, crop growth, and soil differences. On farming drones, multispectral detectors are employed to scan electromagnetic waves outside the visible light spectrum, such as near-infrared as well as short-wave infrared. Because of their usefulness in farming, these drones are used for an agricultural assessment, crop scouting, and agricultural photographs. The agriculture industry has benefited from sophisticated technological adoption. Drones have effectively infiltrated the farming cultures of North American nations including the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
COVID-19 has had a detrimental influence on a variety of businesses, particularly agriculture. As a consequence, demand for agricultural machinery and tools has declined in recent years. The outbreak has impacted farmers' confidence throughout the globe. Farmers' hopes for using agriculture UAVs have been reduced as food crop values have continued to fall. Automation and technology are becoming important in many industries, especially agriculture which in turn is expected to drive market growth in the coming years.
Nevertheless, since the industries have restored normality amid the pandemic's downturn, the drone industry is set to gain momentum. Many agritech businesses have established inventive agriculture innovation by concentrating more on wireless systems including drone innovation to allow real-time decision-making in regions such as output tracking, irrigation management, crop scouting, crop health management, and harvesting managerial staff, among others, to strengthen agricultural productivity.
The global agriculture drone market is segmented based on the component, type, application, and region & country level. Based on components, the global agriculture drones market is segmented into hardware [cameras, motors, batteries, flight controller, radio receiver, Electronic Speed Controller {ESC}, GPS/GNSS/GIS, and others] and software [data management, data analytics, image processing, and others. By type, the market is segmented into rotary blade, fixed wing, and hybrid. By application, the global agriculture drones market is segmented into soil and crop field analysis, irrigation monitoring, field mapping, crop scouting, planting and pesticide spraying, and others.
The regions covered in the global Agriculture Drones market report are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the rest of the World. Based on country level, the market of global Agriculture Drones is sub divided into the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, China, Italy, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Middle East Asia (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt) GCC, Africa, etc.
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Some major key players for the global Agriculture Drones market report cover prominent players like
Indian Prime Minister Launched 100 Made in India Drones
On February 19, 2022; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi effectively deployed 100 Made in India farming drones around the country, doing farm tasks in unprecedented concurrent flights. The drones blitz is believed to be the country's greatest cooperative agriculture drone activity.
Bayer Partnered with General Aeronautics Pvt limited to Provide Drone Services for Crop Protection
On November 11th, 2022; Bayer, a global crop science company, teamed with Bengaluru-based General Aeronautics Pvt Ltd to deliver DGCA-approved plant protection drones solutions to smaller farm owners throughout India. UAV spray solutions using qualified and experienced pilots would be provided to landowners for plant protection on cotton, rice, and soyabean crops beginning in Kharif 2022. Based on label extensions and farm desire, the business also hopes to offer potato, maize, wheat, and chilli in the coming Rabi season.
Eavision Launched drone EA-30X for Spraying in Hills and Mountains
On January 22th, 2022; Eavision has launched the EA-30X, a modern agriculture sprayer drone built by Pininfarina Shanghai which could span all types of terrain, all duration, and all crop protection treatment scenarios. The EA-30X dual-eye environmental sensing technology's latest generation delivers secure and efficient continual obstacle avoidance, as well as comprehensive coverage of ground below 90 degrees.
According to UN projections, the globe’s population will exceed 9.7 billion by 2050, necessitating a 70% increase in agricultural productivity during 2010 and 2050. Precise farming and the utilization of technologies including drones are gaining increasingly popular internationally as the world’s population grows and there is a greater need for ample food to meet rising market needs. Unexpected weather fluctuations all across the world are causing new degrees of difficulty in the agricultural industry, creating the market need for fresh technology such as agriculture drones to increase crop productivity and company proficiency.
Furthermore, the above view provided by drone farming can reveal a variety of issues, such as soil variances, drainage issues, and fungus infections. These guidelines are used in farming to inspect plants and quickly detect flaws, which will probably push the agricultural drone industry's development.
Concerns about nationwide safety and increased government control are posing a challenge to conventional trade standards, which have enabled huge differences in worldwide development over the previous decades. Drones measuring 0.55 lbs to 55 lbs must be registered with the FAA in the United States. It must be guaranteed that the UAV stays within the visible range. Such laws and restrictions regulating drone weights and functioning may have an impact on the development of the drone industry over the forecast period.
Geographically, North America stood for a significant industry position because of a strong desire for technologically improved equipment and drone technologies to boost agricultural productivity. By abolishing pilot license restrictions, the Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had created favorable rules to enable industrial and smaller autonomous airborne systems. Professional agricultural enterprises that run extensive cropland throughout the country have a robust and big consumer base in the United States. This, together with the existence of competent manufacturing businesses in the United States and Canada, is accountable for North America's supremacy in the market over the forecast timeframe.
In China, the use of drones or other unmanned drones to safeguard crops has grown significantly in previous years. China has just 4,000 crop security drones in 2016, based on the country's National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center (NATESC). However, in 2021, over 1,20,000 drones and 2,00,000 agricultural aircraft were utilized to deliver pesticides throughout 71.3 million hectares of agriculture throughout the country.
China's biggest companies, including XAG and DJI, account for over 80% of the Chinese industry. These companies accelerated their innovations, with DJI focusing on camera UAVs and XAG on farm drones. Because of these considerations, the agricultural drone industry in the Asia Pacific is expanding rapidly and will continue to do so in the future.
Report Analysis | Details |
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Historical data | 2018 - 2021 |
Forecast Period | 2021 - 2028 |
Market Size in 2021: | USD 1.35 Billion |
Base year considered | 2021 |
Forecast Period CAGR %: |
30.1% |
Market Size Expected in 2028: | USD 8.56 Billion |
Tables, Charts & Figures: | 175 |
Pages | 300 |
Key Players/Companies | Israel Aerospace Industries, AeroVironment, Inc., 3D Robotics Inc., AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc., America Robotics, Agremo, AutoCopter Corp, Drone Ag, DJI, ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, Microdrones, Parrot Drones, PrecisionHawk, Pix4D SA, Trimble Inc., senseFly, Sky-Drones Technologies LTD, Sentera, THANOS, Solvi AB, and Yamaha Motor Corp., among others. |
Segments Covered | By Component, By Type, By Application, By End-User. |
Regional Analysis | North America, U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Asia Pacific, China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, South America, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, The Middle East and Africa, GCC, Africa, Rest of the Middle East and Africa |
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