XAG has plans to scale up the use of its agricultural drones in Vietnam to make rice production more sustainable. Faced with the soaring prices of agricultural inputs, Vietnamese farmers can now employ drones from XAG to grow more rice using fewer resources. From direct seeding and pesticide spraying to fertilizer application, XAG’s agricultural drones have seen increasing popularity among rural youth who are eager to earn a decent salary as drone pilots.
Vietnam is the world’s second-largest exporter of rice, which is also the staple food consumed by 90 percent of the total population and the main source of income for millions of small-scale farmers. More than 50 percent of the country’s rice is cultivated in the Mekong Delta region, known as the “rice bowl” of Vietnam, which produces three crops per year. However, the surge in fertilizer and pesticide prices, as a result of global supply chain disruption, has urged Vietnamese farmers to cut back crop nutrients and
