Aired (January 29, 2025): Sa tulong ng mga 'agricultural drones' na kayang patakbuhin gamit lamang ang cellphone, mas madali na raw ang pagtatanim ng palay ngayon. Panoorin ang video.
Hosted by veteran and premier documentarist Kara David, ‘Kara Docs’ gives faces to significant statistics on social issues. It amplifies the subjects’ voices as Kara David immerses herself in their lives.
Watch 'Kara Docs' every Monday, 5:00PM on GMA Public Affairs YouTube Channel. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KaraDocs
Hosted by veteran and premier documentarist Kara David, ‘Kara Docs’ gives faces to significant statistics on social issues. It amplifies the subjects’ voices as Kara David immerses herself in their lives.
Watch 'Kara Docs' every Monday, 5:00PM on GMA Public Affairs YouTube Channel. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KaraDocs
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00With the help of the service providers obtained by the D.A.,
00:08500 units of agricultural drones are now being used in farming in our country.
00:15It serves up to 150,000 hectares of agricultural land in different parts of the country.
00:23So what does this agricultural drone do?
00:26Yes, ma'am. It can now plant rice, spray, and fertilize.
00:37Why is this type of technology, agricultural drone, so important?
00:42This is a big help to our farmers because it makes their work easier.
00:48How does it make the work easier?
00:51It's like spraying. It's more efficient.
00:59According to them, because of the agricultural drones,
01:02the planting and fertilization of fertilizers and pesticides in the fields becomes faster and more calculated.
01:10Just think of it, to plant one hectare of land, it will only take 7 to 10 minutes.
01:18It's a big difference compared to the traditional method that takes almost a whole day for each hectare.
01:28The farmer doesn't know where to stop because it will reload again.
01:34But here, it's on the map.
01:36Yes, ma'am. It's on the map.
01:38And you were saying earlier about the chemicals so that it won't be exposed.
01:45Yes, ma'am. It also helps our people so that the farmers won't be exposed to the chemicals used in the farm.
01:58Because of the pesticides?
02:00Yes, ma'am. It also affects the people, especially when they do it manually.
02:06But this one, it will spray?
02:10Yes, ma'am.
02:12Because it can reach far.
02:15So, it can reach up to 1 kilometer of land.
02:21It will also be a way for the farmers to save on the cost of fertilizers and other chemicals that they use.
02:31Because it's calculated when you put it in an agricultural drone.
02:36What you need to plant in an hectare is 50 kilos per hectare.
02:46So, it will distribute the 50 kilos per hectare.
02:52Usually, what they do manually is 150 kilos per hectare.
02:59That's how much the farmer can save.
03:01Why is it more when it's manually compared to a drone?
03:05Because that's what the farmer usually does.
03:10Because when a person throws it like that, not all of it will go in.
03:15Yes, ma'am. It's not evenly distributed.
03:18I'm sure you've already seen a drone.
03:20We use this for taking footage, for coverage, for weddings. There's always a drone, right?
03:26But have you ever seen such a big drone?
03:32It's amazing, right?
03:33This is not for taking footage.
03:35This drone is called an agricultural drone.
03:39What it does is, believe it or not, it plants rice.
03:45It can plant rice, spread fertilizer, and even spray pesticides.
03:52So, we've already planted pesticides.
03:57Just kidding.
03:58We've just planted water.
04:00Just water.
04:01To demonstrate to us how it can spray chemicals.
04:08And how many minutes it can last to spray, let's say, one hectare of land.
04:15Let's take a look.
04:17What is this?
04:18We're mapping it, ma'am.
04:20Oh, you're mapping it.
04:22This is the path of the drone.
04:25Oh, to make sure that everything will hit it.
04:30And then we'll follow it?
04:32Yes, ma'am. It's fully automated.
04:34You just need to hold the phone.
04:36Oh, just the phone?
04:37Yes, ma'am.
04:38Oh, really?
04:40But can this also take a video?
04:42Yes, it can.
04:43Everything is set up, ma'am.
04:44You can now flip it.
04:46Oh, just like that?
04:48Okay.
04:49What is that?
04:51Just check if there are no people nearby.
04:54Oh, there are no people nearby.
04:56Just swipe.
04:57Wow.
04:58Wait.
04:59It's going to fly.
05:04Oh, that's great.
05:05It's flying.
05:06It's flying.
05:18It's flying.