Syngenta to scale up spraying by drones

Crop protection and seed company, Syngenta India, which was among the first companies to get approval for using drones for spraying of agrochemicals, is all set to scale up the use of drones in agriculture. Syngenta is ready with two products (a fungicide and insecticide) for six crops including cotton, rice and soybean for drone spraying. Syngenta will start with 50 drones and use them to spray 30,000 acres of farmland across the country. The company is launching drone spraying after conducting trials on 400 acres. Data has also been submitted to regulators for 20 crops.