One of the projects that qualified for the “Important Innovation Grant” from “Expo Live”

Drones to save babies and mothers from chemical toxicity

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AM Integrated Aerial Industries is using drones to provide farmers with insight into crop yields while meticulously doing their job of spraying agrochemicals, according to Expo Live, the innovation and partnership program launched by Expo 2020 Dubai.

The benefit is not only limited to raising the efficiency of agrochemical work, but also goes beyond that, to play an important role in reducing the exposure of children and working mothers to agrochemicals in high concentration during spraying, and this in turn reduces toxicity and diseases caused by exposure to agricultural chemicals in rural communities.

Reduce injuries

AM Integrated Aerial Industries, whose project qualified for the "Important Innovation Grants" from Expo Live, stated that these technologies reduce the risk of a generation of children working in the fields afflicting long-term diseases, and the type of advanced technology based in aircraft can affect Drones in the agricultural sector in Africa are helping to produce food and improve people's lives together.

The company explained that the drones have a dual capability, as they flick crops and provide information on the farm, through cameras and multispectral sensors, and provide full services to farmers on farms that help them manage their crops optimally.

She added that this technology also contributes to reducing the excessive use of agricultural chemicals that degrade the environment, in addition to wasting large quantities of them in the absence of standards of efficiency and effectiveness.

get data

The company explained that in this way, data that allows agronomists to assess crop health and soil nutrient values ​​can be quickly obtained, and the data can also be used later by insurance companies, banks, creditors, international bodies such as the United Nations World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization, among others.

She added that the potential of smart farming techniques in Nigeria is enormous, pointing out that Africa is famous for its intensive agriculture, and land degradation worsens every year.

By using these techniques, the company has not only been able to improve yields and yields, but also the health of farmers, as overexposure to agrochemicals and toxicity issues during agricultural work in many areas of rural Africa are often associated with increased skin diseases and respiratory problems.

More options

“We manufacture drones in the company, contribute to the provision of services and intensive use of machinery on farms in Africa, and reduce the adverse effects of agricultural chemicals on farmers’ health and the environment,” said Arens Ndobisi Eze of AM Integrated Aerial Industries. Today we are seeking to develop a prototype, and achieve consistency between hardware and software.”

"The platform we are developing allows us to attract more farmers to use the Internet, and to provide more options for investors and to collaborate with them at any time," said Eze.

«Expo Live»

The Expo Live program, with its allocations of $100,000 (367,000 dirhams), per request for each innovative project, according to the completeness and scale of innovation, contributes to accelerating creative solutions that improve the quality of life, while preserving and protecting the planet.

Expo Live supports and promotes these solutions, through both the Innovation Impact Grants Program and the University Innovation Program.

According to “Expo 2020 Dubai”, it is not limited to providing funding to innovators, but the winning recipients of funding will have opportunities to establish partnerships, and communicate through networks with parties that share interests, as innovators are linked to international networks of participating countries, commercial partners, and regional and global businesses. And millions of visitors are expected to attend Expo 2020 Dubai, which begins on October 1.

In addition, the winners will also get the opportunity to be featured in the media and marketing.

• Funding recipients who win Expo Live grants will be given opportunities to establish partnerships.

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