The Ministry of Science and Technology is quickly moving towards making Pakistan a manufacturer of agricultural drones, which as per Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain will revolutionize the agricultural sector of Pakistan

An MoU was signed for this purpose, between the Ministry of Science and Technology and ABN SATUMA (Private) Ltd for the development of UAVs/drones for agriculture application. The drones will specifically be used for countering locust attacks, which has caused havoc across the country.

Later on, Fawad Chaudhry also displayed the indigenously manufactured agricultural drones.“Both of these agricultural drones are Made in Pakistan, and are capable of spraying 16 liters (pesticide) for 18 minutes, first the whole field is sprayed after the sensors identify which part of the crop is diseased and only this part is sprayed, complete monitoring of the field,” said Fawad in a tweet post.

Earlier, the minister said that Pakistan's drone technology is among the most modern in the world, in a tweet post, while sharing video footage of the drone. “The manufacture of agricultural drones will be an important milestone for which initial preparations have begun,” added Fawad.