AfricaPress-Tanzania: DEPUTY Agriculture minister Hussein Bashe has urged the private sector to grab investment opportunities via modern crops spraying technology using drones to simplify spraying work.
Bashe made the remarks yesterday during his visit to witness the ongoing work of spraying the crops by using drones technology at Nanenane Exhibition grounds here.
He said crops spraying technology using drones has great benefits because it takes little time to spray a large area, different to ordinary spraying methods.
“The agriculture sector should grab this opportunity because it is of great importance in your day to day activities,” he added.
He called on experts managing the technology to see how they can reach all farmers including those in rural areas.
He said there are many farmers in rural areas, hence it would be better to see how to take the technology to them.
He said they need to see how many farmers benefit from the technology to make agriculture profitable to them.
For his part, Eng Elibari Nsenuka, the technology’s expert said among challenges they face include permits to fly the drones from Tanzania Aviation Authority (TAA).
Nsenuka and experts from Gegro Company said the challenge was hindering their activities and asked the ministry to assist them from the authorities concerned.
He added that their aim is to make sure they take the technology to all areas to assist government efforts to develop the agricultural sector.
