Apple growers in isolated and difficult-to-reach parts of the Kinnaur district are about test drone delivery of apples. The Vegrow apple procurement agency worked with Skyeair to successfully test the transportation of 20-kg apple boxes, which were transported over a distance of 12 km.
In November, a trial lift of apple boxes was conducted to evaluate its viability, battery life and flight duration as well as the load it could raise. Currently, work is being done on the cost issue. Vegrow representative Dinesh Negi: “Our objective is to lift roughly 200 kg in one go, to make the transportation inexpensive for the apple growers. We are hoping that the profitable model would be adopted by the next season.”
In the district, apples are grown on almost 11,000 hectares. The movement of apples from the lower regions of Kinnaur begins in late August, but the majority of the movement occurs between October 15 and November 15.
Source: en.krishakjagat.org
