The Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe, has revealed that the government plans to deploy drones to collect critical soil data.
Speaking on Tuesday, April 8, during a meeting with a delegation from the Rockefeller Foundation, the CS disclosed that the government would seek a partnership with aviation companies in the country to equip drones with the necessary software to collect soil data and kickstart the project.
Currently, soil data is collected through labs; however, according to the CS, shifting from this traditional method to a more technologically advanced soil data collection system will be more efficient for farmers.
Once the drones have collected and analyzed the soil data, they will relay the information directly to farmers through their mobile phones.
