Rice (palay)
Central Luzon’s plains and Iloilo’s paddies are made for drones: flat, wet and hard to walk.
Typical jobs
- Brown planthopper and rice bug control at the right stage.
- Fungicide for blast and sheath blight where needed.
- Fertilizer top dressing.
Drones4Rice
The Department of Agriculture’s National Rice Program runs Drones4Rice, under which FPA is developing protocols for drone application of seed, fertilizer and pesticide in rice.