Use of unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture: modern technologies and prospects

Background. The study provides a rationale for the use of modern technologies that are being actively introduced into agriculture, especially in the context of global challenges such as climate change and tightening regulations. Agricultural drones are becoming one of the key tools, allowing farmers to obtain accurate data on the condition of their fields in real time. Thus, their use can be an important step towards sustainable and efficient agriculture.

Purpose – increasing the efficiency of agricultural enterprise management by using unmanned aerial vehicles for the tasks of agro-industrial complexes, significantly reducing the costs of agricultural production.

Materials and methods. The main research method is to determine the multitasking of UAVs - analysis of the necessary technologies used in agro-industrial complexes. The article is based on a set of sources presented by regulatory legal acts, office work, statistical and reference materials, periodicals.

Results. The analysis showed that UAVs are often used as aerial monitoring, which can perform the function of both aerial photography and the delivery of plant protection products and perform many necessary functions. Unmanned aerial vehicles are also conveniently used to create models of various agricultural objects (buildings, technological structures, melioration facilities and hydraulic structures).