The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted a 12-week training program in the usage of drone technology to transform and benefit Dominica’s agricultural systems.
The training was completed by extension staff of the Division of Agriculture (DOA) during a course of three months.
At the Drone Handing Over Ceremony on Monday, October 17th, 2022 at the Division of Agriculture’s Conference Room, FAO Sub Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Region, Dr. Renata Clark, stated in her remarks that as the world is living in a digital age, training such as this is needed because there are expectations on what these digital capacities can do to revolutionalise agriculture and transform food and agricultural systems.
She said training of various aspects was conducted between the months of April and July.
“Between April and July of this year, the FAO team engaged in training a group of ministry staff on drone flying on techniques for carrying out monitoring, agricultural surveys and on the analysis and use of data collected by the drones,” Clark noted.The FAO is excited to see how these innovations can serve as models for other countries in the region, in keeping with Dominica’s goal to be a global center for agricultural resilience.
