Covering a total area of over 230,000 mu, Yuanyang Terraced Fields are layered and hung between mountains. Although the scenery is beautiful, farming is extremely laborious. The plots here are steep and scattered, making it impossible for large agricultural machinery to enter. Farmers have relied on manual labor for generations. The main local crop is terraced red rice, an excellent characteristic variety. However, to grow it well, frequent fertilization and pest control are required. But traditional manual operations have made farmers suffer a lot, with numerous troubles:
Farming with old methods is tiring and not profitable, and farmers also have to worry about the protection of the terraced fields. Therefore, everyone is looking forward to a modern farming tool suitable for terraced fields to help solve these problems.
The LV20 agricultural UAV from E-FLY Technology is like being "tailor-made" specifically for Yuanyang Terraced Fields, which exactly meets the needs of farmers. Its most intimate feature is the diagonal folding design. When folded, it is small in size and light in weight, so a single farmer can easily carry it. Whether it's a narrow field ridge or a steep mountain slope, it can be transported, assembled and operated without asking others for help, which is very worry-saving.
Although it is light, its sturdiness is not compromised at all. The stress-bearing parts of the fuselage are made of high-strength materials, and the crossbeam is made of aviation-grade aluminum alloy. It can fly stably even when encountering complex air currents in the mountains. Even on the steepest terraced fields, it can fly smoothly, and spraying and fertilization are accurate. There is no need to worry about missing or re-spraying, and the grown red rice has a more uniform growth.
Since using the LV20 UAV, the farming experience of Yuanyang farmers has completely changed. Efficiency and harvest have been improved. These tangible benefits are seen and remembered by farmers:
The application of the LV20 UAV in Yuanyang Terraced Fields not only solves the old problems of farmers' farming, but also finds a feasible path for the modernization of agriculture in world heritage sites. It adapts to complex terraced fields with its lightweight design, helps farmers save labor and effort with intelligent technology, and solves the labor shortage with cluster operations. It exactly meets Yuanyang's demand of "both protecting the ecology and increasing farmers' income", and promotes the better development of the local characteristic red rice industry.
Now, the area of farming with plant protection UAVs in Yuanyang County has reached 165,620 mu. UAVs like the LV20 that understand farmers and are suitable for terraced fields are helping local agriculture become more intelligent, making farmers' income higher and higher, and contributing a lot to the rural revitalization of mountainous terraced fields. And its successful experience in Yuanyang can also help other similar mountainous agricultural areas in China and even around the world.
Q: Is the LV20 UAV easy to use in Yuanyang Terraced Fields? Will it not adapt to mountainous areas?
A: Very easy to use! When folded, it is light and small, and can be easily carried by a single person. It can go to narrow field ridges and steep mountain slopes. Moreover, it has strong anti-airflow ability, flies stably, and precise spraying is completely problem-free, which is much more worry-saving than manual work.
Q: How much money can be saved by farming with the LV20?
A: A lot! The efficiency is 6 times higher than manual work. Spraying 100 mu of land is reduced from 3 days to 1 day, so there is no need to find helpers, saving labor costs; pesticide usage can be reduced by 20%, and the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers is also improved. These are tangible cost savings.
Q: Will spraying pesticides with UAVs damage the ecological environment of the terraced fields?
A: No, on the contrary, it can protect the ecology! Its precise spraying does not waste pesticides and fertilizers, reduces agricultural pollution, and can better protect the unique ecosystem of "forests, villages, terraced fields, and water systems" in Yuanyang Terraced Fields, keeping this world heritage site well-preserved forever.