Vietnam's AGRI GROW Achieves Innovation in Rice Cultivation Efficiency with E-fly Agriculture Drones: OEM Manufacturing of Small Agricultural Drones Empowers Precision Agriculture
Customer Background
AGRI GROW , a medium agricultural company,located in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, with 500 hectares of rice paddies. The company has been confronted with the challenges of labor shortage, low efficiency and high cost of traditional spraying operations. It has been seeking technical solutions to achieve precision fertilization and pest control while keeping operational costs in check.
Challenges
Original manual and tractor-based spraying methods had prominent pain points: uneven pesticide coverage led to significant discrepancies in application effects; labor costs rose by 15% year on year; poor operational timeliness often resulted in missed optimal pest control windows. In addition, it was difficult to cover areas with complex terrain, causing an estimated 8% annual crop loss therefrom.
Solutions
Through cooperation with Guangzhou E-fly Technology Co., Ltd., AGRI GROW introduced the customized small agricultural UAV NV Series solutions:
Customized OEM UAV Platform: E-fly Technology designed a dedicated model NV16 with a 16kg payload for AGRI GROW, equipped with a corrosion-resistant fuselage and an enhanced atomization system to adapt to the hot and humid environment of Vietnam.
Modular Mission System: Integrated with multispectral sensors and variable-rate spraying modules to realize precision operations based on crop growth maps.
Localized Adaptation: Optimized offline operation and data synchronization functions tailored to the characteristics of Vietnam's network infrastructure.
Operation Training and Technical Support: E-fly Technology provides a complete operator training system and remote technical support services.
Implementation process
The project is implemented in three stages:
1.comparative testing on a 50-hectare pilot field;
2.Expanding to 200 hectares, optimizing operational parameters;
3.a comprehensive deployment across all 500 hectares of the field. Engineers from E-fly Technology Company provide 24-hour online remote guidance for system integration and workflow optimization
Achievements and Benefits
1.Remarkable Efficiency Improvement: A single small agricultural UAV can cover 40-50 hectares per day, achieving an operational efficiency more than 20 times higher than manual labor.
2. Substantial Cost Reduction: Pesticide consumption has been reduced by 30% with E-fly NV Series UAVs for spraying, and the comprehensive operational costs have been cut by 25%.
3.proved Agronomic Effects: Precision spraying has reduced the incidence of rice diseases and pests by 40%, and increased rice yield by 12%.
4.Environmental Benefits: Reduced pesticide runoff pollution, complying with sustainable agriculture standards.
5.Rapid ROI: The equipment investment was fully recovered within 1.3 planting seasons
Customer Evaluation
"E-fly Technology's OEM solutions not only deliver high-performance UAVs, but more importantly, they have an in-depth understanding of the actual needs of agriculture," said Li Wenyi, Technical Director of AGRI GROW. "Its modular design allows us to flexibly adjust functions according to crop cycles, a value that standardized products cannot provide."
Industry Insights
This case demonstrates how professional OEM manufacturers address the specific pain points of agricultural enterprises through in-depth customization. With its profound understanding of agricultural scenarios and manufacturing flexibility, Guangzhou E-fly Technology has created unexpected value for customers, reflecting the practical application potential of small agricultural UAVs in the low-altitude economy.
Horizon
Building on this successful collaboration, AGRI GROW is partnering with E-fly Technology to develop its second-phase project, exploring drone applications in sowing, soil monitoring, and other processes to further enhance the smart agriculture ecosystem.
