KUALA LUMPUR: SWS Capital Bhd
subsidiary MATA Aerotech has been nominated by Felcra Bhd to carry out agriculture spraying for paddy crop using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone technology at the paddy estate in Felcra Seberang Perak.
The latest news comes as SWS Capital continues to make good progress with its recent ventures into UAS and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
The latest appointment is a follow-up from the July 2019 signing of a memorandum of understanding between Felcra and MATA Aerotech.
“Felcra plans to adopt the smart agriculture model in its efforts to improve the quality of life for more than 100,000 Felcra farmers.
“As Malaysia is still very much an agriculture-based country, our immediate focus is to explore and capture more opportunities within the agriculture sector.
“MATA Aerotech has been actively engaging organisations and farmers involved in the agriculture sector, including paddy, palm oil, vegetables and fruits,” SWS Capital executive chairman Tan Sri Tan Khoon Hai said in a statement.
Under the latest agreement, Felcra has allocated 1,557ha of its paddy estate for MATA Aerotech to use drone technology for agriculture spraying, which is more than 45% of its overall paddy estate. — Bernama
subsidiary MATA Aerotech has been nominated by Felcra Bhd to carry out agriculture spraying for paddy crop using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone technology at the paddy estate in Felcra Seberang Perak.The latest news comes as SWS Capital continues to make good progress with its recent ventures into UAS and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
The latest appointment is a follow-up from the July 2019 signing of a memorandum of understanding between Felcra and MATA Aerotech.
“Felcra plans to adopt the smart agriculture model in its efforts to improve the quality of life for more than 100,000 Felcra farmers.
“As Malaysia is still very much an agriculture-based country, our immediate focus is to explore and capture more opportunities within the agriculture sector.
“MATA Aerotech has been actively engaging organisations and farmers involved in the agriculture sector, including paddy, palm oil, vegetables and fruits,” SWS Capital executive chairman Tan Sri Tan Khoon Hai said in a statement.
Under the latest agreement, Felcra has allocated 1,557ha of its paddy estate for MATA Aerotech to use drone technology for agriculture spraying, which is more than 45% of its overall paddy estate. — Bernama
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