Building up the drone industry

Saravanan adds that should drones be used in accordance with the guide frrom the Department of Agriculture, they can also lower the use of these pesticides and increase yields. — Image by user6702303 on Freepik

Last year, the government announced the Malaysia Drone Technology Action Plan 2022-2030 (MDTAP30), which aims to further develop the field.

This comes as the industry is expected to create 100,000 job opportunities and contribute RM50.71bil to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030.