Africa’s agricultural sector is one of the continent’s largest sources of employment and economic activity. However, many farming operations still face productivity challenges linked to limited field visibility, slow crop scouting and inefficient input application. Agriculture drones can help address these gaps by improving field intelligence, application speed and operational consistency.
When crop stress is identified only after symptoms become visible, treatment may begin too late. Uniform spraying can also waste inputs in healthy areas while failing to address zones that need greater attention. Agriculture drones support faster field assessment and more targeted application, helping farms and cooperatives work within narrow treatment windows.
Aerosmart Africa provides DJI Agras spraying and spreading platforms together with DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral mapping solutions. Under suitable operating conditions, selected Agras systems can support high-capacity field operations, while multispectral data can help agronomists identify crop variation and prepare prescription maps for targeted applications.
Aerosmart Africa provides the complete data-to-action precision agriculture ecosystem—not merely individual product sales, but an integrated workflow that moves from crop health observation to targeted, efficient chemical application within the DJI platform suite.
Step 1 — Crop Health Intelligence: The DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral surveys the field area in a systematic grid mission. Four multispectral bands—green, red, red edge and near-infrared—capture crop-canopy reflectance data that can help identify variations in plant development, possible nutrient stress and areas requiring closer field inspection before symptoms become obvious.
Step 2 — NDVI and NDRE Processing: DJI Terra can process multispectral imagery into vegetation-index maps such as NDVI and NDRE. These outputs can support prescription-map creation, helping agronomists divide fields into management zones and define suitable application rates.
Step 3 — Variable-Rate Application: The prescription map can then be used to plan a variable-rate mission for a compatible DJI Agras platform. Application settings can be adjusted by management zone rather than using one uniform rate across the entire field.
Step 4 — Application Record: Each operation can generate records such as flight path, area covered and application settings. These records can support internal traceability, programme review and compliance documentation, subject to the farm’s certification and regulatory requirements.
The DJI Agras T100 is a high-capacity, multi-function agriculture platform designed for large commercial operations. Depending on configuration, it supports spraying, spreading and lifting tasks for demanding agricultural workflows. The optional water-cooled mist sprinkler delivers 50 μm droplets through the dense canopy of coffee estates in Ethiopia and Rwanda, coconut palms along East Africa's coastal belt, and the layered foliage of commercial mango and avocado plantations across Kenya and Tanzania. Its sensing systems are designed to support terrain awareness and obstacle detection during complex field operations. Actual detection performance depends on visibility, obstacle type, environmental conditions, configuration and correct mission planning.
The DJI Agras T50 is designed for commercial spraying and spreading operations. Under specified test conditions, it can achieve high field productivity, while actual coverage depends on application rate, crop type, terrain, wind, route planning and local operating restrictions.
The T50 supports variable-rate workflows using compatible prescription maps and includes terrain-following capabilities for suitable sloping farmland. Optional spraying configurations can support different crop structures and application requirements. Final setup should be selected according to the crop, terrain, weather and product-label instructions.
The DJI Agras T25 is a compact and foldable platform designed for mobile spraying and spreading operations. Its portable form factor can suit agronomy service providers, smaller farms and cooperative programmes that need to move equipment between multiple sites.
The platform combines RTK-enabled positioning, radar sensing and an FPV camera to support accurate route planning and field operations. Deployment time and staffing requirements depend on transport, site access, safety checks, mission complexity and local operating procedures.
The DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral combines RGB imaging, four multispectral bands, a sunlight sensor and RTK-enabled positioning. It can support field scouting, vegetation-index mapping and the creation of management zones for precision agriculture. Coverage and flight time vary according to altitude, overlap, wind, terrain and mission settings.
Coffee — Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda: NDVI disease hotspot detection before visible symptoms for targeted fungicide application. Water-cooled mist sprinkler penetration for dense highland coffee canopy. Terrain following on slopes up to 50° for highland plantation geometry.
Maize and Cereals — Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana: Herbicide, fungicide, and foliar fertiliser at 21 ha/hr coverage. NDRE nitrogen mapping for targeted top-dress fertiliser application. Early stress detection for timely irrigation and disease management response.
Tea — Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda: Row-following orchard mode for hill slope tea estate geometry. Consistent spray height maintenance through terrain following across continuous slope terrain.
Rice — Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania: Aerial herbicide and fertiliser broadcasting in flooded paddies where ground equipment access is impractical. T25 single-operator portability to remote paddy locations by motorcycle.
Oil Palm — Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: Granular fertiliser broadcasting at 1,500 kg/hr from T50 spreading system. Variable-rate prescription spreading from NDRE nitrogen maps for targeted palm nutrition management.
Aerosmart Africa provides DJI agriculture solutions for crop spraying, granular spreading, field surveying and multispectral crop monitoring. Available systems include DJI Agras platforms such as the T100, T50 and T25, together with the DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral and DJI Terra workflows for vegetation-index analysis and prescription-map generation. Product availability, configuration, training and support may vary by country.
The most suitable platform depends on farm size, crop type, application rate, terrain, field layout and operational capacity. The DJI Agras T50 is suited to many large-scale commercial spraying and spreading operations and has been tested at spraying rates of up to 21 hectares per hour under specified conditions. The Agras T100 is intended for operations requiring greater application capacity, while the compact Agras T25 is suitable for smaller farms, service providers and teams that prioritise portability.
The DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral captures RGB and multispectral imagery that can be processed into vegetation indices such as NDVI, GNDVI and NDRE. These maps help agronomists identify spatial variation in crop development, investigate possible stress zones and make better-informed scouting, irrigation, fertilisation and crop-protection decisions. DJI Terra can also use vegetation-index data to create prescription maps for targeted agricultural applications.
Yes, selected DJI Agras platforms support terrain-following and obstacle-sensing functions for operations over sloping or uneven farmland. The DJI Agras T50 supports terrain following on slopes of up to 50 degrees under specified operating conditions. Actual suitability depends on crop height, slope consistency, obstacles, wind, visibility, route planning and the operating limits stated in the relevant aircraft manual.
Yes. Multispectral field data can be processed into vegetation-index and prescription maps that divide a field into management zones. These maps can support targeted spraying or spreading missions in which application rates are adjusted according to the selected agronomic plan. Prescription settings should always be reviewed by a qualified agronomist or crop-protection specialist.
Agriculture drones can support crop-protection and nutrient application across cereals, vegetables, orchards, plantations and other suitable agricultural environments. Mission planning must account for crop structure, canopy density, application volume, droplet size, chemical label requirements, weather conditions and local agricultural regulations.
Requirements differ between African countries. Depending on the location and operation, an operator may need aviation approval, aircraft registration, pilot certification, import documentation, insurance and agricultural chemical handling authorisation. Operators should also receive product training covering flight planning, battery safety, spraying calibration, emergency procedures and equipment maintenance.
Aerosmart supports agriculture-drone enquiries across multiple African markets. Product supply, import procedures, aviation permissions, training availability and after-sales support depend on the destination country. Customers should contact Aerosmart to confirm current product availability and the regulatory requirements applicable to their operation.
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