What is the application prospect of UAV in agriculture?

The main listed companies in the industry: Northern Airlines (600435) and Hongdu Airlines (6003 16).

The core data of this paper: China's UAV market structure and the development of agricultural and forestry plant protection UAVs.

UAV started late in China, and it was mainly used in China's military field at first. In 20 14 years, China's UAV industry mainly contributed military UAVs, with a contribution rate as high as 90%, while the civilian sector only accounted for about 10%. The demand scale in the civil field has been greatly released in the past two years, especially 20 16. UAVs have been recognized by consumers and industry customers at the consumer and industrial levels, and some large-scale production has been realized. The scale of unmanned aerial vehicles in the civilian sector has risen sharply, with a growth rate of 50%-70%.

According to public information, in China civil UAV market in 2020, agricultural and forestry plant protection UAVs account for the largest proportion, accounting for 42%. Electric patrol, logistics and transportation, security drones accounted for 19%, 16% and 14% respectively, and other drones accounted for 9%.

A wide range of applications

Agricultural and forestry plant protection UAV refers to an unmanned aerial vehicle used for agricultural and forestry plant protection. This UAV consists of three parts: flight platform (fixed wing, single rotor and multi-rotor), GPS flight control and spraying mechanism. Spraying operation can be realized by ground remote control or GPS flight control, and chemicals, seeds and powder can be sprayed.

The application in forestry can be divided into three aspects: prevention in advance, control in the process and remedy afterwards.

The advantages of high efficiency, energy saving and easy operation are obvious.

At present, drones have obvious advantages in sowing (pollination), spraying drugs, fertilizing crops, monitoring growth and diseases and pests. Compared with manual or traditional machinery. Taking spraying as an example, compared with manual spraying, drone spraying can improve efficiency and save resources on the one hand, and improve food safety and environmental protection on the other.

In 2020, DJI will basically occupy the domestic market.

The development of UAV for agricultural and forestry plant protection in China started late. It was not until 2005 that China began to develop its own UAV for agricultural and forestry plant protection, and 20 10 was put into use for the first time. It was not until May of 20 13 that the Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Modern Operation Support System issued by the Ministry of Agriculture clearly pointed out that it was necessary to strengthen the construction of agricultural aviation, and the UAV for agricultural and forestry plant protection entered a stage of rapid development. Up to now, the UAV market in the field of agriculture, forestry and plant protection in China is basically occupied by DJI, accounting for about 90% of the market share.

In recent years, the state has continuously issued relevant policies to support the development of agricultural and forestry plant protection drones because they can greatly improve efficiency and save resources in sowing, pollination, pesticide spraying and fertilization.

In 2020, the market size of agricultural and forestry plant protection drones will be about 6.8 billion yuan.

At present, the prevention and control of agricultural pests and diseases are mostly based on experience, and the detection of pests and diseases often lags behind. As a result, pesticide residues in agricultural products often exceed the standard, which seriously affects the health of consumers and the competitiveness of agricultural products in the world. In addition, the detection of soil moisture in agricultural land in China often lags behind, and irrigation is only carried out when the soil is seriously short of water. On the one hand, it wastes water resources,

On the other hand, it delays the growth of crops and ultimately affects the yield of crops. China is a big agricultural country with 654.38+0.8 billion mu of cultivated land, which provides a broad space for industrial drones in the field of agriculture, forestry and plant protection. After 10 years of exploration, the number and working area of plant protection drones in China have increased significantly. According to Frost &; According to the data disclosed by Sullivan, in 2020, the market scale of agricultural and forestry plant protection drones in China will be around 6.8 billion yuan.

On the whole, considering China's vast territory, rich natural resources such as cultivated land and forest land, and the number of people engaged in agriculture and forestry work has decreased to a certain extent with the modernization process, mechanization, modernization and intelligent transformation are the only way, so the agricultural and forestry plant protection drone has broad application prospects.

The above data comes from the Analysis Report on Market Foresight and Investment Strategic Planning of China UAV Industry by Forward-looking Industry Research Institute.