Global agriculture drone market is projected to will a healthy CAGR of 24.7% from 2020-2027, owing to their increasing implementation in farming to earn higher yield and make effective use of fertilizer, water, and land.

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Key Drivers

The growing adoption of sophisticated technology in agricultural industries and increasing awareness about the advantages of drones are the major factors strengthening the agricultural drones’ market. The growing application of drones in agribusiness for sustainable agricultural administration to allow agro-based farmers to help speed-up the processes is forecast to expand the market growth. In addition, the augmenting adoption of advanced agricultural practices and the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) with normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) imaging technology to offer high-resolution images are driving the market growth. Furthermore, the prominent market players have launched drones with automated flight planning features to improve the operational scale and productivity. The drones help farmers minimize the influence of climate change and unpredictable weather and develop soil maps, which will offer enormous opportunities to the market over the upcoming years.

Furthermore, the growing deployment of big data analytics and software solutions in order to perform agricultural field surveys and monitoring pest and disease infestation and augmenting adoption of the aerial data collection tools in agriculture to forecast soil conditions will bolster the market growth. Moreover, the growing awareness about precision agriculture techniques and the integration of drone-based aerial intelligence into farming practices which decreases inputs and increases crop yield has stimulated the market growth. However, growing concerns pertaining data safety associated with the commercial and civil applications of drones, is projected to restrain the agriculture drone market share.

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Offering Segment Analysis

Software and services segment is estimated to lead the market over the upcoming years, because of the growing demand to analyze and interpret data gathered by agricultural drones. Intensified investment I the start-up companies by the venture capitalists for the development of analytics software with the ability to digitalize the information collected by drones is another factor bolstering the segment’s growth.

Hardware segment is expected to hold a larger share over the projected period, owing to their growing deployment for data collection and crop monitoring. Furthermore, the need for repair, upgrade, and customization of drone equipment to expand the lifetime and functionality of drone will bolster market growth.

Component Segment Analysis

Camera systems are estimated to lead the market over the upcoming years, owing to the growing adoption of camera to transform aerial imagery data into valuable insights primarily in the precision agriculture application.

Application Segment Analysis

Precision agriculture application is estimated to hold a significant share over the upcoming years, owing to the augmenting deployment of agricultural drones to capture highly accurate aerial images in a single flight. The rapid expansion of the agricultural sector, encouraging technological innovations into its agricultural practices, will expand the market for precision farming and agricultural drones. Moreover, the scarcity of laborers in agriculture, i.e., a reduction of 27.8% in 2017 to 26.7% in 2019, also strengthened the reliance on precision farming tools like agricultural drones, driving the segment’s growth. Moreover, the field mapping sub segment is projected to hold the highest share over the forecast period, owing to the remarkable advantages which include increasing yields by supervising and analyzing the crops.

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Regional Analysis

North America is projected to lead the market over the forecast period, primarily because of the strategic government initiatives and lucrative investments by venture capitalists in the agriculture drones market. The growing adoption of UAVs for several applications such as mowing to plowing to increase the yield is anticipated to expand the regional growth. Furthermore, growing awareness associated with precision agriculture for field mapping, crop scouting has encouraged the adoption of UAVs in farming, propelling the regional growth.

Asia Pacific is expected to hold a faster share over the upcoming years, because of the increasing investments in R&D to drive the adoption of agriculture drones. Furthermore, the rising venture allowance rendered to the UAV manufacturers has bolstered the market growth. Leading companies are developing economical and efficient UAVs for broader applications in the agriculture fields, which will offer enormous opportunities for the market.

Various notable players operating in the market include SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd., PrecisionHawk, Delair, Parrot Drones SAS, AeroVironment, Inc., AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., Sentera, Inc., Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Wingtra AG, Pix4D SA among others.

Key Developments

• • In 2021, AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a leading vendor of drone systems and applications, acquired MicaSense, Inc. from Parrot, Europe’s premier drone business, for around $23 Million.
  • In 2022, Trimble launched a next-generation 3D paving control system for Asphalt compactors, in order to improve the speed and accuracy of the compactors.
  • In 2021, DJI launched its advanced AGRAS T20 drone in its crop protection series for agriculture, with the ability to carry a weight of 20 kg and 20% improvement in uniformity spray around seven meters.
  • In 2021, AgEagle launched the highest resolution, multispectral drones for agriculture, forestry, and land management drone programs.
  • In 2019, DJI launched a new software tool named as DJI Terra, which is used to convert the data captured by drones into digital 3D models. DJI Terra use DJI drone technology to capture, visualize, and analyze aerial images for a wide variety of applications throughout the public safety, construction, infrastructure, agriculture, and film industries.
  • In 2019, the PrecisionHawk collaborated with Pix4D to expand agricultural services by data analytical tool which enhanced the in-field data collection, verification, and data analytics. The partnership focussed on the artificial intelligence (A.I.), modeling, analytics tools and aerial mapping to support precision agriculture practices.
  • In 2019, Delair partnership with Geosys to expand options for data collection and analytics for seed production, crop inputs placement, and crop monitoring practices. The partnership aimed to deliver a single analytics platform with integration of the drone as well as satellite data to meet the requirements of the precision agriculture practices.
  • In 2018, Parrot launched Bluegrass Fields which is a complete solution for agriculture. Parrot Bluegrass Fields characterized to measure yield and quality of the crops. Parrot Bluegrass quadcopter drone assimilated with Parrot Sequoia multispectral sensor, ParrotFields mobile mapping app, ix4Dfield desktop and cloud-based drone-mapping software to make entire crop analysis workflow.
  • In 2017, EnerJex Resources, Inc. merged with AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. The merger aimed to invest and grow the data analytics division to deliver actionable insights to the farmers.

The global agriculture drones market has been segmented based on offering, component, mode of operation, range, application, and key regions. Based on offering, the market is segmented hardware and software and services. The hardware segment is further divided into fixed wing drones, rotary blade drones, and hybrid drones. The software and services segment is further divided into data management software, imaging software, data analytics software and others. Based on component, the market is segmented frames, controller systems, propulsion systems, camera systems, navigation systems, batteries and others. The camera systems segment is further divided into multispectral cameras, IR cameras, thermal cameras, lidar cameras and others. The navigation systems segment is further divided into global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS). Based on mode of operation, the market is segmented remotely operated agriculture drones, semi-autonomous agriculture drones and fully-autonomous agriculture drones. Based on range, the market is segmented Visual Line of Sight (VLOS), Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS). Based on application, the market is segmented precision agriculture, livestock monitoring, precision fish farming, precision forestry, smart greenhouse and others. The precision agriculture segment is further divided into field mapping, variable rate application, crop scouting, crop spraying and others. The field mapping segment is further divided into weed detection, plant counting, crop health monitoring, harvest season monitoring and others. The livestock monitoring segment is further divided into livestock behavior and health monitoring. The precision fish farming is further divided into fish tracking & fleet navigation and water quality management. The precision forestry segment is further divided into genetics and nurseries, silviculture and fire management, harvesting management, and inventory and logistics management.

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Key questions answered in this research report:

• • At what pace is the global agriculture drones market growing? What will be the growth trend in the future?
  • What are the key drivers and restraints in the global agriculture drones market? What will be the impact of drivers and restraints in the future?
  • What are the regional revenues and forecast breakdowns? Which are the major regional revenue pockets for growth in the global agriculture drones market?
  • What are the various application areas of the global agriculture drones market and how they are poised to grow?
  • What companies are the major participants in this market and their business strategies, how does the competitive landscape look like?

Report Coverage	Details
Market Base Year	2019
Market Forecast Period	2020-2027
Market Revenues Currency	USD Million
Base Year & Forecast Units	Value (USD Million)
Market Segment	By Offering, By Component, By Mode of Operation, By Range, By Application, By Region
Regional Coverage	Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and RoW
Companies Profiled	SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd., PrecisionHawk, Delair, Parrot Drones SAS, AeroVironment, Inc., AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., among others; a total of 10 companies covered.
25% Free Customization Available	We will customize this report up to 25% as a free customization to address our client’s specific requirements

Market Segmentation:

Global Agriculture Drones Market by Offering

• • Hardware
    • Fixed Wing Drones
      Rotary Blade Drones
      Hybrid Drones
  • Software and Services
    • Data Management Software
      Imaging Software
      Data Analytics Software
      Others

Global Agriculture Drones Market by Component

• • Frames
  • Controller Systems
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Camera Systems
    • Multispectral Cameras
    • IR Cameras
    • Thermal Cameras
    • Lidar Cameras
    • Others
  • Navigation Systems
    • Global Positioning System (GPS)
    • Geographic Information System (GIS)
  • Batteries
  • Others

Global Agriculture Drones Market by Mode of Operation

• • Remotely Operated Agriculture Drones
  • Semi-Autonomous Agriculture Drones
  • Fully-Autonomous Agriculture Drones

Global Agriculture Drones by Market by Range

• • Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)
  • Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS)
  • Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS)

Global Agriculture Drones Market by Application

• • Precision Agriculture
    • Field Mapping
      • Weed Detection
      • Plant Counting
      • Crop Health Monitoring
      • Harvest Season Monitoring
      • Others
    • Variable Rate Application
    • Crop Scouting
    • Crop Spraying
    • Others
  • Livestock Monitoring
    • Livestock Behavior and Health Monitoring
  • Precision Fish Farming
    • Fish Tracking & Fleet Navigation
      Water Quality Management
  • Precision Forestry
    • Genetics and Nurseries
    • Silviculture and Fire Management
    • Harvesting Management
    • Inventory and Logistics Management
  • Smart Greenhouse
  • Others

Global Agriculture Drones Market by Region

• • North America Agriculture Drones Market Option 1: As a part of the free 25% customization
    • By Offering
    • By Component
    • By Mode of Operation
    • By Range
    • By Application
    • United States of America (US) Market All-Up
    • Canada Market All-Up

• • Europe Agriculture Drones Market Option 2: As a part of the free 25% customization
    • By Offering
    • By Component
    • By Mode of Operation
    • By Range
    • By Application
    • United Kingdom (UK) Market All-Up
    • Germany Market All-Up
    • France Market All-Up
    • Spain Market All-Up
    • Rest of Europe Market All-Up

• • Asia-Pacific Agriculture Drones Market Option 3: As a part of the free 25% customization
    • By Offering
    • By Component
    • By Mode of Operation
    • By Range
    • By Application
    • China Market All-Up
    • India Market All-Up
    • Japan Market All-Up
    • Rest of APAC Market All-Up

• • ROW Agriculture Drones MarkeOption 4: As a part of the free 25% customization
    • By Offering
    • By Component
    • By Mode of Operation
    • By Range
    • By Application
    • Brazil Market All-Up
    • South Africa Market All-Up
    • Saudi Arabia Market All-Up
    • UAE Market All-Up
    • Rest of world (remaining countries of the LAMEA region) Market All-Up

Agriculture Drones Leading Market players (Option 5: Free 25% Customization – Profiles of 5 Additional Companies of your Choice)

• • SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
  • PrecisionHawk
  • Delair
  • Parrot Drones SAS
  • AeroVironment, Inc.
  • AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.
  • Sentera, Inc.
  • Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Wingtra AG
  • Pix4D SA