Fighting Black-Grass with Drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Invasive species pose one of the greatest challenges to global agriculture, including the ability of invasive species to rapidly establish, change expression and spread in new environments. These new species can cause significant damage to agricultural land, reduce crop yields and increase control and management costs.

Aims and objectives

The impacts of invasive species range from competing with native plants for resources to introducing new diseases and providing space for pests that can negatively affect both plant and animal life.

Against this backdrop, new technological projects and innovations have become crucial to develop sustainable control methods that ultimately aim to reduce dependence on chemical pesticides and manage invasive species in new and more effective ways. Through the use of new advanced technologies, new conditions and methodologies for precision agriculture are created. This project aims to create by studying how weeds can be precision detected and also controlled using drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The project not only aims to control invasive species but also promotes a more sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture in the future. By integrating innovative technologies and methodologies, agriculture can reduce its environmental impact, improve food security and ensure a more sustainable future for farming.