<span style="color: #222222;">The government has said that Drone and AI technology are used to monitor near real-time crop health. In a written reply in Lok Sabha today, the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said Drone is also used for variable rate technology for pesticide and liquid fertilizer applications, mapping of water spread areas, water sampling, mapping macrophyte infestation, and aquaculture management practices. <br />''<br />''He said that Drone and AI technology are also used for precision livestock farming, particularly its health monitoring. The Minister said the emphasis is on adopting a multi-dimensional strategy for enhancing farmers' income, which includes an increase in production through creation of resources for improving irrigation, effective use of inputs, reduction of post-harvest losses, value addition, reforms in agriculture marketing, minimizing risk and providing security and assistance and promotion of allied activities.</span><br />