EDITORIAL ▶▶▶ Level playing fi eld for new tech? No!


This edition of Future Farming is brimming with promising technologies that growers around the world can use to their advantage. Yet, sometimes it all depends on which country you farm in. Spray drones, for example, are being developed rapidly, but may not be allowed to be used in Western countries, due to strict environmental legisla- tions. Roughly speaking, Asian countries – with China in the lead – are more relaxed about the application of new technologies such as spray drones in farming. Things are very different in most other countries and regions. In the EU for example, spraying is allowed under very strict conditions, but only with approved and tested sprayers driving in the field. Spraying from airplanes and helicopters was banned in the EU many years ago, because of the high risk of drift. From this perspective, it makes sense that farmers in most countries are very sceptical about the develop- ment of spray drones. But the same also applies to other new technology, such as autonomous field robots and trac- tors. Technically they are ready to go, but strict Western regulations with regard to safety and security are preventing a faster breakthrough. If countries wait too long to adapt their laws and regulations to accommodate the use of new tech- nologies, growers and contractors will risk lagging behind. As a result, for example, growers in China will be able to produce food much more efficiently and sustainably than Western growers. So where will we see developing countries in ten years’ time? In the West or in China?


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