Course on Skill Enhancement in Agricultural Drones Certificate

Organizer: Krushishastra Agrotech, Maharashtra (In collaboration with PDKV Akola, VNMKV Parbhani, MPKV Rahuri, PDKV-RIF Akola, and GASD Maharashtra).

Join this 21-day course to explore basic to advanced concepts of agricultural drones and precision farming.
Designed by academic and industrial experts, the program empowers students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and agri-professionals with cutting-edge knowledge on drone applications and entrepreneurship opportunities in agriculture

About the Course

• 21-Day’s Course on Skill Enhancement in Agricultural Drones, Agri Drones Decoded: Skyroot to Croproot
• Date: 20 NOV-10 DEC 2025
• Mode: Virtual (Zoom Platform)
• Session Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (IST)
• Limited Seats |Certificate Provided
• Eligibility: Students, Faculty Members, Scientists, Agriculture officers, KVKs staff, RAS, SRFs, JRFS, Young Professionals, Industry personnel, or any individual interested in precision and digital agriculture.
• Course Fee: UG: ₹499 | PG: 599 | PhD: 799 Faculty/Entrepreneurs/ Working Professionals: 1500* Will get offline certificates also.

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About Krushishastra:

An agri-startup incubated at PDKV-RIF, Akola. Operates across Maharashtra to support farmers, students, and rural entrepreneurs. Specializes in technology transfer, organic farming, and digital agri-services. Recipient of the FICCI Best Digital Agri Startup Award (2022) in New Delhi

Course Vision

This program aims to equip students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and extension professionals with practical and hands-on knowledge of drone technology applications in agriculture.
It seeks to build participants’ understanding of the technical, regulatory, business and sustainability aspects of drone use, empowering them to promote climate smart, precision-oriented and profitable farming. practices

Course Objectives

• To understand the fundamentals of drone technology and its diverse application domains in agriculture.
• To familiarize participants with various drone components and their functional integration.
• To gain an understanding towards principles of drone aerodynamics
• To learn the processes of configuring, calibrating, and planning field missions for agricultural drone operations.
• To study the principles and applications of hyperspectral imaging in agriculture using drones

Expected Outcomes:

This course will enhance including operations, regulations, and business opportunities while promoting climate-smart and precision farming. It aims to build capacity for drone-based services, entrepreneurship,, women’s empowerment (Drone Didi) & CHC.

Patron
Dr. S. R. Gadakh
Vice-Chancellor, Dr.PDKV, Akola & MPKV.

Dr. Indra Mani
Vice-Chancellor, VNMKV, Parbhani.

Chief Course Advisor
Dr. S. D. Gorantiwar Former Director of Research, MPKV Rahuri

Course Director
Mr. Nikhil R. Yadav Founder and CEO Krushishastra.

Course Co-Director
Dr. N. M. Konde Dr. H. K. Deshmukh
Ms. Komal Kute
Dr. Y. V. Ingle
Mr. D. V. Tathod
Yadav-8408912706/7972068969 Dr. Nitin Konde-9822875375 Komal Kute-9527323888