Yunnan | EAVISION Agricultural Drones Help Baoshan Coffee Spray

Baoshan, located in the southwest of Yunnan Province, borders Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture and Lincang City in the east, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in the north, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in the west, and borders Myanmar in the northwest and due south. The border is 170 kilometers long. , with a total area of ​​about 19,600 square kilometers, of which mountainous and semi-mountainous areas account for about 92%.

Agriculture is the primary industry here. The coffee planting area in Baoshan is 136,400 mu, the output is 20,300 tons, and the comprehensive output value is 1.053 billion yuan, of which the agricultural output value is 234 million yuan, the processing output value is 643 million yuan, and the tertiary industry output value is 176 million yuan. Baoshan Small Grain Coffee, which has been evaluated by experts as "strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, with a mellow aroma; rich in oil, strong fruit acid, and long-lasting sweetness, is the best coffee" and also has national geographical indication product protection.

Baoshan City has a history of coffee planting for nearly 60 years. Most of the local small-grain coffee planting areas are in the area of ​​800-1200 meters above sea level, and a small part has been planted in the area around 1400 meters. The raw material planting base belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate type, with an average annual temperature of 21.3 °C, an annual sunshine time of 2334.5 hours, an annual rainfall of 721.51-100 mm, an active accumulated temperature greater than or equal to 10 °C of 7800 °C, and basically no frost throughout the year. Good sunshine and temperature are very suitable for the growth of small coffee.

In Yunnan, coffee beans can be roughly divided into three grades from high to low quality: premium beans, high-grade commercial beans, and commercial beans. Among them, only high-quality beans have bargaining power, and the prices of the other two types fluctuate with international futures. A kilogram of fine beans can be sold for about 40-70 yuan.

To sell high-priced high-quality beans, not only the varieties must be high-quality, but also the refinement of planting and post-drying processing techniques are crucial. Refinement can greatly enhance the flavor of coffee.

However, the severe shortage of labor and the ageing, the rugged mountains and forests are difficult to cultivate, so that the planting process can only be carried out extensively, and the shortage of manpower also restricts the large-scale development of high-value processing processes.

It is understood that the purchase price of Yunnan coffee once fell below 12 yuan per pound, while the production cost of a pound of coffee in the same period was about 15 yuan.

"The more you plant, the more you lose." This was the voice of many growers at that time.

The development of smart agriculture has provided a solution to the problem. At present, some advanced planters in Baoshan have begun to try to introduce smart Agricultural Drone for coffee for green flight control in the planting process.

EAVISION coffee spraying drone is mainly used for mountain and hilly operations. Its binocular vision and multi-sensor fusion technology and offline flight mode make mountain flying no longer difficult.

The mist spray head of the EAVISION drone spprayer for coffee can evenly hit the nutrient solution on the back of the leaves and deep into the bottom of the thick canopy trunk. On the same plot, three people can work on 200 acres with a sprayer in four days, while a drone can fly more than 200 acres in one day.

Using advanced plant protection tools not only saves manpower, but also saves water, medicine and money. The reduction of water use and medication also protects the local ecological environment, avoiding environmental problems such as soil erosion caused by shocks and land pollution caused by drug drift.

When the planting process turns to mechanization and refinement, coffee farmers can focus on the processing of coffee beans with higher added value and focus on improving the taste and flavor of coffee beans. At present, both Chinese and foreign specialty coffee brands have also noticed Baoshan Coffee. More and more specialty coffees are directly picking coffee in Baoshan and upgrading the coffee bean processing technology together with coffee farmers. Baoshan coffee is becoming a trend in the hearts of coffee lovers. Domestic products represent the world-class coffee quality in China.

Yunnan | EAVISION Agricultural Drones Help Baoshan Coffee Spray