Agriculture stakeholders are calling on the European Commission to update the sustainable use of pesticides directive (SUD) and allow the use of drones for aerial spraying of pesticides.
They stress that this can help farmers reduce their use of pesticides in line with the ambitions of the EU’s new flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy.
source: https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-farmers-unlock-potential-of-agricultural-drones-or-risk-falling-behind/