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Aired (February 3, 2025): Mas mapapadali ng mga agricultural drone ang pagtatanim ng palay sa bukid. Pero ikinakatakot ng ilang mga magsasaka ang paggamit nito dahil ito raw ang maaaring maging dahilan para mawalan ng trabaho ang ilan sa kanila. Panoorin ang video

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00:00But no matter how advanced this technology is,
00:03some farmers are still worried about using it
00:07because they might lose their jobs.
00:12Just like Raymarc, who is already 29 years old.
00:16Raymarc knows that using an agricultural drone
00:19will be a big burden for them.
00:22But he also believes that it will reduce the percentage
00:25that will be paid to them every time they grow crops.
00:29I think the drone is better
00:32because it can be used for spraying.
00:35It can spread the medicine.
00:37When you spray it,
00:39the pests don't die.
00:41I think the drone is better
00:42because it can fly.
00:44The medicine comes from above.
00:46It's scary.
00:48I don't want to live like that.
00:50I want to use a drone.
00:52Now, if there's no drone,
00:55we're just 12 people here.
00:57There are 600 people.
00:59If there's a drone,
01:00it will be hard for me to spray.
01:03I might just use a disc.
01:05There are 100 people here.
01:06600 people.
01:08No matter how hard it is,
01:10Raymarc continues to grow crops,
01:12especially when he sees that this technology
01:16is a threat to their livelihood.
01:19It's hard.
01:20It's hard to spray pesticides.
01:23Sometimes, the bombs hit the potting soil.
01:28Sometimes, I don't want the bombs to hit the soil.
01:31I just want to spray the medicine.
01:33I think the drone is better.
01:36Like Raymarc,
01:37he also has a big ambition
01:39for his 56-year-old son, Ramil.
01:42He is one of those who is talented
01:43in spraying pesticides
01:45in the fields where he grows crops.
01:47The prices are high.
01:49It's not enough for us.
01:53There are almost 100 days.
01:55It's only P50,000.
01:57It's hard because
02:00when the time comes,
02:02we won't be able to do anything.
02:04The problem now is
02:06the youths don't learn anything in the fields.
02:08When we're gone,
02:10they won't learn anything in the fields
02:11because the youths
02:12don't know anything in the fields.
02:13They don't like the fields anymore.
02:16It's up to us.
02:18When the time comes,
02:19they won't learn anything in the fields.
02:20If it's just machinery,
02:23maybe it will take a long time.
02:26It's up to us.
02:30The DA says
02:31the farmers' sentiments are valid.
02:33But they are currently studying
02:36how to balance
02:38the effects of this
02:39on their livelihoods.
02:42There are pros and cons,
02:44especially in areas where
02:46labor is in excess.
02:47We anticipate that.
02:49We believe it's normal
02:51since there's an advancement.
02:58But come to think of it,
02:59the possibility that
03:01they could also become
03:02the organized groups
03:04to provide the service
03:06is also a possibility for them.
03:08So that's another...
03:09That's what we can do
03:11to help them
03:12to somehow train them
03:17for them to use this technology.
03:18It's not just the negative effects.
03:21In areas where there's a violent reaction,
03:24of course, you'll be mellowed out.
03:25But in areas where there's a higher interest,
03:27we'll be more motivated
03:29because there's an interest
03:31and a willingness.
03:32We have what we call
03:33the Digital Farmers Program at ATI.
03:36It's one of the modules
03:39to introduce these technologies.
03:44According to the Department of Agriculture,
03:46currently, the Philippines has
03:47almost 5 million hectares of agricultural land.
03:51Of these,
03:52150,000 hectares of agricultural land
03:57are being serviced by
03:58agricultural drones in our country.
04:02Definitely, if you optimize the resource
04:07and make them more productive.
04:10And when you say productive,
04:12you generate more yield.
04:14So, we can avoid them
04:16in a more risky time
04:19to produce.
04:20They won't be hit by a typhoon,
04:22et cetera, among others.
04:24So, definitely, your losses
04:26will be part of the supply.
04:28I believe,
04:31not maybe that abrupt
04:33because the preferences are different.
04:36But in overall supply,
04:38I think it will make a dent.
04:45The introduction of new technologies
04:47is a milestone in any industry
04:49in our country.
04:51But it is also a challenge
04:53in how it will be received
04:55by every worker.
04:57That it will be balanced
04:59in the sector of agriculture
05:01and farmers.
05:04Because like any flight,
05:06no one should be left behind
05:08on the journey of progress.
05:11I am Cara David,
05:13and this is Caradox,
05:15the story in every number.

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