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The Pariaman City Government has deployed an agricultural drone in Cimparuh Village to accelerate fertilizing, pest control, and increase rice yields to over seven tons per hectare.
PARIAMAN, Tuesday (10/11/2026). The Pariaman City Government launched its agricultural modernization program by deploying an agricultural drone in Cimparuh Village, Central Pariaman District, to boost local rice production.
Pariaman Mayor Yota Balad attended the inaugural flight directly in the local rice fields. The aircraft, granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, has a payload capacity of approximately 50 kilograms and can fly up to 1 kilometer.
"We are grateful to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman for the assistance of this drone unit," Balad said during the event.
Balad explained that the aircraft facilitates fertilizing, seed broadcasting, and pesticide spraying for pest control much faster and with greater time efficiency. The municipal administration previously proposed four units for four subdistricts in Pariaman.
"This drone is not only for one farmer group, but can be used for all farmer groups across Pariaman City," Balad said.
Through the implementation of agricultural drone technology, the local government targets rice harvest yields in Pariaman to increase from approximately 6.1 tons per hectare to more than 7 tons per hectare.
According to Balad, Pariaman is currently the only city in Sumatra to receive this drone assistance from the Minister of Agriculture following proposals and audiences previously submitted by the city government.
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Liu PurnomoLiu Purnomo is the founder of Drone Indonesia, a certified drone instructor, and the author of two reference books, DRONE and The Remote Pilot. His work centers on unmanned aviation standards and airspace safety. He also works as a GIS and remote sensing analyst and teaches the subject, and his background as a software engineer helps him turn spatial data workflows into tools people can actually use.
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