Viabilidade econômica da utilização de drones e aviões na pulverização de plantações de banana

Abstract

Agricultural spraying has undergone significant transformations with the incorporation of advanced technologies such as drones and agricultural airplanes. This study aimed to analyze the economic viability of three different spraying strategies: Drone Purchase (DJI T20P); Drone Service and Airplane Service (Embraer Ipanema). The research considered economic scenarios pessimistic, realistic and optimistic and time horizons of 1, 3 and 5 years. Operating costs, revenues and retained earnings were evaluated. The methodology adopted involved quantitative analysis based on financial projections and dialogues with specialists in the sector, carried out in person and virtually, in order to gather technical and market information. The results showed that the choice of the most appropriate strategy depended directly on the economic conditions, risk profile and initial investment capacity of the rural producer. In pessimistic scenarios, the Drone Service showed greater financial stability, while the Drone Purchase proved to be the most advantageous alternative in optimistic scenarios, due to the high financial returns obtained. The Airplane Service, on the other hand, proved to be less competitive in all the scenarios analyzed, due to its high costs and limited revenue generation.