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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