I am Ogechi Umeh, an extension agent and a lecturer.  

In Nigeria steps have been taken by the National Airspace Management Agency to bring drones into the country’s airspace system, people have expressed interest in the use of drones in agriculture, for monitoring pipelines and storage tanks in its oil and gas industry, and in power-line inspections, for the farmers, technology of unmanned aircrafts can be used for collecting valuable information, which can be used to avoid damage caused by pest infestation. The factor that makes drones the best option for this purpose is the cost effectiveness of these unmanned devices. Owning a drone that reduces operating costs and improves crop yield by giving the timely information you need for quick management intervention. Nigeria farmers predominant in the rural areas need to be repositioned on this through comprehension advisory services on the use of drones to boost production. There is need to launch drone technology in agricultural extension services and research. Extension agents need to have adequate training and ICTs support to take drone technology to the grassroots level. This is the focus of my interest in e-agriculture learning