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Through the GEF-funded PATH to 2020 Project, the Sustainable Island Resource Framework (SIRF) Fund and the Department of Environment (DOE) have introduced DJI Agras T40 agricultural drones to support local farmers—including Simmons Pepper Farm and the Rastafari Food for Life Community.
These state-of-the-art drones are part of a transformative initiative under the Pilot Blended Finance Programme for Farmers, which promotes sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture.
During a recent mission to Antigua and Barbuda, representatives from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), along with DOE and SIRF Fund staff, visited Simmons Pepper Farm to observe the drone technology in action.
The delegation praised Antigua and Barbuda’s innovative, community-led approach to climate adaptation.
This initiative forms part of a broader blended finance strategy spearheaded by the DOE and SIRF Fund, which combines concessional financing with technical support to help farmers adopt advanced technologies that would otherwise be financially inaccessible.
The DOE and SIRF Fund extend heartfelt thanks to the GEF, UNEP, technical partners, and the dedicated farmers of Antigua and Barbuda whose efforts are steering the country toward a more sustainable, resilient, and food-secure future.
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This is a game changer! Happy to see technology being used to support our farmers and food security.
Great initiative but training is key. These drones are sophisticated, will farmers get proper training to use and maintain them?
You cannot expect many of our farmers who are school dropouts to keep with the new developments. This should be done by a unit in the ministry of Agriculture that will provide the service on demand. The only problem I have is the corruption in that ministry. When the department bought a long arm excavator those in charge used to have it all over the place doing private works. While farmers that needed it to clean their pond were left to help themselves. I went to them to schedule a cleaning of a pond in development and the officer in charge told me straight up it will have to be done on Sunday and I will have to pay directly to the operator. So these are monies that do not go through the normal channel. Corruption in Antigua is rampant in the government system. And it’s not the poltician that are involved, but the public servants themselves. I wish the minister well. Mr. Smith put strict policies in place and check and balances. You will be surprise how quickly it will be miss-used.