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Abstract
It is necessary to switch to digital farming practices to increase the efficiency in agricultural production and to meet the increasing population's food needs. Digital agricultural practices provide significant advantages to farmers at many stages of production. This study analysed the effects of agricultural drone use, a digital farming practice, on farmers' production, yield, and income in paddy production in Samsun province. The results of the study showed that the use of agricultural drones increased gross profit by 107,31% and net profit by 254,61%. In addition, the increase in relative profit from 1.20% to 1.73% revealed that drones increased farmers' competitiveness in some aspects such as homogenous planting, optimum fertilization, and spraying. Although it is not possible to say that all of the increased profit is due to the use of drones, it can be said that this change is largely due to the use of drones. It should be kept in mind that similar analyses should be repeated to fully understand the effects of agricultural drones and that comprehensive training programs and legal regulations should be reviewed for the effective use of this technology.
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