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Deveron Offers Drone Based Data Solutions for Cereal and Canola Crops

Toronto, Ontario - Deveron UAS Corp. (CSE: DVR) (“Deveron” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership and distribution agreement with Airinov (“Airinov”) to provide North  American growers with a solution for managing in-season crop nutrient applications.
 
The offering will use high-resolution in-season imagery collected by UAV (“Drone”) to drive nitrogen placement decisions in crops such as wheat, barley, oats and canola. Airinov, based in France, is a pioneer in drone-based digital agriculture solutions and has demonstrated the success of its algorithms to drive increased profits ranging from $42 to $61 per acre  across multiple crops.
 
“We are excited to be offering our customers yet another product which provides easy turn-key solutions to add to their digital tool boxes” commented Deveron’s President & CEO, David MacMillan. “The North American cereals and canola markets represent over 100 million acres. As precision agriculture begins to take hold across all crops, we see a  tremendous growth opportunity for Deveron through this partnership”.
 
Source : Deveron

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