en.Wedoany.com Reported - The area of farmland treated by drones in Russia may exceed 1 million hectares in 2026. This information was disclosed by Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Roman Nekrasov at the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Personnel Forum held in Tolyatti.

In 2025, the area of farmland treated using unmanned aircraft systems in Russia was at least 781,400 hectares. The forecast for 2026 is 1,057,600 hectares. Drones are primarily used for treating crop planting areas, fallow lands, and abandoned lands, as well as for controlling hogweed (Heracleum) and other invasive plants.

The Russian agricultural drone (UAV) market is expected to grow by 20% to 25% in 2026, with the market size projected to reach 18 billion to 22 billion rubles. To promote the application of agricultural drones, Russian authorities are relaxing relevant regulatory requirements. Since January 15, 2026, the Russian Ministry of Transport has reduced the submission and approval time for flight plans for aerial chemical operations from 24 hours to 1 hour. Additionally, on March 10, 2026, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing amended the sanitary and epidemiological regulations (SanPiN), reducing the permissible distance between drone treatment areas and residential settlements, water sources, nature reserves, farms, and apiaries from 2 kilometers to 700 meters.

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