Two final-year agricultural and rural engineering students at the University of Venda (Univen) have developed a smart herbicide sprayer that reduces chemical waste and protects the environment.
Ipfi Tshivhase, from Tshilapfene village, and Thapelo Ramphisa, from Elandskraal, designed, built, and tested the device as part of their final-year agricultural and biosystems engineering project.
“We designed a sprayer for smallholder farmers that captures images with a camera. The images...