Over 3000 Indian farmers have benefited from Niqo’s AI-powered spot spraying technology.
Niqo Robotics, a leading AI-powered agrochemical spot spraying technology provider, announced the season’s closure with a cumulative 148,000 commercialised acres. This scale establishes Niqo as the global South’s market leader in spot spray commercialisation.
Over 3000 farmers across the Akola, Guntur, and Khammam regions have benefited from Niqo’s AI-powered spot spraying technology, which has been applied to nine different crops, with a focus on key cash crops like cotton and chilli. By switching from traditional blanket spraying to Niqo spot spraying, farmers have achieved up to 60% savings on chemical input costs and water usage.
AI-based spot spraying offers an environmentally and financially sustainable alternative to broadcast spraying. The current practice of broadcast spraying involves indiscriminate agrochemical spraying on farmlands, driving up input costs for farmers while posing risks to soil health, food safety, and farm community well-being.
Niqo’s spot spray technology uses a proprietary AI-powered camera with machine learning models that distinguish target plants from non-target areas. This ensures precise agrochemical spraying only on crops without spraying the soil. This plant-level targeting reduces chemical input by up to 60%, maximizing farmers’ ROI while minimizing chemical pollution in farm ecosystems.
Niqo makes its transformative technology accessible to farmers through a unique Sprayer-as-a-Service model. Village-level entrepreneurs lease Niqo’s AI-powered spot sprayers and offer acreage-based spraying services to farmers, unlocking access even for small farm holders.
“We are excited to wrap up the season with this major milestone of spraying 148,000 acres. Niqo customers are seeing up to 60% savings in input costs with spot spraying, and our Sprayer-as-a-Service model makes our technology available even to the smallest farm holders, creating real impact” said Jaisimha Rao, CEO & Founder of Niqo Robotics, reaffirming the company’s mission to make cutting edge sustainable farm technology accessible.
For the upcoming Kharif season, Niqo plans to significantly increase its customer base by enhancing local support, diversifying the range of crops served by its technology, and strengthening its operational structure through strategic partnerships and continuous innovation.
About Niqo Robotics:
Niqo Robotics is a climate-smart deep tech company in agriculture, headquartered in Bengaluru, India, with a subsidiary in North America. Founded in 2015 by Carnegie Mellon alumnus Jaisimha Rao, Niqo’s mission is to transform agrochemical spraying with its innovative AI-powered spot-spray technology. By promoting the adoption of sustainable spot spraying, Niqo aims to empower all stakeholders in the farming ecosystem, enhancing profits and prosperity. Niqo has raised $21 million in seed, Series A, and Series B funding from Fulcrum Global Capital, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Omnivore, FMC Corporation, Beenext, and Blume Ventures.
