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  "slug": "dji-agricultural-drones-in-use",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/dji-agricultural-drones-in-use/",
  "topic": "agriculture",
  "claim": "DJI says approximately 400,000 of its agricultural drones are in use, flown by 400,000 trained operators across 100 countries.",
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    "geography": "100 countries",
    "period": "to 2024"
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    "name": "DJI",
    "title": "DJI Agriculture's Annual Report Reveals Drone-Powered Farming Revolution at Brazil's Agrishow 2025",
    "publisher": "DJI",
    "published": "2025-05-06",
    "date_note": null,
    "url": "https://www.dji.com/media-center/announcements/dji-agricultural-annual-report-2025",
    "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251118055841/https://www.dji.com/media-center/announcements/dji-agricultural-annual-report-2025",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "Approximately 400,000 agricultural drones in use by 400,000 trained operators",
    "lang": "en"
  },
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  "caveats": [
    "Company figure, rounded."
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). DJI says approximately 400,000 of its agricultural drones are in use, flown by 400,000 trained operators across 100 countries [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/dji-agricultural-drones-in-use/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “DJI says approximately 400,000 of its agricultural drones are in use, flown by 400,000 trained operators across 100 countries.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/dji-agricultural-drones-in-use/.",
    "mla": "“DJI says approximately 400,000 of its agricultural drones are in use, flown by 400,000 trained operators across 100 countries.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/dji-agricultural-drones-in-use/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_dji_agricultural_drones_in_use,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{DJI says approximately 400,000 of its agricultural drones are in use, flown by 400,000 trained operators across 100 countries}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/dji-agricultural-drones-in-use/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: DJI, DJI Agriculture's Annual Report Reveals Drone-Powered Farming Revolution at Brazil's Agrishow 2025 (2025-05-06). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "DJI. (2025, May 6). DJI Agriculture's Annual Report Reveals Drone-Powered Farming Revolution at Brazil's Agrishow 2025. https://www.dji.com/media-center/announcements/dji-agricultural-annual-report-2025"
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