Terra Drone Company, a number one drone and City Air Mobility (UAM) expertise firm headquartered in Japan, has signed a gross sales partnership settlement (hereinafter “the settlement”) with PT. Yanmar Diesel Indonesia (hereinafter “Yanmar Diesel Indonesia”), a gaggle firm of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., for the distribution of its in-house developed agricultural drones. Beneath the settlement, Terra Drone has appointed Yanmar Diesel Indonesia as its official gross sales companion within the area, and can present drones to the Indonesian native farmers by its native subsidiary, Terra Drone Indonesia.
The Yanmar Group is just not solely one in every of Japan’s main agricultural equipment producers but additionally holds a powerful presence in Indonesia, with a broad buyer community that features authorities businesses and agricultural stakeholders. By leveraging this community, Terra Drone will be capable of develop the attain of its drone options throughout a broader vary of customers in Indonesian agricultural sectors.
A signing ceremony was held at Yanmar Diesel Indonesia Head Workplace, attended by key executives.
Background and Function
In Indonesia, roughly 30% of the entire inhabitants is engaged in agriculture (1), and the sector accounts for greater than 10% of the nation’s GDP (2), making it an important trade that helps each the nationwide financial system and meals safety. Nevertheless, the sector faces severe challenges. Regardless of huge farmland, points resembling crop yield losses and financial harm brought on by pest infestations are widespread, in addition to more and more extreme labor shortages. With restricted manpower, it’s tough to effectively handle giant areas by guide work alone, leading to inefficiencies resembling uneven or extreme software of fertilizers and pesticides.
Terra Drone has been offering drone-based pesticide and fertilizer spraying enterprise for oil palm in Indonesia, which accounts for about 60% of the world’s palm oil manufacturing (3). These companies goal the cultivation and pest management of oil palm (4), the uncooked materials of palm oil, and make the most of Terra Drone’s in-house developed spot spraying expertise, enabling exact software to designated areas. In comparison with guide labor, drone spraying helps reduce uneven and extreme software of agrochemicals, resulting in extra environment friendly use of inputs, improved yields, and larger productiveness. Drones additionally enable wide-area protection with restricted manpower, serving to to handle labor shortages. As well as, drones scale back the chance of direct publicity to chemical substances, considerably bettering security for employees. Enhancing productiveness on current farmland additionally contributes to lowering the necessity for land growth, thereby serving to to curb deforestation.
Recognizing these contributions to agricultural assist, Terra Drone was chosen in February 2025 for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ commissioned venture to advertise sensible agriculture in Southeast Asia (5), and has since been working to display and implement agricultural drone options in Indonesia. In Might 2025, the corporate additionally signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with two Indonesian universities (6), supporting on-site drone coaching and job creation as a part of its broader efforts to strengthen the inspiration of the nation’s drone trade.
Indonesia is the world’s third-largest rice producer, following China and India (7). Regardless of its huge paddy fields, the nation’s rice farming sector faces comparable challenges to palm plantations, resembling the necessity for extra environment friendly and safer software of fertilizers and pesticides, in addition to extreme labor shortages.
Yanmar Diesel Indonesia, with whom the settlement was signed with Terra Drone, serves because the Indonesian manufacturing base of Yanmar group. As a world innovator in a variety of agricultural and industrial equipment, the corporate has equipped merchandise not solely inside Indonesia but additionally globally, by manufacturing and exporting diesel engines, energy tillers, and different agricultural gear.
By way of the settlement, Yanmar Diesel Indonesia will develop its answer choices for agricultural stakeholders by including agricultural drones to its current product lineup. This would be the first time that the corporate consists of drones in its portfolio.
For Terra Drone, the settlement represents a big step towards increasing its agricultural drone operations in Indonesia past palm oil plantations to embody Paddy Rice and Area Crop Cultivation. Leveraging the experience it has cultivated in palm plantations, Terra Drone’s options for paddy rice and discipline crop cultivation embody not solely pesticide spraying for pest management but additionally seeding operations. Backed by its improvement capabilities tailor-made to buyer wants and its speedy assist system, Terra Drone goals to additional enhance the effectivity and sustainability of rice and discipline crop manufacturing.
Terra Drone acknowledges the settlement as a testomony to the corporate’s confirmed observe file in offering tailor-made drone options to fulfill numerous buyer wants.
By way of the settlement, each firms count on the next advantages:
- Terra Drone:
Leverage Yanmar Group’s in depth buyer community, together with authorities stakeholders and rice farmers. - Yanmar Diesel Indonesia:
Increase its buyer base by including agricultural drones to its product lineup.
Particulars of the Settlement
By way of the settlement, Terra Drone will collaborate with Yanmar Diesel Indonesia to develop the gross sales of its in-house developed drones to the Indonesian agricultural stakeholders, together with rice farmers. The fashions to be offered underneath the settlement are the high-performance agricultural drones “G20” and “E16.” Roughly 120 models are scheduled to be delivered to Yanmar Diesel Indonesia inside 2025, with native deployment set to comply with.
Determine 1: Overview of the “G20” and “E16” fashions
The G20 is able to spraying each liquid and granular agrochemicals, making it appropriate to be used in rice paddies the place direct seeding is practiced. With a most payload capability of 20kg/20L, the drones are anticipated for use primarily for pest management significantly in opposition to pests resembling planthoppers and stink bugs, throughout giant paddy fields.
In distinction, whereas the E16 has a smaller payload capability in comparison with the G20, its glorious portability makes it superb for small-scale rice farms and different agricultural settings the place compact gear is most popular.
Each drone fashions are outfitted with superior flight modes, together with automated route planning, impediment avoidance, and terrain-following flight, enabling them to function even in irregularly formed terraced fields or hilly areas. As well as, they provide user-friendly options resembling water and mud resistance, and fast tank and battery substitute through a plug-in system—guaranteeing excessive operability within the discipline.
Pesticide spraying by the G20 drone
Future Outlook
The Indonesian authorities is at present selling the adoption of drone expertise amongst farmers nationwide (8), and demand for drones within the nation’s agricultural sector is anticipated to develop steadily.
By way of the settlement, Terra Drone seeks to strengthen its collaboration with the Yanmar Group and additional speed up the adoption of drone applied sciences in Indonesia. The corporate stays dedicated to contributing to the sustainable agriculture within the area by the continued improvement and deployment of modern drone options.
Moreover, Terra Drone will collaborate with the R&D crew of Yanmar Diesel Indonesia and agricultural advisors from a college in Indonesia to collectively develop a “direct seeding drone”. Direct seeding is a cultivation technique during which seeds are sown immediately into the paddy discipline with out transplanting seedlings. By adapting Terra Drone’s spot spraying expertise, the objective is to develop a high-performance drone able to sowing seeds at exactly managed intervals.
The impression of this venture on Terra Drone’s consolidated monetary outcomes for the FY2025 is anticipated to be minimal. Ought to any issues requiring disclosure come up sooner or later, an announcement will likely be made immediately.
Representatives’ Feedback
Wilson Ong, Nation Supervisor of Terra Drone Agri said:
Our partnership with Yanmar Diesel Indonesia is concentrated on serving to farmers undertake extra sustainable practices and enhance their livelihoods. With drones just like the G20 and E16, farmers can scale back prices, use assets extra effectively, and improve yields throughout rice and different crops. This isn’t solely about introducing new expertise, but additionally about supporting farmers, defending the surroundings, and constructing a stronger future for Indonesian agriculture.
Akira Kawajiri, CEO of Yanmar Diesel Indonesia said:
This partnership with Terra Drone permits us to supply a totally built-in and mechanized agricultural system, from soil preparation to reap. Along with Terra Drone, we’ll proceed contributing to the event of agriculture in Indonesia.
Editor’s Notes
※1: Badan Pusat Statistik Indonesia (2023)
https://www.bps.go.id/id
※2: World Financial institution (2022), “Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, worth added (% of GDP)”
https://information.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS?places=ID
※3: U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) – Palm Oil: 2023 World Manufacturing
https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/cropview/commodityView.aspx?cropid=4243000
※4: Associated press launch by Terra Drone:
https://terra-drone.internet/international/2025/01/28/terra-drone-deploys-advanced-drones-through-terra-agri-service-for-bagworm-control-across-2158-hectares-of-palm-oil-plantations-in-indonesia-and-malaysia/
※5:Associated press launch by Terra Drone:
https://terra-drone.internet/international/2025/02/27/terra-drone-selected-for-the-ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries-project-of-supporting-smart-agriculture-verification-in-southeast-asia-indonesia/
※6:Associated press launch by Terra Drone:
https://terra-drone.internet/international/2025/05/22/terra-drones-group-company-terra-drone-indonesia-signs-mous-with-two-indonesian-universities-to-promote-practical-drone-experience-and-employability/
※7: FAOSTAT (Meals and Agriculture Group of the United Nations)
https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#information/QCL
About Yanmar
With beginnings in Osaka, Japan, in 1912, Yanmar was the primary ever to reach making a compact diesel engine of a sensible measurement in 1933. A pioneer in diesel engine expertise, Yanmar is a world innovator in a variety of business gear, from small and huge engines, agricultural equipment and amenities, development gear, vitality programs, marine, to machine instruments, and elements — Yanmar’s international enterprise operations span seven domains. On land, at sea, and within the metropolis, Yanmar gives superior options to the challenges clients face, in direction of realizing A Sustainable Future. For extra particulars, please go to the official web site of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. https://www.yanmar.com/international/about/
About Terra Drone Company
Terra Drone Company, headquartered in Japan, is a world chief in drone and Superior Air Mobility (AAM) options. Devoted to the mission of “Unlock ‘X’ Dimensions”, the corporate is dedicated to making a affluent future by “crossing” bridges—integrating numerous fields to foster innovation and discover options. Specializing in surveying, inspections, agriculture, and UAS Visitors Administration (UTM), Terra Drone serves industries resembling oil and fuel, development, chemical substances, vitality, and agriculture.
With a portfolio of over 3,000 accomplished tasks worldwide, Terra Drone has achieved important milestones within the drone operations discipline. In July 2023, the corporate acquired a majority stake in Unifly, a world-leading supplier of UTM platform, with deployments in over eight nations, adopted by an funding in U.S.-based Aloft Applied sciences in February 2024, additional increasing its capabilities in UTM.Terra Drone was listed on the Tokyo Inventory Alternate Development Market (Inventory Code: 278A) on November 29, 2024. It additionally secured prime spot in International Drone Service Supplier Rankings for 2024. Moreover, on the Japan Startup Awards 2025 hosted by the Ministry of Financial system, Commerce and Business (METI), Terra Drone was honored with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Award in recognition of its initiatives addressing social challenges within the infrastructure and transportation sector.
Acknowledged by Drone Business Insights as one of many prime three industrial drone service suppliers globally for 5 consecutive years, Terra Drone goals to construct the digital infrastructure essential to unlock the complete potential of drones and AAM options. For extra info, please go to our web site: http://www.terra-drone.internet
About Terra Drone Indonesia
Terra Drone Indonesia is a subsidiary of the Terra Drone Company and a supplier of Unmanned Aerial Car (UAV) companies, working within the surveying, inspection, and agriculture sectors throughout Southeast Asia. Along with drone-based mapping, modeling, inspection, monitoring, and pesticide/fertilizer spraying, it additionally gives coaching and consulting companies for companies using drones.
We additionally provide “Terra Agri,” a drone-based agricultural service targeted primarily in Indonesia, which incorporates pesticide spraying and mapping. In our agricultural operations, we’ve performed flights over a cumulative space of greater than 200,000 hectares, with as much as 4,000 flights per day. By way of high-precision pesticide spraying, we’ve achieved as much as a 30% discount in prices and have deployed over 150 drones so far.
For extra info, please go to https://terra-drone.co.id/[
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